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The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now its largest union is holding a 48-hour strike.

55,000 L.A. County workers just walked off the job. Striking was their only way to win raises commensurate with the cost of living.

Según SEIU, ésta ha sido la primera huelga de este tipo en el condado de Los Ángeles, y se declaró al término de las negociaciones entabladas el lunes por la noche, dijo a City News Services Roxane Márquez por parte de la local 721 del sindicato.

According to SEIU 721, the County refused to bargain with the union in good faith, restricted union organizer access to worksites, contracted out union jobs, and retaliated against members engaged in union activity.

Picketing, protests in Downtown LA, and sitting in the streets have characterized this union strike over a new labor contract with Los Angeles County.

After a day of striking in Los Angeles County over contract negotiations, local county union workers demanding better pay picketed in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, just outside the L.A. County Family Service’s office in Valencia.

Más de 55.000 miembros del Sindicato Internacional de Empleados de Servicios (SEIU) Local 721, entre ellos los empleados de obras públicas, profesionales de la salud pública y mental, trabajadores sociales y trabajadores del departamento de Parques y Recreación, se declararon el lunes en huelga después de que, adujeron, el condado no negoció con ellos de buena fe un nuevo contrato laboral.

“Our solidarity is strong, and our resolve to protect the vital safety net services our communities rely on has never been more rock solid. LA County should take note: our members will never back down.”

Roughly 55,000 county employees are taking part in a two-day strike called by their local Service Employees International Union, SEIU 721. The mass work stoppage began at 7 p.m. Monday and is slated to run through 7 p.m. Wednesday.

55,000 LA County essential workers joined for 48 hours of picket lines, passionate speeches, and civil disobedience.