11,000 Los Angeles city workers went on strike after the city engaged in bad faith bargaining. The strike is part of a wave of labor action across the country, as workers demand better pay, benefits, and working conditions.
, the one-day strike comes after city officials engaged in bad faith bargaining, taking actions like sending city administrators to the bargaining table who don’t have the authorization to approve decisions and refusing to address issues like workers’ resources and major vacancies in crucial roles, which have forced workers to take huge amounts of overtime.
“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 charges alleging unfair labor practices with the city of Los Angeles Employee Relations Board,” SEIU 721 officials
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