A last-minute deal between the largest state worker union and the California Department of Human Resources didn’t come to fruition. Now thousands of state employees are expected to go on strike Wednesday. It’s slated to be the largest strike in state history.
“There are no negotiations scheduled before tomorrow’s strike,” said SEIU Local 1000 President Anica Walls in a statement. “We won’t sit down with the state again until after the strike, so our strike is moving forward.”
This is a shift from the union’s 2016 strike threat when a deal was made in the days leading up to the planned walkout…