55,000 LA County employees go on 2-day strike as county cuts spending, avoids layoffs

Fifty-five thousand Los Angeles County employees are on their second day of their 48-hour strike, citing “unfair labor practices” amid ongoing labor negotiations.

The median employee for LA County makes nearly two and a half times more than the median private sector employee in the county, which is home to 10 million residents.

Facing a $4 billion lawsuit loss from earlier this month, LA County has proposed $1.3 billion in budget cuts for the coming year, while still adding 14 new positions that would bring the county’s total employees to 117,100.