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Berkeley Day Camp Workers Strike As Larger Action Looms
Because of the way the city schedules wages, the striking workers make less than the employees they supervise, Naso said.
August 9, 2024
A small group of Berkeley recreation workers went on strike Thursday over what they say is the city's intransigence over cost-of-living wage increases.
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The 12 Berkeley Day Camp workers are members of Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and their action could be the first trickle that leads to an eventual flood of labor actions by roughly half the city's workforce.
Thursday's strikers, who make about $22 an hour, are all part-time counselors who entertain and care for the camp's population of roughly 150 kids ages 5 to 13 during its summer operations.
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