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County employees warn of strike; unions cite stalled bargaining and health‑care leverage
Summary
Union representatives and dozens of Solano County employees urged supervisors to return to bargaining, saying four unions filed strike notices and unfair‑labor‑practice charges and that proposed health‑care changes left some workers nearly $200 short in December pay.
Dozens of county employees and union leaders used the board—s public‑comment period to press Solano County supervisors to resolve stalled labor negotiations and to avoid a potential strike. Speakers representing IFPT Local 21, SEIU and other units described long negotiations, financial strain for families, and the filing of unfair‑labor‑practice charges.
Justin Decker, representing IFPT Local 21, told the board the unions "have been negotiating with the county for over 4 months" and that "we have recently filed unfair labor practice charges against the county due to its bad faith bargaining…
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