LOS ANGELES—A possible strike by thousands of Los Angeles County employees was on hold Wednesday following an agreement between their union and county leadership setting a schedule for labor talks to discuss union allegations of unfair labor practices and begin framing the workers’ next contract.
Hundreds of union members descended on the county Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 24, threatening a work stoppage beginning Oct. 10. But on Tuesday, Service Employees International Union Local 721 President David Green met with county CEO Fesia Davenport and county board chair Lindsey Horvath. According to Horvath, the group agreed to a “negotiation framework that lays the groundwork for addressing outstanding issues, and begins bargaining ahead of schedule.”…