LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Thousands of California state employees staged a one-day statewide strike on Wednesday over pay, healthcare and remote work, marking the first such walkout for California's largest public employees union in its 44-year history, reported Xinhua.
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California's largest state-worker union staged its first strike over pay, healthcare, and remote work, with thousands participating statewide.
- The SEIU Local 1000 union represents over 100,000 state workers and demanded 20% salary increases over three years.
- About 95,000 workers were eligible to strike, while 5,000 essential employees had to work.
- The union accused the state government of negotiating in bad faith after their contract expired in June.
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