41 Deputies Absent as Sickout Resumes
Forty-one Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who provide security in Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles courthouses called in sick Monday as the union representing deputies urged county officials to resume contract negotiations.
A sheriff’s spokesman said that the vacancies caused by Monday’s sickout were filled by other court services personnel. The job action followed three similar sickouts last week at several Los Angeles County courthouses and jail facilities.
The labor dispute between the county and the sheriff’s deputies has been simmering for months. But in the wake of a recent county offer of a 1.5% pay increase, the deputies have increased the pressure. Deputies want a 15% hike over 41 months.
Calling in sick Monday were 20 deputies at Pasadena Municipal Court, 10 at Glendale Municipal Court, eight at Burbank Municipal Court and three at the county’s Mental Health Court in Los Angeles.
Sheriff’s officials have warned that deputies who call in sick must provide proof of illness upon returning to work or face disciplinary charges.
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