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Thousands of Los Angeles City Workers Join Summer of Strikes in Southern California

Southern California’s “summer of strikes” grew to include Los Angeles city workers Aug. 8 as thousands of union members walked off their jobs for a one-day strike. Sanitation workers, fire department mechanics, traffic officers, and port workers were among the 11,000 Southern California Public Service Workers (SEIU) Local 721 to participate in demonstrations across the city.
Thousands of Los Angeles City Workers Join Summer of Strikes in Southern California
Thousands of unionized Los Angeles city workers walked off their jobs for a one-day strike in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2023. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
8/8/2023|Updated: 12/30/2023
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Southern California’s “summer of strikes” grew to include Los Angeles city workers Aug. 8 as thousands of union members walked off their jobs for a one-day strike.

Sanitation workers, fire department mechanics, traffic officers, and port workers were among the 11,000 Southern California Public Service Workers (SEIU) Local 721 to participate in demonstrations across the city.

Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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