The strike began Monday at 7 p.m. and on Tuesday, it’s estimated that 10,000 union members flooded the streets of downtown LA. A sea of purple marched from the Hall of Administration, where the Board of Supervisors was meeting, and made its way to 5th and Figueroa streets.
Lillian Cabral, quien ha trabajado en el hospital desde 1978, afirmó que la huelga fue un momento histórico que involucró a personal desde la sala de emergencias y los departamentos de radiología hasta el personal de limpieza.
Leaders of Service Employees International Union 721, which organized the strike that began Monday, said the workers are protesting LA County’s delay in negotiating a new contract as well as 44 alleged violations they say accumulated during the current bargaining cycle.
SEIU Local 721, which represents roughly 55,000 workers, began a two-day strike Monday evening with social workers, nurses, clerical workers and other public employees walking off the job. The union said this is the first time in county history that all its members have joined a strike.
“Clearly, they thought they were above the law. They thought we would never strike. They thought wrong,” David Green, SEIU Local 721 president, said in a statement.
According to SEIU Local 721 President David Green, residents across the county might not feel a tremendous impact during the strike, but managers and supervisors of the 50,000 protesters will.
