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Oakland Port Workers Plan Strike Monday Night

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Th Port of Oakland (Xan West)

OAKLAND (BCN) Port workers who say they have gone 16 months without a new  contract plan to go on strike Monday and Tuesday in Oakland.

The Service Employees International Union 1021 has announced plans  for a 24-hour strike starting Monday at 9 p.m.

The strike will kick off Monday night at Oakland International  Airport's Terminal 1 at 9 p.m.

On Tuesday, picketers will target both the airport and the port.

The strike comes at a time when port officials are already under  scrutiny.

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Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin announced his  retirement last week following an investigation into alleged improper  expenditures, including public money spent at a strip club in Houston, Texas.

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