rob szykowny is the chief negotiator for seiu local 1021.tthe parties have not reached an agreement and in less that 24 hours the strike will begin.monday afternoon, oakland mayor libby schaaf said a strike would be illegal.sotif the unions go on strike to mayor that is an unlawful strike and we will bringin an unfair labor practices act. beause we have not reached an impasse. she also says the city is still considering the union's proposal and that they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council has a chance to look the plan over.. . that couldn't happen until wednesday. she's also says she's in favor of a mediator but it would have to be someone that both sides approve of .sotwe do agree that we could benefit from a mediator. it does have to be a mediator that we mutually agree upon.szykowny says that if the city were to come back to the union monday evening and agree to their terms, a strike could still be averted. sotif the city were to do those things then we would postpone strike action until after city council meets on wednesd

i am a bargaining team memorier for seiu 1021. we had approximately 7,000 seiu members city and county. i am here to support audioly leong who just spoke to you before me, and many public service employees. many of them are afraid of coming here to speak to you today. city and county employees afraid of being retaliated by city and county staff. as you learned, audrey today, her situation is many that we face today within different departments. audioly leong and both exercised our seiu shop store responsibilities and duties. we stood up and testified against harassment, discrimination, bullying and corruption. audrey, myself, and many other city employees from different departments spoke and testified in front of the civic services commission in december 2015, and many times in 2016, we report some of the people pay to get their jobs, while other people who passed the exam and more qualified and make it to the hiring list were never had a chance to be hired? the civic services commission was created to stop corruptions. the missio

rob szykowny is the chief negotiator for seiu local 1021.parties have not reached an agreement and in less that 24 hours the strike will begin.monday afternoon, oakland mayor libby schaaf said a strike would be illegal.sotif the unions go on strike to mayor that is an unlawful strike and we will bringin an unfair labor practices act. beause we have not reached an impasse. she also says the city is still considering the union's proposal and that they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council has a chance to look the plan over.. . that couldn't happen until wednesday. she's also says she's in favor of a mediator but it would have to be someone that both sides approve of .sotwe do agree that we could benefit from a mediator. it does have to be a mediator that we mutually agree upon.szykowny says that if the city were to come back to the union monday evening and agree to their terms, a strike could still be averted. sotif the city were to do those things then we would postpone strike action until after city council meets on wednesday.no

. >> reporter: seiu called for the strike seven days ago after negotiations over labor conditions and a new contract broke down. >> that fact that we're at impasse, that our last, best, and final offer was given, that fact remains. >> reporter: some 3,000 workers refusing to cross pikt lines stumped the city. >> we have no idea when we can open because we have an inspection scheduled. >> this woman needs a building inspection before she is open her business. >> we were hoping to open on friday last week pitd had a few regulars that were going to come see me and see the new space. >> how long until the city can catch up on the backlog of inspections and other work is unclear. negotiations with the mediator, sigh sigh and the ci seiu and the city will resume next week. >> kate steinle's killing says justice was done. the juror wants to remain anonymous but spoke on camera with abc 7 news tonight. he's talking 12 days after the jury acquitted him of katy steinle's murder and death. the juror says he did the right thing though there are harsh judgments on the verdict. >> don't judge us be

rob szykowny is the chief negotiator for seiu local 1021.tthe parties have not reached an agreement and in less that 24 hours the strike will begin.monday afternoon, oakland mayor libby schaaf said a strike would be illegal.sotif the unions go on strike to mayor that is an unlawful strike and we will bringin an unfair labor practices act. beause we have not reached an impasse. she also says the city is still considering the union's proposal and that they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council has a chance to look the plan over.. . that couldn't happen until wednesday. she's also says she's in favor of a mediator but it would have to be someone that both sides approve of .sotwe have been asking the uion. . we are still asking them. . to put off any strike until we have an opportunity to take their requests to the city council for consideration. secondly, we do agree that we could benefit from a mediator. it does have to be a mediator that we mutually agree upon. szykowny says that if the city were to come back to the union monday

they can give me a call whenever they want. >> reporter: seiu filed a claim against the city for itsz use of temporary workers. meanwhile the city plans to file an unfair labor practice charge for the streak. in oakland, katie abc7 news. >> you will find a list of schools on our website affected by the strike, abc7news.com. >> fire crews were busy all day long and into the evening across the bay area. power lines sparked after a tree fell on them in ma rag a. they restored power this evening. >> in the allen dale neighborhood, a tree branch broke. nearby homes lost power. one neighbor worried about drivers plowing into the fallen lim before it was removed this evening. >> i'm afraid when it gets dark they're going to hit this and that will be another multiple accident. >> abc7 news was also in emeryville tonight while city crews there worked to remove a tree that fell on a home on a adoline street. nobody there was hurt. >> and fire fighters moved in with chain saws after a large eucalyptus tree fell across warm springs road in glenn ellen. pg&e repaired damaged power lines there, too

