Oakland city workers’ strike to enter third day after City Council fails to reach deal

Oakland city workers will strike for a third day Thursday after the City Council was unable to agree on a deal to get them back to work.

Libraries, day care centers, recreation spots and other nonemergency city services will remain closed as employees picket City Hall to push for better pay raises, working conditions and other demands. Police, fire and 911 services remained open and staffed.

The strike started Monday at 7 a.m., with workers picketing through the evening outside a downtown campaign fundraiser by Mayor Libby Schaaf, who has called the strike “unlawful.