Thousands of LA city workers stage one-day walkout
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The strike is organized by the SEIU local 721, which accuses the city of not bargaining in good faith.
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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers prepare for one-day strike
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Thousands of LA city workers stage one-day walkout
Mayor Karen Bass said Los Angeles officials are "available to make progress" around the clock this weekend on new contracts with workers, one day after the union representing city employees announced that members will head to the picket lines Tuesday morning for a strike.
City employees represented by local union SEIU 721 working in sanitation, at the city’s port at at Los Angeles International Airport will strike for 24 hours, with picket lines forming in front of City Hall and LAX.
The employees, including sanitation workers, heavy-duty mechanics, traffic officers and engineers represented by SEIU Local 721, voted overwhelmingly in May to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike if negotiations stalled.
Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are initiating a one-day walkout throughout the city today to protest contract negotiations between union offic…
It's the first strike of its kind for Local 721 in more than 40 years, and comes as hundreds of thousands of workers across various sectors recently have organized strikes, or narrowly avoided them.
More than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are preparing to initiate a one-day walkout throughout the city to protest contract negotiations between union officials and city leaders.
Los Angeles is embroiled in a summer of labor unrest as thousands of city workers join a wave of strikes across the area’s major industries, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
The City of Los Angeles will see one of the most consequential labor movements in recent years as more than 11,000 city employees are walking off the job today.
The workers plan to picket at various locations, including City Hall and LAX, to protest what their union calls "a refusal to bargain in good faith." The walkout would mark the first such strike action in more than 40 years.
The Service Employees International Union Local 721 began its strike at 12:01 AM on Tuesday to protest unfair labor practices by city negotiators and management. The union represents more than 7,000 gardeners, mechanics, custodians, lifeguards, engineers and more.
