More than 1,700 public service workers have called for a two-day strike in February after reaching an impasse with San Mateo County management, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 829.
The strike is set to take place Wednesday, Feb. 13, and Thursday, Feb. 14. The union’s members voted 97 percent in favor of taking the strike action after meeting with county management 25 times over seven months. According to the union, the county has yet to offer a fair deal on wages and health benefits and the workers have been left without a new contract.
Good for the workers!! And we need to all support them in this strike. The County has been pushing back on wages and healthcare benefits for years citing recessions and pension costs, meanwhile the Board of Supervisors and the County Manager are raking in over $350,000 to over a half-million dollars a year of taxpayer money as they double-dip (collect their pensions AND a salary)! The Board of Supervisors and the County Manager claim they are trying to save the taxpayers money by squeezing the workers to the point they can’t even afford to live in San Mateo and can’t use their sick time because the County forces them to save it for health benefits after retirement. Meanwhile it’s County managers who are actually running off with MILLIONS of our dollars!! Shame on the County ... don’t believe Callagy and the others when they say they are lowballing the employees for the benefit of the citizens. They’re doing it for the benefit of their own bank accounts!
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Good for the workers!! And we need to all support them in this strike. The County has been pushing back on wages and healthcare benefits for years citing recessions and pension costs, meanwhile the Board of Supervisors and the County Manager are raking in over $350,000 to over a half-million dollars a year of taxpayer money as they double-dip (collect their pensions AND a salary)! The Board of Supervisors and the County Manager claim they are trying to save the taxpayers money by squeezing the workers to the point they can’t even afford to live in San Mateo and can’t use their sick time because the County forces them to save it for health benefits after retirement. Meanwhile it’s County managers who are actually running off with MILLIONS of our dollars!! Shame on the County ... don’t believe Callagy and the others when they say they are lowballing the employees for the benefit of the citizens. They’re doing it for the benefit of their own bank accounts!
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