HAPPENING TOMORROW: Thousands of L.A. County workers will vote on whether to authorize their union to call for a strike if a deal isn't reached on a new labor contract.
Local 721, which represents roughly 55,000 county employees. They work in multiple sectors, including custodial services and public safety. If members vote to authorize, then workers may walk off the job to join picket lines if a strike is called.
David Green, president of Local 721, said negotiations continue but there hasn't been enough progress.“This contract needs to be settled, and [the county needs] to come back to the table and give us an offer that's fair and equitable, and really shows that we spent two years plus on the frontlines in this pandemic,” Green said.
He’s calling on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and county CEO to respond fairly. The workers are asking for better wages to reflect the rising cost of living, and they also want protections against the outsourcing of county jobs. “We're not watching this pandemic from the couch,” Green added. “We've been on the front line and we deserve to be protected and respected as frontline workers.”
On 3/31, at the largest rally in SEIU 721’s history, we announced that 721 workers will launch a strike vote if LA County does not drop the insulting pay proposals it’s offered so far.
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