Thousand of LA County Workers Set to Strike Over Alleged Unfair Practices

Thousands of Los Angeles County workers say they’ve had enough of the county’s alleged “rampant labor law violations” and expect to walk off their jobs at 7 p.m. April 28, the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU 721) has announced.
The county has pushed back against the union’s allegations.
Contract talks began between the county and union leaders in July 2024.
The strike is designed to ensure that the union’s “message of solidarity” is heard by the Board of Supervisors and county management, according to the union.
“L.A. County management keeps breaking the law—and we have had enough,” said David Green, the union’s executive director and president, and a longtime social worker, in a statement provided to The Epoch Times on Monday….