THOUSANDS OF SAN JOSE CITY WORKERS have voted to authorize their bargaining representatives to call a strike, ratcheting up the pressure on City Hall amid a protracted contract dispute.
After a week of voting, support for the authorization came in at 97%, according to a Monday announcement from IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101. While the outcome does not immediately trigger a work stoppage for the two unions — which together represent more than half of the city’s nearly 8,000-strong workforce — it does empower their bargaining team to call for a three-day strike should they determine contract negotiations have reached an impasse.
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