In my experience as a union leader, I’ve had countless conversations with workers fighting to build their union — and for most, it’s about respect, a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay. As Dames Daniels, a banquet server at Sycuan Casino Resort, puts it, “I’m organizing the union because we should only have to work one job to take care of our families.”

Self-determination is a core principle of tribal gaming in California where tribes have the exclusive right to run Vegas-style casinos.