. >> reporter: seiu called for the strike seven days ago after negotiations over labor conditions and a new contract broke down. >> that fact that we're at impasse, that our last, best, and final offer was given, that fact remains. >> reporter: some 3,000 workers refusing to cross pikt lines stumped the city. >> we have no idea when we can open because we have an inspection scheduled. >> this woman needs a building inspection before she is open her business. >> we were hoping to open on friday last week pitd had a few regulars that were going to come see me and see the new space. >> how long until the city can catch up on the backlog of inspections and other work is unclear. negotiations with the mediator, sigh sigh and the ci seiu and the city will resume next week. >> kate steinle's killing says justice was done. the juror wants to remain anonymous but spoke on camera with abc 7 news tonight. he's talking 12 days after the jury acquitted him of katy steinle's murder and death. the juror says he did the right thing though there are harsh judgments on the verdict. >> don't judge us be

they can give me a call whenever they want. >> reporter: seiu filed a claim against the city for itsztemporary workers. meanwhile the city plans to file an unfair labor practice charge for the streak. in oakland, katie abc7 news. >> you will find a list of schools on our website affected by the strike, abc7news.com. >> fire crews were busy all day long and into the evening across the bay area. power lines sparked after a tree fell on them in ma rag a. they restored power this evening. >> in the allen dale neighborhood, a tree branch broke. nearby homes lost power. one neighbor worried about drivers plowing into the fallen lim before it was removed this evening. >> i'm afraid when it gets dark they're going to hit this and that will be another multiple accident. >> abc7 news was also in emeryville tonight while city crews there worked to remove a tree that fell on a home on adoline street. nobody there was hurt. >> and fire fighters moved in with chain saws after a large eucalyptus tree fell across warm springs road in glenn ellen. pg&e repaired damaged power lines there, too. >> and l

(estacio) felipe cuevas, president of the oakland chapter of seiu 1021. we have issues of public safety.earlier today, felipe cuevas sat at the marriot in oakland working with a mediator trying to figure out a 2 year contract with the city of oakland for some 3000 workers.cuevas. the first year is worked out, but not the second yearfed up workers walked off the job two weeks ago they have been working without a contract since july1st. for 7 days, they marched and held rallies. as negotiations failed - a mediator was brought in. this morning for several hours city officials and union representatives met at the marriort in downtown oakland. cuevas. it is going well, we don't have anything yet, but we are hopeful.as for the workers, many say they are glad to be back to work taking care of the city they love they just hope a contract is signed sooner rather than later and they don't back on strike.cuevas. could another strike happen. we hope not. (estacio) as for as what happens now. city officals are in a closed door meeting now it is possible they could com

and health and safety issues for its members. 1:30 to end rob szkowny / seiu chief negotiator sot it is the bad faith by the city that is preventing us from reaching an agreement that is what we have let go on and that is why we have to strike that said we have confidene in the rational folks on city council and end this strike and get people back to work (steve) we first you told about the strike being extended for a third day with a push alert at 3:53 this afternoon. stay connected on breaking updates in your neighborhood by downloading it today and opting in for alerts. (catherine) now to the latest on the string of ferocious wildfires raging in southern california. fire crews are bracing for those notorious santa ana winds to intensify tonight.(steve) and tonight...crews are scrambling to protect some of the most exclusive and expensive homes in the country. grant lodes is has been tracking the fires for more than 48 hours...and is here with the latest. (grant) some 200-thousand people are under evacuation orders tonight...and this week's terror started monday night in ventura wi

we have been in contact with leaders of the seiu .our statement on the strike right now is that it continues today. after four days of striking, the workers may be entering into mediation as early as monday. union leaders are insisting that no end date has been established for the strike. the union spokesperson is disputing reports earlier today by the bay area news group that an end date had been set for the strike. he insists no union leader has said the strike is ending sunday. as recently as last night it appeared that city workers and the mayor's office were at an impasse. this morning we received a statement from a seiu negotiator saying -- we reached out to city negotiators to select a mutual agreeable mediator despite the man's decision to prematurely declare impasse in negotiations. at this point we have reached out to multiple spokespersons for the city trying to get the city's take on any overnight developments but have not heard back. city workers are insisting -- make no mistake, the strike is on. we understand workers wi

