Coalition Reaches Agreement with Mayor That Terminates Mandatory Furlough Plan
On August 7, 2008, the Coalition of City Unions reached agreement with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on a plan to avoid mandatory furloughs, saving the City of Los Angeles $23 million while preserving critical City services.
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AFSCME Int’l Convention Delegates Pledge to Take Back White House this November
Building Power for Strong Contracts is Theme
Over 5,000 delegates, alternates and guests gathered this past July 28 through August 1 in San Francisco for AFSCME’s 38th International Convention. The theme was “We Make America Happen.” Delegates set the direction of our union by making decisions on approximately 98 resolutions and six amendments to the constitution.
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AFSCME Local 3299 Service Workers Stand Up for Fair Wages
As the sun rose on the morning of July 14, 8,500 service workers at the University of California’s 10 campus and five medical center systems took up their picket signs to mark the beginning of a statewide walkout.
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Vote to Re-elect Richard Kraus to the L.A. City Deferred Compensation Plan Board
AFSCME Local 2626 member Richard Kraus is running for re-election to the City of Los Angeles Deferred Compensation Board. Please vote for him.
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Victory in Budget Negotiations
Thanks to all of your efforts in speaking out at the City Council budget hearings and your e-mails and faxes, the City heard us!
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Civil Service Board Seeks to Violate Seniority System
Local 3090 has been actively lobbying in City Hall to make sure that the Civil Service Board will not be allowed to suspend the seniority system.
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Union-Endorsed Candidates Advance
Mark Ridley-Thomas for LA County Board of Supervisors, Norma Torres for Assembly District 61 and Carole Lutness for Assembly District 38 were three union-endorsed candidates who won in the June 3 primary and will face opponents in November. We must redouble our efforts to get these labor warriors elected.
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