Sacramento County workers on Tuesday sent a 10-day notice to strike, urging the Board of Supervisors to approve demands of increase wages. This decision by county employee follows months long negotiations, where union members also allege dangerous working conditions.
Employees represented by United Public Employees have been in negotiations with the county since December 2024, said Ted Somera, the union’s executive director. County employees are seeking a 4% to 5% pay raise to match the increased cost of living, according to past Bee reporting.
Somera’s union represents one-third of county workers, which includes employees of Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family and Adult Services. Somera said the 10-day notice is required by the National Labor Relations Act to allow the county to respond…