groups including seiu local 521 joined santa clara county in the lawsuit. the union represents 10,000 workers in the county many who are daca recipients or have members of their families who are. the union says there may be 23,000 daca-eligible people living in santa clara county. back in september, it seems like progress was being made toward a daca solution. >> we're looking at allowing people to stay here. >> reporter: as far as any potential progress in washington regarding daca, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said it won't come up this week. he believes congress has plenty of time to talk about starting next year. republican arizona senator jeff flake is tweeting out his prediction saying a bill will be on the senate floor in january. democratic california senator kamala harris tweets: hem back to countries they don't know. today's hearing is happening in just a few hours at 8 a-m at the federal courthouse in san francisco. the walnut creek city council >> reporter: today's hearing will be in a few hours at 8 a.m. at the federal courthouse in s

two years, we provided our workforce with an 8% raise and right now, we have on the table for our seiu workers anywhere between a 5% and an 11% raise based on the classification as well as revenue performance. >> reporter: the mayor said she would declare an impasse and request to bring in a mediator. >> if that request is not accepted, it is the union's right to invoke factfinding. that process can last anywhere from five to eight months. >> reporter: so while i asked her if she would fire workers. >> it's difficult for me to believe that we would do anything that would not be in the long-term interest of both the organization of the city of oakland, our relationship with our workers but also our duty to serve the residents. >> reporter: the mayor said she will hire contractors to do some essential work, such as cleaning up homeless camps, which received notice today of the clean-ups here beginning wednesday. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the strikers went into the street shortly blocking busy broadway at 14th street. clearly, a lot of damage, potentially long lasting damage, had been don

two years, we provided our workforce with an 8% raise and right now, we have on the table for our seiu workers anywhere between a 5% and an 11% raise based on the classification as well as revenue performance. >> reporter: the mayor said she would declare an impasse and request to bring in a mediator. >> if that request is not accepted, it is the union's right to invoke factfinding. that process can last anywhere from five to eight months. >> reporter: so while i asked her if she would fire workers she gave a nonanswer. >> it is difficult for me to believe that we would do anything that would not be in the long-term interest of both the organization of the city of oakland, our relationship with our workers but also our duty to serve the residents. >> reporter: the mayor said she will hire contractors to do some essential work, such as cleaning up homeless camps, which received notice today of the clean-ups here beginning wednesday. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the strikers went into the street shortly blocking busy broadway at 14th street. clearly, a lot of damage, potentially long lastin

i was going to say seiu local 1021 was here to speak earlier, but we've had a long night. yi'm not trying t speak for them, but i wanted to say they were here. commissioner cook? >>commissioner cook: i don't want to say too much, but seiu 1021 had some other challenges, and i really do commend the hard work, because i know it was tough, and i know this group is so valuable to towour schools, so i'm glad we settled on this. >>president walton: thank you. roll call vote on this please, mr. casco. >> clerk: thank you. [ roll call. ] six ayes. >>president walton: thank you so much. section h was taken before item f, public comment. section i, consent calendar, section removed before previous meeting. there are none tonight. section j, introduction of proposals and assignment to committee. there are four this evening. all personnel work related injuries, sale and disposal of books, equipment, and supplies, board policy 0460, local control and accountablity plan, board policy 5145.3, nondiscrimination harassment. unless i hear different from legal counsel, all four board policie

joining me now is rob a chief negotiator with seiu local 1021. what's at stake? why is there an indefinite strike tomorrow? >> the real reason is the city's unfair bargaining practices that have prevented us from reaching an agreement. >> was there a last best offer and why did you not take it? >> the city offered a last, best and final offer on friday which is the second so-called offer that was last, best and final and it was not acceptable and didn't address the problems in terms of health, safety, working conditions and community problems. >> what will be your response to let's say toddlers who won't have storytime at libraries or other people who won't be able to get city services tomorrow or the next few days? >> that's a great question. nobody wants to be at work tomorrow more than our union members. we gave the city two options and they chose not to take either and we would prefer to be at work and we stood with the people of oakland about their issues and hope we can stand together here. >> is there a timetable as to how long the strike might last? >> ri

