Court workers in Alameda County who walked off the job for a one-day strike Wednesday extended the action into a second day Thursday.

At Oakland’s downtown courthouses on Wednesday, records offices were closed and some courtrooms dark as a union strike over contract negotiations reached an impasse and brought court

Alameda County Superior Court operations were being disrupted by striking clerks and other employees Wednesday in a labor action that court officials say threatens public safety.

Hundreds of Alameda County court workers walked off their jobs Wednesday morning, though the presiding judge said the state budget won't allow for salary increases because of state budget cuts.

Alameda County Superior Court is experiencing the second day of a two-day strike of court employees. The union is demanding more pay and adequate training for new employees.