SEIU Local 721, which represents roughly 55,000 workers, began a two-day strike Monday evening with social workers, nurses, clerical workers and other public employees walking off the job. The union said this is the first time in county history that all its members have joined a strike.
“Clearly, they thought they were above the law. They thought we would never strike. They thought wrong,” David Green, SEIU Local 721 president, said in a statement.
According to SEIU Local 721 President David Green, residents across the county might not feel a tremendous impact during the strike, but managers and supervisors of the 50,000 protesters will.
Aerial footage from Sky5 shows the purple-clad protesters, who are gathered in downtown Los Angeles after negotiations with the Service Employees International Union Local 721 failed on Monday, were seated in the middle of 5th Street as police officers took them into custody.
This is the first time the Service Employees International Union Local 721 has gone on strike in its history. It’s a wall-to-wall strike, meaning everyone is on board here within the union.
Más de 55,000 trabajadores del Condado de Los Ángeles estallaron una huelga de dos días; SEIU Local 721 dice que el condado no ha tomado una negociación real
The union is citing 44 unfair labor practices they claim have gone unanswered for six months. They are calling on the county to stop contracting out and instead increase wages and fill vacancies.
Thousands of Los Angeles County workers, around 55,000 members of the Service Employees International Union 721, are on strike due to alleged bad-faith negotiations by the county, disrupting public services across various departments.