. >> reporter: seiu local 1021 and the city have agreed to mediation with a mutual third party from the state after the mayor declared an impasse to bargaining talks on friday. >> it's a small showing by the city that they are having to compromise that we were able to agree to a mediator and go to mediation. i'm cautious because the city has been bargaining in bad faith for eight months. >> if we don't get no contract, you don't get no peace. >> reporter: 3,000 city workers walked off the job last tuesday and hit the picket line over pay and working conditions. mayor libby schaaf told abc 7 morning's anchor carolyn tyler she's hopeful for a resolution. >> we want our workers back at work and we want to settle our differences because we just deeply respect our workers and really want to continue serving the public. >> reporter: but both sides are still far apart on pay. the union is asking for two 4% raises, the first and second year of the contract. the city agrees to the first raise but says the second increase must be based on revenue. >> we can't spend money that we don't have. >> th

you see quite a turnout here from members of seiu local 1021. they started their protest this afternoon at city hall and moved down here to 11th and broadway where a re-election fundraiser as you mention is taking place for mayor libby schaf. that fundraiser taking place on the 129 floor. look at the -- 12th floor. look at the crowd here and the turnout and some of the signs. our children deserve clean streets and vote contract now. they plan to keep up their movement and let their voices be heard until their demands they say are met. >> as members from seiu local 1021 pounded the pavement in front of the oakland public library, the daily routine came to an abrupt end after a long bus ride. >> it's hard for all students. they have a routine, probably got to work to pay for books, tuition, pay for their living. nobody got time to commute. >> with over 2,700 workers on strike, m usa had to regroup while picketers read the mayor the riot act. >> we wish the city had met with us and could have avoided us have been on strike today. >> they want ant o

. >> the offer that we have made to seiu is fair and responsible to both our workers and to the public. the residents of oakland rely on basic city services every day. the offer that we have made exceeds the cost of living increase in the bay area. >> reporter: now, the city's last offer also includes half million dollars to convert part timers to full time positions. meanwhile, this strike looks like it's headed into a second week. the union does have to basically get back to the mayor if they want to enter into the state negotiations. but they could reject that offer and continue to strike. as you can see, they don't look like they are letting up anytime soon. frustrations are boiling over. meanwhile, in the city, services remain shut down. we are talking about preschool for some 400 children, street sweeping and parking enforcement which the mayor says is costing the city thousands of dollars each day. reporting live in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> community outrage after sfpd releases body cam footage showing an officer killing and shooting and killing an unarmed man. m

. >> reporter: seiu local 1021 and the city have agreed to mediation with a mutual third party from the state after the mayor declared an impasse to bargaining talks on friday. >> it's a small showing by the city that they are having to compromise that we were able to agree to a mediator and go to mediation. i'm cautious because the city has been bargaining in bad faith for eight months. >> if we don't get no contract, you don't get no peace. >> reporter: 3,000 city workers walked off the job last tuesday and hit the picket line over pay and working conditions. mayor libby schaaf told abc 7 morning's anchor carolyn tyler she's hopeful for a resolution. >> we want our workers back at work and we want to settle our differences because we just deeply respect our workers and really want to continue serving the public. >> reporter: but both sides are still far apart on pay. the union is asking for two 4% raises, the first and second year of the contract. the city agrees to the first raise but says the second increase must be based on revenue. >> we can't spend money that we don't have. >> th

hunkering down in separate rooms, with no official agreement on the table, a chief negotiator for seiu says the city has changed its hardline tone. >> the city altered its position from the final ultimatum delivered last week. >> but hours later the mayor libby shaft said not so fast. the parties reached some agreement on working condition, but that is all, she said. >> we are at impasse. that has not changed. our position has remained the same, but we are committed to engaging in the mediation process. >> reporter: that commitment enough to convince the union to suspend the strike. public works employees will get back to cleaning the city's homeless encampments where trash and other junk has filed up for a week, libraries will reopen and parking enforcement will resume and the city and unions, if nothing else, will agree on this. >> we are optimistic we can resolve these issues. >> i am optimistic we can reach a deal. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5 news. >>> an emotional morning for many waking up this morning finds out that mayor ed lee at 65 as passed away. we will

. >> reporter: 2,000 plus members of seiu, service employees international union local 1021 and ifpte, international federation of professional and tech al engineers, local 20 -- technical engineers, and the clock is ticking to keep it from happening. the main sticking point, cost of living increases. >> we have some members that are 10 to 30% behind their comparable jurisdictions and the proposals that well are seeing will essentially leave them further behind. >> reporter: who will be walking off the job tomorrow? employees at oakland libraries, the planning department and even parking enforcement workers. building inspectors, planning engineers, also senior centers and child care programs are part of the two unions planning to strike. sworn police officers and firefighters will be working. the strike does not affect teachers or staff at the oakland unified school district. >> this strike runs the whole gamut. you work for the crime lab. what do you specifically do? what would you be doing tomorrow? >> i would be performing drug analysis so that cases can get charged and that's not

negotiations continue with two other unions, the seiu which represents about 2000 workers will attend mediation with the city next monday. >>> hundreds of parents, teachers and community members still angry this morning after the oakland school board approved $9 million in budget cutslast night during an emotional board meeting. ktvu's jana katsuyama was there and has details. >> reporter: frustration and anger erupted as hundreds of people came to the oakland school board meeting concerned about cuts to student services, special education, supplies, libraries and staffing. the superintendent said her revised recommendation is nearly $9 million in cuts, 5.2 million cut from the central office including 23 layoffs and 3.8 million in cuts to school sites. >> we are at this point of having to do a midyear adjustment as opposed to waiting until next year because we do not have a reserve at the district. >> reporter: superintendent kyla johnson tramel says as a former oakland teacher and principal she understands the pain but the doctor has overspent in the past and now it risks not being

