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Basketball Fan
11-08-2014, 09:21 PM
http://www.si.com/nba/2014/11/08/new-york-knicks-james-dolan-cablevision-labor-union


NLRB charges Knicks owner James Dolan with breaking federal labor laws

James Dolan charged with breaking federal labor laws
New York Knicks owner James Dolan is being charged by the National Labor Relations board with breaking federal labor laws, according to the New York Times.


The National Labor Relations Board has charged Knicks owner James Dolan with breaking federal labor laws.

According to The New York Times, the NLRB says Dolan, who is the CEO of the New York-area telecommunications company Cablevision, threatened to withhold pay increases from his company's technicians in Brooklyn if they did not vote to quit their union.

The NLRB also alleges that Dolan's company undermined the union "by sponsoring a nonbinding poll to determine whether [the technicians] wanted to leave their union," according to the Times.

Dolan told the Times that the NLRB accepted the union's claims before reading all of Cablevision's response.

Dolan, 59, replaced his father, Charles, as CEO of Cablevision in 1995. He also owns Madison Square Garden, the NHL's New York Rangers and the MSG Network, which broadcasts Knicks and Rangers games.

Sarcastic
11-08-2014, 09:33 PM
Don't think too many Knick fans would cry if he were forced to sell the team.

dgaras
11-08-2014, 09:37 PM
:roll: :roll: :roll: YES! ive been waiting 15 years for this! PLEASE!!! :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: force this guy out

Real Men Wear Green
11-08-2014, 10:11 PM
Would the other owners force out Dolan over this? Don't be surprised if a number of them pulled such strong-arm tactics themselves at some point. Plus I doubt the NBPA would take nearly as strong a stance as they did against Sterling as the racial element isn't there.

IncarceratedBob
11-08-2014, 10:13 PM
Donald Sterling buys Knicks

Basketball Fan
11-08-2014, 10:24 PM
Donald Sterling buys Knicks


That would be a pipe dream