Posts tagged Unite Here Local 49

    Employees strike at Hilton Sacramento Arden West hotel over housekeeper workload

    June 1, 2025 // Workers at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West went on strike Saturday to protest housekeeper workload, which the union’s local chapter president said is higher than any other unionized hotel in Sacramento. Unite Here Local 49 President Aamir Deen said he didn’t know of any unionized workers that did not participate in the strike from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., but he said the hotel remained open as managerial employees tried to fill the gaps with temporary workers or staff from other hotels.

    Blue Lake Rancheria workers form first tribal union in county

    September 22, 2022 // The new grievance process allows employees to contest disciplinary actions levied against them by management in a four-step process starting with their day-to-day bosses, going to human resources, mediation and ending with tribal chair Jason Ramos as the arbiter. The union would gather evidence regarding the specific contested action and inform the person contesting discipline whether or not the union believes their punishment was warranted.