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations goon leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and the union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into

the seiu labor union says it hopes that this strike will help this city realize how important these employees are to oakland's daily life. the mayor says she wants to avoid the strike. she says the city has entered into mediation or agreed to enter into mediation, she says the city has negotiated in good faith for more than seven months, but she says they need more time. union leaders say they are listening, but the strike is scheduled. >> i'm available and can convene the team within an hour so they have my phone number, they can give me a call whenever they want. >> we are continuing to ask city workers to at least allow us to have the opportunity to put their offer in front of the city council but we cannot do that until wednesday afternoon. we are amenable to mediation with a party of our mutual choosing. >> reporter: most city facilities will be closed today. head start will be closed. after school programs, rec centers, 3,000 employees are set to strike. now, police and fire and 911 dispatchers they will all be at work. this dispute is over wage increases and staffing, no negotiations a

what many residents and city officials had been hoping for a return to work. ááá sot rob szykowny/seiugotiator 21-31 we're very pleased about going back to work because the city did make some movement and they adopted a new tone which we appreciate and in light of that we are going to send people back to workthe walkout, which entered its 7th day on monday and paralyzed city services is coming to an end after both sides in the labor dispute entered into their first day of mediation which the union said was productive.sotthe mediator has helped reframe the issues and be more mentally flexibile, at the same time i think the last week of no services for the city is what changed the city's tonesotmediation will resume next monday, and workers will remain on the job at least until the end of mediation. if its successful there will be a contract agreement, if not workers could return to the picket lines.sot127/on the picket lines127/on the sot127/on the picket lines (grant) when the strike was suspended -- we sent a push alert letting you know first at 6-22 stay connected on breaking news an

they say because of the city's unfair labor practices.felipe cuevas/seiu local 1021 chapter presidenttheity may say they're valuing us but they're not showing us they value us. the understaffing has created problems not only in police and fire but other agencies as well. folks are not being allowed to take the time they have accrued lina hernandez/oakland public library employeewe continue to point out to the city that we need to be able to have more workers. we need to be able to have more full time and permanent workers. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.the union says.. the offer they have put on the table costs the same as what they city is proposing but eases the load on overworked staff. but they city says it's trying to give employees what they need.. without it leading to future job cuts. mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disa

. >> 3000 city workers, members of seiu local 1021 walked off the job last tuesday. the strike is closed down hybrids, recreation centers and senior centers, parking enforcement officers and building inspectors are not at work. >> i am hoping so much that we can reach some agreement today and that the city gives us an indication that they are willing to meet us somewhere in the middle. and not keep coming at us with a one-sided approach. >> reporter: last friday mayor libby schaaf declared an impasse after union negotiators rejected the city's final offer which included at least a 5% wage increase over the next two years. but the union's chapter president told me today this labor dispute is about more than just pay. it's also about understaffing and the city's reliance on time employees. >> the work that these workers are doing is not temporary work. it's regular year-round full- time work. the city has got to stop using temporary at-will employees to do work that should be done full-time workers. >> reporter: even though talks have restarted, the union will keep its

(felipe cuevas, president of the oakland chapter of seiu): "at this point, with the city we are bargainingng a mediator, so it's more or less a go between. they are in one room and we are in another. taking ideas and proposals between to each other." felipe cuevas says he is optimistic right now about getting a deal hammered out between the city of oakland and nearly three thousand city workers. ( pam) new tonight at 8. kron-4 viewers are reaching out to us about an ongoing package theft problem. dozens of neighbors have surveillance cameras set up...and cathing the thieves in action.(steve) but it's not producing results and the robberies have not slowed down.. it's happening in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward... this is on tilton drive near burbank street.(steve) neighbors told kron 4's gabe slate the police are not doing enough to stop the robberies. sound from mark marquis / packages stolen, hayward residentafter a constant rash of packages being stolen off their porches mark marquies and several of his neighbors in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward, installed home su

