Solvang Workers Represented by Teamsters Declare Strike

Solvang Workers Strike before Danish Days

SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) With the 89th Danish Days festival just days away, Solvang city workers went on strike. "They imposed a contract on us yesterday and we went on strike today it is their timing, said Public Works Supervisor Johnathon Flynn.  Workers represented by Teamsters Local 986 rejected the city's offer on Monday night. "We

Solvang Workers Represented by Teamsters Declare Strike

Solvang city workers will begin striking Tuesday morning, after the City Council unanimously voted Monday night to impose its final contract offer on the union. The council’s unanimous vote ended five months of failed negotiations between Teamsters Local 986 and the city, and Solvang will implement the 4% increase previously rejected by workers represented by […]

City of Solvang workers announce strike, plan to walk off the job Tuesday morning

The strike follows a nearly three-month negotiations impasse, and a 5-0 Monday night City Council vote to impose contract terms unionized workers previously rejected