by California Patch 

November 29, 2017

OAKLAND, CA — A union that represents several thousand city of Oakland employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses city leaders of violating the city’s charter by increasingly using temporary workers instead of full-time employees.

The suit, filed by Service Employees International Union Local 1021 in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges that Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration has continued and expanded the use of temporary workers
despite limitations in the city charger that allow temporary employment only “when required.”

The lawsuit says the charter requires the city to provide employees long-term, stable jobs with the possibility of promotion and advancement.

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