State workers went on a one-day unfair labor practice strike across California on October 21, with picket lines in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other cities. They’re demanding better pay, affordable health care coverage, and flexibility to work from home.
This was the first strike in the history of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, which represents about one hundred thousand government employees, ranging from accountants to custodians to nurses at state offices, hospitals, and prisons.
They have been working without a contract since July 1. Some five thousand employees were excluded from striking…