From the Harbor to the Valley, More than 11,000 City of Los Angeles Workers Represented by SEIU Local 721 Set to Walk Off the Job in First Unfair Labor Practice Strike in More Than 40 Years; Picket Lines to Begin Tuesday, August 8th at Worksites Across Los Angeles
*4:00AM Picket Lines – 11:00 AM March and Rally at City Hall*
*Full Media Schedule Below*
LOS ANGELES – Sanitation Workers, Heavy Duty Mechanics, Traffic Officers, Engineers, and thousands of other workers at the City of Los Angeles will head to the picket lines early Tuesday morning to begin their 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice strike.
Picket lines will begin early Tuesday morning at worksites across LA, where workers represented by SEIU 721 will walk off the job to protest City management’s refusal to bargain with members in good faith and other unfair labor practices restricting employee and union rights. At 11:00 AM, thousands of City of Los Angeles workers will converge on City Hall for a march and rally, with picket lines resuming later in the day. (Full media availability schedule below).
Despite repeated attempts by city workers to engage management in a fair bargaining process, the city has flat-out refused to honor previous agreements at the bargaining table, prompting workers to file Unfair Labor Practice charges with the City of Los Angeles Employee Relations Board.
In May, City of Los Angeles workers represented by SEIU Local 721 voted overwhelmingly (98% approval) to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike.
The strike is the first by City of Los Angeles workers in more than 40 years, and comes at a watershed moment for the city, with officials preparing for the World Cup and the Olympic Games in the coming years. Both events promise to have long-lasting impacts on the entire Southern California region, with a massive influx of tourists and athletes putting an enormous strain on the city’s frontline services, all on the world stage.
Tuesday, August 8th Strike Media Availability Events:
4:00AM – Picket Line at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal – 1 World Way, Los Angeles, 90045 Terminal B
5:00AM – Picket Line at Los Angeles City Hall – 200 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, 90012
8:30AM – Car Caravan at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal – 1 World Way, Los Angeles, 90045 Terminal B
11:00AM – March and Rally at Los Angeles City Hall – 200 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, 90012
4:00PM – Picket Line at Los Angeles City Hall – 200 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, 90012
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Contact: Roxane Marquez, (213) 705-1078, Roxane.Marquez@seiu721.org
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