The Brief
- Tour guides at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose walked off the job on Saturday.
- Workers went on strike due to disputes with management concerning the usage of tour guides’ image and likeness for marketing promotion materials
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Tour guides at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose walked off the job on Saturday, staging a one-day strike to protest actions taken by management of the historic site.
Tour guides strike
What they’re saying:
The tour guides – who organized with Teamsters Local 856 in 2025 – walked off the job due to disputes with management concerning the usage of tour guides’ image and likeness for marketing promotion materials, the Teamsters Joint Council 7 said in a published statement.
According to the union, management at the Winchester Mystery House did not discuss the subject at the negotiation table and instead approached tour guides directly and urged them to sign waivers.…