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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.

El sindicato acusa a la gerencia del condado de Los Ángeles de negarse a negociar de buena fe con sus afiliados y alega represalias y vigilancia contra ellos.

Members of the labor union SEIU Local 721 began the strike on Monday night, saying in a press release that failed contract negotiations and 44 alleged labor law violations sparked the walkout.

“Morale is high among our LA County membership, and we have renewed momentum at the bargaining table,” David Green, the SEIU 721 executive director and president said in a statement released coinciding with the 7 p.m. end of the strike.

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles County workers will wrap up a 48-hour work stoppage Wednesday evening, remaining off the job for another day following a massive rally in downtown L.A. that snarled traffic and saw 14 arrests.