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Why LA County says it can't give raises to thousands of workers set to strike
NBC Los Angeles ^ | April 28, 2025 | Conan Nolan and Helen Jeong

Posted on 04/29/2025 1:12:50 PM PDT by Salman

While more than 55,000 unionized workers for Los Angeles County are set to strike Monday evening, county officials said there is simply no money to meet the employees’ demands.

The members of Service Employees International Union Local 721, including public works employees, library workers and mental health professionals, were expected to walk off the job for 48 hours, starting at 7 p.m. Monday, accusing the county of failing to negotiate a new labor contract fairly.

“We faced nothing less than disrespect at the bargaining table,” a union leader said during a rally, claiming the county's proposal was a 0% increase for cost of living.

Although Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, acknowledged the financial hardships amid inflation, she said the county cannot afford cost-of-living increases to workers amid a massive budget hole.

In addition to the unexpected costs related to the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the country had to pay $4 billion to settle decades-old youth sexual abuse claims as the result of state law that reopened the statute of limitation of such claims.

“Even the union knows that $4 billion has compromised our ability to negotiate,” Barger said. “We need to be able to make sure when we write a check, you can cash it.”

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(Excerpt) Read more at nbclosangeles.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; labor; strike; unions
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1 posted on 04/29/2025 1:12:50 PM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

Bass Tax


2 posted on 04/29/2025 1:15:56 PM PDT by RBStealth (-- raised by wolves, educated by nuns)
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To: Salman

They waste plenty of money. Why not waste more. Or you could just realize that your state is bankrupt and tell them to stay on strike as their contribution to balancing the budget.


3 posted on 04/29/2025 1:17:43 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Salman

Probably 30,000+ more employees than there needs to be.


4 posted on 04/29/2025 1:19:56 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Salman

Because they are broke?...................


5 posted on 04/29/2025 1:19:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: AndyJackson

Who was the nitwit who came up with the idea of government employee unions?

Cali is full of corrupt government employees at all levels.

So dad for them all...


6 posted on 04/29/2025 1:21:09 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Salman

Cause they’re giving it all to the illegals.


7 posted on 04/29/2025 1:24:30 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesu)
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To: Salman

Because they are already over paid.


8 posted on 04/29/2025 1:24:39 PM PDT by He'sComingBack!
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To: AndyJackson

From Grok:

The average salary for Los Angeles County employees in 2023 was $144,630, with a median of $125,441, based on data from 108,436 employees. In contrast, the average salary for private sector employees in Los Angeles, CA, as of April 2025, is approximately $68,371 annually ($32.87/hour), with a broader range between $50,348 (25th percentile) and $84,900 (75th percentile).

My addition: they also get better benefits, time off, and the state pension system


9 posted on 04/29/2025 1:27:05 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Salman

I’ll take “ corrupt and mismanaged government that runs out of money” for 1000 Alex


10 posted on 04/29/2025 1:27:39 PM PDT by suasponte137
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To: Salman
...and mental health professionals...

At the County level?
11 posted on 04/29/2025 1:28:23 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Salman

I escaped LA county years ago.
I was born and raised there.
when I saw what Liberal Democrats were doing to it, I left ASAP!

I went to WA state and subsequently HI county, HI.
so I’m not adverse to living under Democrat tyranny.
I just pick the places where they can’t control as much as they want to.
In a tyranny that is the best you can hope to achieve.


12 posted on 04/29/2025 1:31:45 PM PDT by rellic (No such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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To: Salman

But Cali is the 4th largest economy in the world !


13 posted on 04/29/2025 1:32:34 PM PDT by onona
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>> had to pay $4 billion to settle decades-old youth sexual abuse claims

$4 billion?


14 posted on 04/29/2025 1:35:02 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: Salman

Close all the libraries and cut 50% of the mental health experts to start...


15 posted on 04/29/2025 1:36:45 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Salman
According to this article:
“We faced nothing less than disrespect at the bargaining table,” a union leader said . . .
Seems like if the union's behavior was more respectful at work and at the bargaining table, that might change. It's an attitude one must command, not demand.
16 posted on 04/29/2025 1:37:03 PM PDT by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
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To: Salman

Between giving all kinds of benefits to ILLEGAL aliens and lining their own pockets there’s nothing left except deficits.


17 posted on 04/29/2025 1:39:51 PM PDT by Ronald77
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To: Salman

Sooooo much to unpack. Look for cuts to Los Angeles police and fire departments first.

The SEIU is full of Marxist/Leninists that loooove “their” money.

Kalifornia went to all mail-in ballots for every local and State election. As has been stated many times: It is not who votes that counts, what is important is who counts the votes.

The Kalifornia Public Employees Union created the Kalifornia Public Employees Retirement System. They own the State. Any democRAT who publicly states anything they do not like must have received permission to say it out loud, while assuring the SEIU that nothing will really change.


18 posted on 04/29/2025 1:53:21 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: RBStealth

this is the county and not the city


19 posted on 04/29/2025 2:00:45 PM PDT by Old West Conservative
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To: hal ogen

President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 in 1962. This order permitted federal employees to form unions and bargain collectively, but it did not grant the right to bargain over wages, which remain under Congress’ control. Unions could not compel federal employees to join, and they cannot strike. This order was strengthened by President Nixon, and finally given a statutory basis by Congress in the Civil Service Act of 1978.


20 posted on 04/29/2025 2:00:48 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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