The race for Los Angeles City Attorney is heating up! Accusations of illegal contributions and countless lies surround two of the 3 candidates. Here is some information on the men running to be the next Los Angeles City Attorney. Greg Smith Greg Smith is an attorney in private practice who has tried for years to make …
Miguel Santana the City Administrative Officer has released an Update to the Three-Year Plan to Fiscal Sustainability. In this comprehensive report he highlights the challenges faced by the City of Los Angeles, future outlooks, recommendations, and does a brilliant job of painting the economic sustainability of the City of Los Angeles in the grimmest light possible. One would think bankruptcy is inevitable. …
We are proud to endorse Stephen box over incumbent Tom Labonge in the Race for Council District 04. We have made this decision after careful review of Tom Labonge’s record against providing services equally and fairly to all residents. His abuse of Public power, his disregard for legal contracts, his utter contempt for working people …
Politics 101, it’s not who you know but who you…. Hire. Los Angeles Police Department Civilian Detention Officers in the LAPD were represented by SEIU 721, although technically still represented dues paying members they took it upon themselves to seek and pay for outside assistance. With the correct political lobbying, and the ability to locate …
Written by Dan Mariscal Street Services Employee and SEIU 721 Steward. Our City Leadership has done a disservice to the residents and taxpayers of the City of Los Angeles. Their idea of trying to fix the negligence and incompetence of years of fiscal mismanagement, by blaming the City employees, has taken it’s toll. Their solution? …
When you hear about union struggles it normally involves employees against management. What we are hearing these days is internal chaos erupting at EAA Union. First allegations that the Bob Aquino Cash payout was $600,000.00. Quite a large number when you consider the member base isn’t that large. Second reports regarding the reps themselves and …
AFSCME 2626 Librarians’ Guild members and Local 3090 members and friends will gather at 9:30 a.m. near Broad and E Streets in Wilmington. Wear your green AFSCME T-shirt or green shirt. Flyers to generate support for restoring library hours will be given out. If you arrive early enough, you can park near the end of …
Councilman Greig Smith won’t admit his decision will lead to loss of life. So officially it’s called a brownout, What exactly does that mean? Here is the translation the LA City Council deny. A Brownout amounts to the temporary closing of a Fire Station, It directly translates into an increase in response time, in an …
Letter from the President: Layoffs Don’t Make Sense for LA June 1, 2010 By Bob Schoonover SEIU 721 President In January we were facing a $600 million shortfall as projected by the CAO. Here in late May the ever-changing number seems to be about $100 million. The City’s adopted a budget with a bunch of …
The Engineers and Architects Association filed on behalf of 424 named plaintiffs in Los Angeles Superior Court. EAA Claims, they filed grievances and the City denied or ignored them, and failed to arbitrate any of them, violating their contract. They also claim furloughs were not implemented to on other unions, however Coalition employees reopened their …