(justine) seiu, which represents 2-thousand of the 3-thousand workers on strike, tells us... the meeting on monday with a mediator , named dr. david weinberg, is a small step in the right direction. "we are sorry for the people of oakland who have lost city services our employees love doing their jobs especially our head start teachers they want to be back to work as soon as possible many of our members live in oakland too i am cautiously optimistic with mediator weinberg coming in he will be able to reframe the issues for both parties and help us find common ground," (justine) the contract talks with the unions are now in their seventh month. again the strike in oakland continues on monday. (jrstone) some evacuated ventura residents were allowed to return to their homes today for the first time since the thomas fire broke out.(justine) new numbers out tonight report.. the fire has charred 230-thousand acres and is 10-percent contained. heavy emotions as residents returned to this neighborhood. they had to evacuate monday night after the thomas fire started. residents were es

. >> according to the biggest union, seiu 21, nearly half the workers are part time. while the city is offering a 4% wage increase this year, what happens after that is uncertain. >> the city always test us they're broke. i've been here 20 years and every time we've gone to bargaining, they say they're broke. >> i recognize their frustration but i cannot spend money i don't have. i can't. >> reporter: and live in downtown oakland. this is be city hall. the reason these guys are here is that the mayor had a long ago planned fund-raiser here at this building tonight forrer are re-election campaign. there are no new negotiations planned. the city council will consider tomorrow what's going on. >>> a imagine found shot to death on the campus of a san jose school. >> as a parent, i want answers. >> grerns parents and students alike as police continue to look for the killer. >>> plus, microsoft is going modern. the big plans. >>> and more curry worry. an update on his status following the ankle >>> a grisly discovery at at school just hours before classes started. jeanine j

no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.felipe cuevas/seiulocal 1021 chapter president all of the workers that we represent that i've talked to feel very proud of the work, and it's very rewarding the work that we do here. the city may say they're valuing us but they're not showing us they value us. we've helped the city balance their books through the recession to the tune of 10 percent of our wages i believe upwards of 5 or 6 years. so we've always been there to help the city out so all we're asking is when times are better, which we believe they are, that we're rewarded for the work that we do. (hermela aregawi) oakland mayor libby shcaff says.. she considers the strikes as unfair labor practice.. since negotiations are not yet at an im-pass. but for now roughly 3000 city workers will strike for the third day tomorrow. reporting live in oakland hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (grant) we first told you about the third day of the strike with a push alert, just before 4:00 -this afternoon... through our kron four mobile app. stay connected with

they more or less a go a mediator, so it's bargaining using city we are point, with the of seiu): "att, with the city we are bargaining using a mediator, so it's between. they are in one room and we are in another. taking ideas and between to each other.> (robin)union officials are optimistic right now about getting a deal hammered out between the city of oakland and nearly three thousand city workers. (robin)(áááboxesááá) the san francisco s-p-c-a ... has terminated its 'security robot' pilot program.the robot was being used to curb crime and vandalism associated with the numerous homeless encampments in the area. kron4's maureen kelly explains why they shut off the machines. to some....the egg like orb seemed cute...to others, onimous.the spca called it k-9 and at first used to patrol it's entire campus on 16th and alabama. but the city hit them with a cease and desist letter, after which the bot stuck to the parking lot. the 3 month pilot project was launched because the non profit said the car break ins, needles and scary encounters associated the numerous homeless encampments in

the headline here seiu has suspended their strike after -- let's listen in. >> i'm pleased to announcepending the outcome of mediation with the city of oakland we are suspending all strike activity in oakland for the present. we entered mediation with the city this morning and although we cannot discuss the details of what occurred in mediation, the parties are speaking again and exchanging ideas across the table. the city has altered its position from its finalultimatum delivered last week. once again, we are actually negotiating. >> optimistic? >> i'm cautiously optimistic. the city has been bargaining in bad faith for eight months. pleased to go to work because the city did make some movement today and adopted a new tone which we appreciate. in light of that, we are going to send people back to work and we are going cautiously optimistic that with mediation parties will reach a deal. >> bottom line of your news release is kind of a warning of strike is not over and just suspended for now. can you elaborate on that? progress stops, will they be back on the line and go back on the pic

city works with seiu local 1021 will be back on the job tomorrow. there is no deal tonight but union leaders say that negotiators have changed their tune and that they have been more flexible in mediation today. so what that means is that the strike could continue into the future. but it has been suspended for now. the sympathy strike is on hold as well. there will be a press conference in front of oakland city hall at 6:30 tonight. we'll get a little bit more information. live in oakland, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >> very good. >>> and in napa county, a milestone. the county office for fire victims seeking help from fema or administration and the small business administration is closing. as wayne freedman found out, it is not nearly as busy as it was just a few weeks ago and that is very good news. >> reporter: this qualifies as the calm after the fire storm. the napa county local assistant center where helpers finally outnumbered victims and idle hands signal a time of transition. >> recovery means that people could get back on their feet. >>

