Mayor Karen Bass said on Aug. 5 that Los Angeles officials are “available to make progress” around the clock this weekend on new contracts with workers, one day after the union representing city employees announced that members will head to the picket lines on the morning of Aug. 8 for a 24-hour strike to protest what they deemed a refusal to bargain in good faith.
“City workers are vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy,” Ms. Bass said in a statement issued Saturday morning. “They deserve fair contracts and we have been bargaining in good faith with Service Employees International Union 721 since Jan. The City will always be available to make progress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
