“City workers are vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy,' said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. 'They deserve fair contracts and we have been bargaining in good faith with SEIU 721 since January.'
“The City of Los Angeles is not going to shut down,” Bass insisted. But her office said some services would be affected, including parking enforcement and some traffic operations. This week’s trash pickup will be staggered by one day citywide until normal service resumes Monday, officials said.
“LAX is working diligently with our airport partners to ensure that our operations will continue as close to normal as possible and to mitigate the impacts of the work action to our guests,” airport spokesperson Dae Levine said in an email Monday.The union said it expects about 300 lifeguards working at dozens of city swimming pools would strike.
The union approved a one-year deal with the city in November 2022 with the understanding that they would return to the bargaining table in January, said SEIU Local 721 Chief of Staff Gilda Valdez. With the broader agreement in place for the next year, the city and the union would then negotiate over a number of “specials,” or smaller specific proposals, Valdez told The Associated Press.
“This strike is a very strong message: ‘come to the table,'" Valdez said, noting that the union’s members had worked throughout the pandemic to keep the city running.
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