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.
“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.
The two-day walkout that began Monday followed failed negotiations with the county for a new contract after the last one expired in March.
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
El paro de dos días empezó en respuesta a las negociaciones fallidas con el condado para alcanzar un nuevo contrato