(justine) seiu, which represents 2-thousand of the 3-thousand workers on strike, tells us... the meeting on monday with a mediator , named dr. david weinberg, is a small step in the right direction. "we are sorry for the people of oakland who have lost city services our employees love doing their jobs especially our head start teachers they want to be back to work as soon as possible many of our members live in oakland too i am cautiously optimistic with mediator weinberg coming in he will be able to reframe the issues for both parties and help us find common ground," (justine) the contract talks with the unions are now in their seventh month. again the strike in oakland continues on monday. (jr stone) coming up... a janitor steps in to help police during a deadly shooting at a high school. we'll hear from that man up next.. plus... hear how the survivors of the deadly las vegas shooting...thanked the first responders who came to help them... this holiday season. and... the two men arrested for the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire head back to court.... we'll show you what wi

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations go from here. >> reporter: union leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and the union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into a fifth day and beyond. [ chanting ] >> reporter: striking city workers blocked busy broadway and 14th street midday. they were lashing out at the maor after the announcement that the city was declared an impasse in negotiations and requesting state mediation. >> last night, as you know, we issued or last best and completely final offer and right now we have on the table for our

city works with seiu local 1021 will be back on the job tomorrow. there is no deal tonight but union leaders say that negotiators have changed their tune and that they have been more flexible in mediation today. so what that means is that the strike could continue into the future. but it has been suspended for now. the sympathy strike is on hold as well. there will be a press conference in front of oakland city hall at 6:30 tonight. we'll get a little bit more information. live in oakland, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >> very good. >>> and in napa county, a milestone. the county office for fire victims seeking help from fema or administration and the small business administration is closing. as wayne freedman found out, it is not nearly as busy as it was just a few weeks ago and that is very good news. >> reporter: this qualifies as the calm after the fire storm. the napa county local assistant center where helpers finally outnumbered victims and idle hands signal a time of transition. >> recovery means that people could get back on their feet. >>

seiu 21 in santa clara county filed a joint lawsuit after the presidents of the daca program would endh 2018. daca is a program that protects young immigrants brought here to the u.s. illegally when they were children from being deported. the labor union and the county say many workers and residents in santa clara county are in the daca program. >>> a former san francisco 49ers accused in a civil lawsuit of rape. the woman referred to as ms. be in the lawsuit says she met jerrod hang at a bar in 2015. she said he took her back to his san jose apartment when she was heavily intoxicated. ms. be reportedly filed a police report last year, but san jose police declined to file charges. hain was a rugby player in australia before spending part of the 2015 season with the niners. he has since returned to playing pro rugby in australia, but a statement released on his behalf said, quote, he provided all reasonable assistance to the district attorney. >>> it is now confirmed, there is an outbreak of whooping cough at a high school in the east bay. foothill high school in pleasanton is reporting

. >> reporter: 2,000 plus members of seiu, service employees international union local 1021 and ifpte, international federation of professional and technical engineers, local 21, posted this notice of an indefinite strike beginning tomorrow and with the latest breakdown in talks beginning late this afternoon, clock is ticking to keep it from happening. the main sticking point, cost of living increases. >> we have some members that are 10 to 30% behind their comparable jurisdictions and the proposals that well are seeing will essentially leave them further behind. >> reporter: programs and facilities that will be closed? senior centers, public libraries, recreation centers and programs, housing assistance and also there will be no fire or building inspectors. services that will be unavailable during this strike, street sweeping, public restrooms, routine maintenance work, abandoned auto detail and there will nobody crime or traffic reports. sworn police officers and firefighters will be working. the strike does not affect teachers or staff at the oakland unified school district. >> thi

members from seiu local 1021 were circling city hall all evening tonight as mediation talks were takinglks started at about 10:00 this morning. what we had heard is that there is some reason for optimism. we heard this just moments ago from the chapter president. >> about 11:00 this morning, i met with the mediator from the state mediation board and we gave them, myself and rob, we gave them a free update on where we were on bargaining. we've been in one room and the city has been in another room and he's been going between trying to mediate a resolution. we're working hard on a resolution. it looks like we're going to be working into the night. there's as you know some complex issues we've been discussing with the city and we're still trying to work some of those things out. still a lot of work to be done. >> those talks will be continuing throughout the night. the city declared an impasse on friday when both sides agreed to formal mediation with orange county commissioner david weinberg. he's been called fair and he was also called in to broker this deal. 3,000 city workers remain off

