San Francisco Court Clerks STRIKE

San Francisco Superior Court clerks are walking the picket lines Tuesday, October 14, 2014, saying they are on strike because court officials have refused to offer them a raise. Court operations are expected to be affected, but to what extent is not immediately clear. Union officials said they expected the clerks’ offices to be closed and court hearings to be cancelled. Picket lines were set up at 6:30 a.m. at three court locations in the city, said Steve Stallone, a spokesman for Service Employees International Union Local 1021. Last month, more than 90 percent of clerks who cast ballots voted to authorize the strike.  The daylong strike at the Hall of Justice, the Civic Center Courthouse and the Youth Guidance Center comes a day after state court offices were closed for Columbus Day.

Click on the link below to see the complete article from Henry K. Lee,  a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee

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