Santa Clara County employees vote to strike

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Source: San Jose Mercury News

SAN JOSE -- The union representing 9,000 Santa Clara County employees, including 911 dispatchers, nurses and child welfare workers, overwhelmingly voted to go on strike Tuesday if a contract deal can't be reached.

Dozens of them rallied in front of the Santa Clara County government building Thursday, where SEIU 521 union leader Luisa Blue said the county has "fallen severely behind in key measurements of public health and safety."

That translates to a shortage of staff and heavy caseloads, a matter that will be compounded down the road when more employees retire, union officials said.

Union representative Khanh Weinberg said the 97 percent strike vote shows that "membership is willing to walk out and lose pay -- we hope the county gets that message loud and clear."

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28383734/santa-clara-county-employees-vote-strike

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Wow, that's my old union

I worked for the county for 10 years, and though we had some close calls, we always settled our contracts. Must be getting pretty bad...

[question everything]

2. Please add (CA) to the title.

Not all of us are familiar with all the counties in the union.

Thanks

[Brother Buzz]

3. Everyone know the San Francisco Forty-Niners Levi® Stadium is in Santa Clara

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4. SANTA CLARA 49er's