https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/01/union-representing-12000-santa-clara-county-workers-to-strike-wednesday/ > After months of protests and allegations of unfair labor practices, the union representing more than 12,000 Santa Clara County workers has called for a strike beginning early Wednesday — the first one in four decades. > SEIU Local 521 members authorized a strike in August and notified the county at a rally last Thursday that they could call a strike at any moment.