VOSD’s Will Huntsberry recently broke the news that employees at one of the region’s largest charter school networks, High Tech High, are close to forming a union. Related: “The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Wednesday to repeal policies that basically stopped any expansion by Native American tribal governments, along with strict criteria to obtain a liquor license,” wrote City News Service. “The case is currently before the 9th Circuit, which will ultimately determine whether federal or tribal law has jurisdiction over labor relations at tribal casinos,” Bryant reports. The push is in limbo as the two parties wait for an appellate court to weigh in.

The workers who support the union push are working with UNITE HERE Local 30, which represents local hospitality workers. But Adam Day, the chief administrative officer for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, said the tribe remains committed to providing a safe and supportive work environment. Sycuan has required employees to attend meetings during work hours run by consultants the Crossroads Group to tell them why they should reject the move.Ī spokesman and a manager for Sycuan acknowledged workers have complained about facing sexual harassment from guests, that promised bonuses were later rescinded and that some pregnant workers had to serve in smoking sections of the casino. In a new story, VOSD contributor Jackie Bryant explores how the effort has gone so far and the big tensions it has provoked between the casino and workers. Since 2019, some of its employees have been attempting to form a union, a development that has largely flown under the radar but that could have major implications for other tribal casinos in California. The pandemic isn’t the only major disruption the Sycuan Resort & Casino has experienced as of late.

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