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations go from here. >> reporter: union leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and th union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into a fifth day and beyond. [ chanting ] >> reporter: striking city workers blocked busy broadway and 14th street midday. they were lashing out at the maor after the announcement that the city was declared an impasse in negotiations and requesting state mediation. >> last night, as you know, we issued or last best and completely final offer and right now we have on the table for our

the seiu which represents about 2000 workers will have another mediation session with representatives of the city on monday. >>> a big development coming out of congress. more on the reports that house speaker paul ryan could be leaving at the end of his term. >>> and taking a look outside, it's clear, sunny and crisp but there may be some changes coming our way. meteorologist steve paulson will tell us all about it with the bay area forecast. >>> and a 15-hour standoff in the south bay comes to an end. how police managed to get the suspect out of the house. >>> paul ryan says he is not leaving congress anytime soon. he was asked this morning about two published reports suggesting he might leave his job soon after the g.o.p. passes a rewrite of the u.s. tax code. asked by reporters if he is quitting anytime soon, he chuckled and said, no, i am not. he spoke speculating that he would make this term his last or even quit within weeks. ryan took the job of house speaker reluctantly after former speaker john boehner of ohio stepped aside abruptly in 2015. a ryan spokeswoman calls the repo

negotiations continue with two other unions, the seiu will attend mediation with the city on monday. >>> time now 5:05. hundreds of parents, teachers and community members in oakland still angry this morning after the oakland school board approved $9 million in budget cuts last night during a very emotional board meeting. ktvu's jana katsuyama was there and has details. ils. >> reporter: frustration and anger erupted as hundreds of people came to the oakland school board meeting concerned about cuts to student services, special education, supplies, libraries and staffing. the superintendent said her revised recommendation is nearly $9 million in cuts, 5.2 million cut from the central office including 23 layoffs and 3.8 million in cuts to school sites. >> we are at this point of having to do a midyear adjustment as opposed to waiting until next year because we do not have a reserve at the district. >> reporter: superintendent kyla johnson-trammell said as a former oakland teacher and principal she understands the pain. but the district has overspent in the past and now is risks not be

. >> reporter: the striking employees are members of seiu local 1021. on friday they rejected a final offer from the city which includes at least a 5% wage hike over the next two years. the mayor says she wants to continue bargaining in good faith with the union but says that the city cannot spend money it does not have. now, union negotiators and representatives for the city are expected to sit down later on today with a state mediator, that is the first step towards trying to work out a deal here that hopefully could end this strike here in the city of oakland. >> thank you, alex. we will continue to follow that story. >>> new details about last friday's charter bus crash in san francisco that injured 30 people. the san francisco chronicle says the passengers were employees of a mountain view based educational company who were on their way to a holiday party in palo alto. it happened on southbound highway 101 near the cesar chavez exit. the chp says the bus tumbled on its side and skidded across the busy freeway. investigators say the driver and all 2

early in the morning to picket for another day and get a fresh start. [ chanting] >> as members from seiu local 1021 pounded the pavement in front of the oakland library, it came to an abrupt end after a long bus ride. >> i think it's difficult for the students as well. all students. they've got to work to pay for their books and tuition, pay for their living. nobody really got time to commute. >> with over -- 2,700 workers on strike, they had to regroup while they read the riot act. >> we regret to be out here and wish the city would have met with us and that could have avoided us having to be on strike today. >> hernandez says the strike could have been avoided. at issue raises with an option for nor raises depending -- more raises depending on what type of revenue comes in in the future. the city has agreed to cover the cost of family health care benefits including pension costs. >> we've been informed over the next five years we will see accumulative increase of at least 49% in the city's pension costs. we don't have to make decisions just based on today, but also tomorrow. >> the pic

alejandra valles is the secretary-treasurer of seiu united workers west. her union in california represents over 45,000 service workers. she has been spearheading efforts to prioritize issues facing women in the union. and bernice yeung, reporter for reveal from the center for investigative reporting and author of the forthcoming book "in a day's work: the fight to end sexual violence against america's most vulnerable workers." thank you both for being with us. bernice yeung, let me start with you. we have been hearing so much lately in the news about men in the entertainment industry, men in the news media and politics going after women. tell us about the women you have been reporting on and talking to. who are they? >> these are the women, they're immigrant women working in low-wage jobs, essentially the jobs that remain invisible and sometimes on purpose, the women in night shift cleaning offices, women picking vegetables and fruits in the fields, cleaning our hotel rooms, taking care of our children as domestic workers, people who are often easy to ove