As the race for LA City Attorney gets tighter some insiders are upset over the ad released by the Greg Smith camp. In the ad police officers along with a Los Angeles City Fire Fighter briefly tell their story about how Greg Smith fought for them. Greg Smith is an award-winning attorney in private practice who has fought illegal employment and discrimination cases …
The Los Angeles Police Protective League’s Board of Directors has authorized litigation on the Two-Percent Retiree health subsidy fearing the city would strip control over the retiree health subsidy increases from the Fire and Police Pension Board who historically has set the rate of the subsidy. This comes less then six months after the LA City …
Somewhere in the budget process a line was drawn between sworn and civilian and it hurts employees on both sides. Service Employees International Union has decided to not only back the Measure L library campaign but it ‘s work-site organizers accuse the LAPPL of opposing the measure because “it will only help the police department”. …
ERIP, Budget, Pensions and reality. Where are we now after the Coalition of City Unions promised ERIP Savior, Budget Outlook, Pension costs and comparisons, our reality we must accept and planning for the future. MYTH: ERIP, it was suppose to save jobs and protected us from furloughs and layoffs. FACT: It was a poorly written …