El Dorado Hills Taco Bell workers stage work stoppage with union support

Cooks and cashiers at the Taco Bell located at 3967 Park Drive in El Dorado Hills, California staged a planned work stoppage and picket on February 17, 2026, organizers said. The action was publicly supported by the California Fast Food Workers Union, an SEIU-affiliated group, and attorneys from Legal Aid at Work who appeared in public representation of the workers.

The stoppage at 3967 Park Drive was described by organizers as planned rather than spontaneous, with cooks and cashiers walking off their shifts on February 17, 2026 to picket outside the store in El Dorado Hills. The California Fast Food Workers Union, which provided public backing for the action, identified the participating job classifications as cooks and cashiers rather than managerial staff.

Attorneys from Legal Aid at Work were present in a public capacity for the employees at the El Dorado Hills Taco Bell on February 17, 2026, according to organizers. The involvement of Legal Aid at Work was announced alongside the California Fast Food Workers Union’s public support for the work stoppage at 3967 Park Drive, signaling legal representation for the workers involved in the February 17 action.

The February 17, 2026 stoppage at the Taco Bell at 3967 Park Drive is the most recent public action by workers represented publicly by the California Fast Food Workers Union and Legal Aid at Work in El Dorado Hills. Cooks and cashiers who participated in the picket on February 17 left their scheduled duties at the Park Drive location and gathered outside the restaurant as part of the planned stoppage.

As of February 24, 2026, the public record of the event lists the Taco Bell at 3967 Park Drive in El Dorado Hills, the participating roles of cooks and cashiers, the February 17, 2026 date of the stoppage, the California Fast Food Workers Union’s SEIU affiliation, and the involvement of attorneys from Legal Aid at Work as the core facts surrounding the work stoppage and picket.