Members of SEIU Local 1000 — California’s largest state worker union — interrupted an annual conference Tuesday held by the California Department of Human Resources at a hotel in Sacramento. It’s the latest move as tensions surrounding contract negotiations escalate.
SEIU Local 1000 District Labor Council President Jonah Paul said 20 to 30 members burst into the conference during keynote speech to share concerns about negotiations. The members also accused the state of trying to intimidate workers over their participation in last week’s one-day strike. In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Paul said he believes the state is failing to engage in productive negotiation conversations.
“We just wanted to let them know that it’s unacceptable to try and intimidate people,” Paul said…