An Indiana Teamsters local is suing the city of Shelbyville and its chief of police, accusing officers of forcing them to move the picket line further away from the Horseshoe Indianapolis casino where nearly 200 workers are on strike.
Teamsters Local Union 135 filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Nov. 6, stating that officers with the Shelbyville Police Department ordered protesters to disperse from their picket line outside the casino, even though the union claims the picket line was on public property.
The lawsuit alleges the city has violated the National Labor Relations Act, which guarantees employees the right to strike and picket under certain conditions.
