California state workers are about to strike. What that means for the DMV, EDD, parks and more
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- The Guardian Worldseen 22 Oct, 07:13headline rewritten
Thousands of California public employees set to strike over contractThousands of California public employees begin strike over contract
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Tue, 20 October 2026
2 reports- pleasantonweekly.com15:00first to report
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tens of thousands of state government workers are expected to walk off the job Wednesday in a one-day strike that could affect services at the DMV, unemployment offices and more. Members of SEIU Local 1000 are protesting what they argue are bad-faith bargaining […]
- dailynews.com19:52
Members of Service Employees International Union Local 1000 are scheduled to gather at noon Wednesday outside the Ronald Reagan State Building, 300 S. Spring St., as part of what union officials say will be the first strike in the organization's history.
Wed, 21 October 2026
4 reports- wellandtribune.ca04:06
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state workers will launch a one-day strike Wednesday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration to agree to a new contract that increases workers' pay, ensures affordable
- The Guardian World18:37edited after publishing
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Thousands of California public employees set to strike over contractSEIU Local 1000, representing nurses and teachers, pushing for higher wages, telework and affordable healthcare Thousands of California state workers began a sweeping one-day strike on Wednesday, with workers set to rally outside government buildings in several cities, as tensions boiled over lapsed contract negotiations with Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration. SEIU Local 1000, a union that represents roughly 100,000 public employees, including nurses and teachers, has been pushing for...
- dailynews.com23:07
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 represents more than 100,000 state employees working in more than 140 departments and agencies, including nurses, custodians, cooks and office workers.
- mv-voice.com23:19
Thu, 22 October 2026
2 reports- Google News - Top Stories03:30
California state workers stage one-day strike over contract disputes KCRA California state workers begin 1-day strike over return-to-office mandate, pay and healthcare AP News California’s Largest State Employee Union Holds 1-Day Strike KQED Thousands of California public employees begin strike over contract The Guardian California state workers say strike follows ‘a lot of bad deals’ with state Sacramento Bee
- peoplesworld.org16:56
SACRAMENTO—From San Diego to San Francisco and north, almost 100,000 California state workers struck for a day on October 21 to protest Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unfair labor practices, specifically his failure to bargain in good faith for a new contract.