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Más de 55,000 empleados del Condado de Los Ángeles iniciaron una huelga de trabajadores de 48 horas la noche del lunes, en protesta por lo que describen como continuas prácticas laborales injustas.

14 arrested during massive LA County workers rally as 48-hour strike enters final day

Los trabajadores del condado de Los Ángeles afiliados al sindicato SEIU que incluye trabajadores de servicios y de administraciones públicas, comenzaron una huelga de 48 horas por un nuevo contrato y un mejor salario que se ajuste al costo de vida descontrolado de Los Ángeles. Pero también expresa la bronca por los ataques a los migrantes, los estudiantes, personas trans, o las políticas antisindicales de Elon Musk y el equipo de Trump.

More than 55,000 members of Service Employees International Union Local 721 went on strike this week.

The strike began Monday at 7 p.m. and on Tuesday, it’s estimated that 10,000 union members flooded the streets of downtown LA. A sea of purple marched from the Hall of Administration, where the Board of Supervisors was meeting, and made its way to 5th and Figueroa streets.

Tens of thousands of striking Los Angeles County workers flooded the streets of downtown L.A. on Tuesday, marching to demand a new labor contract.

Exigen a supervisores y administradores que negocien de buena fe y le ofrezcan un contrato decente

Lillian Cabral, quien ha trabajado en el hospital desde 1978, afirmó que la huelga fue un momento histórico que involucró a personal desde la sala de emergencias y los departamentos de radiología hasta el personal de limpieza.

Leaders of Service Employees International Union 721, which organized the strike that began Monday, said the workers are protesting LA County’s delay in negotiating a new contract as well as 44 alleged violations they say accumulated during the current bargaining cycle.

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.