1,800 Santa Cruz County workers have launched a one-day strike against a Board of Supervisors which they say, "so far refuses to provide wages comparable to that of comparable workers in comparable counties." Their struggle is the same struggle facing all working families in our communities -- farm and food processing workers fighting for decent pay and basic human rights, UC workers fighting for pay parity, Ralph's employees fighting the company's scheme to de-unionize their workplace, Natividad workers fighting the privatization of the Monterey County Hospital, hotel workers rising up to fight for a living wage -- and this strike will be an opportunity to build our solidarity across the Central Coast. Read more to support the strike

see also: County Workers Appeal for Equal Treatment || SEIU 415 emergency strike solidarity alert - action requested

strike coverage: Santa Cruz County Workers’ Strike: A Success || SEIU Strike Rally Shakes SC County Building || Why I Didn't Strike On March 14th 2006 || SEIU 415 Workers Strike and Rally at the Santa Cruz County Building || Santa Cruz County Workers Strike Cripples Services for a Day