AFSCME District Council 88, which falls under Council 13, represents a majority of county workers in Bucks, District Council 88 director Tom Tosti said. The county government is Bucks County's third-largest employer, with about 2,300 employees. The county did not comment publicly on contract negotiations with the union.

Union workers supplying the public with a variety of services from 911 to children and youth services to mental health programs to drug and alcohol support walked the picket line Friday, Set. 20, 204,

Hundreds of government workers in Bucks County are going on strike Friday, including those working at the county's 911 center, Children and Youth Services and parts of its IT team.