L.A. city workers' one-day strike comes to end after impacting services

GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M GLEN WALKER AND I'M SAMANTHA CORTESE IN TODAY FOR LOU PARKER, THOUSANDS OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES ACROSS LOS ANGELES ARE ON STRIKE THIS AFTERNOON 24 HOUR WALKLKOUT COULD AFFECT CERTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES KTLA 5 SARAH WELCH IS. >> LIVE AT CITY HALL WHERE A BIG RALLY WAS HELD EARLIER TODAY, SARAH. >> SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 7.21 REPRESENTS SOME 11,000 CITY WORKERS, MANY OF THEM TAKING THE DAY OFF WITH A ONE DAY STRIKE. >> SANITATION WORKERS GARDENERS LIFEGUARDS ENGINEERS ALONGSIDE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES IN BOAT OPERATORS AT THE PORTS MOST TEAMS COMING GOING. >> CITY POOLS IN ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE ALSO CLOSED ESSENTIAL SERVICES TAX PAYERS PAY FOR AND DEPEND ON NOBODY WANTS TO HURT THE CML AARON THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES. BUT WE'RE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO COME DOWN AND JOIN US IN THE PICKET LINE IT'S 24 HOURS AND WE'RE HOPING IT YIELDS RESULTS THAT MAKE THE CITY OF LA EVEN SAFE. >> UNION ACCUSES THE CITY OF UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES AND FAILING TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH ON THE TABLE FAIR WAGES AND BENEFITS. THE UNION SAYS THE CITY IS ALSO FAILED TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CITY WORKERS AND SAYS RIGHT NOW THEY CAN SEE RATES IN SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE AS HIGH AS 40%. WORKERS WANT WHAT'S FAIR WELL AS NEWS FOR OUR DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL WITH LIKE MAYBE DOUBLE TIME AND I HAVEN'T SET A TIME AND A HALF DOUBLE MORE MONEY BOOM AND YOU KNOW AND MORE MONEY WE HAVE TO WATCH OWN UNIFORMS WE WANT >> MAYOR KAREN BASS MADE IT CLEAR THE CITY IS NOT SHUT DOWN AN EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE READY TO RESPOND. SUMMER CAMPS DAYCARE ALONG WITH LIBRARIES AND HOMELESS SERVICES ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THE LAVER MAYOR SAYS THE CITY IS WILLING TO CONTINUE TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH. THE UNION DOESN'T BLAME HER THEY POINT THE FINGER AT CITY ADMINISTRATORS THEY CALL OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN AN OBSTACLE TO THE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE UNION TODAY WITH ALL OUR CITY EMPLOYEES TO GET A FAIR CONTRACT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE VACANCIES ARE BUILT BECAUSE THAT'S A CITY SERVICES DEPEND ON. >> AND THE CITY WORKERS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF

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Published: Tue Aug 08 2023