California state workers
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Thousands of California state workers walk off the job in contract dispute with Newsom

State workers represented by SEIU Local 1000 strike at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Oct. 21, 2026. Photo: Fred Greaves, CalMatters.
Garbed in purple and holding signs that read “Fair contracts now!” and “Here to serve, not to starve,” thousands of state workers rallied at government buildings across California Wednesday to protest what they describe as unfair labor practices by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration.