| Message from President Alice Goff |
$400 Million in Uncollected Taxes is Good Place for City to Start Looking for Savings
Feb. 5, 2010 Let’s be clear, our union as part of the Coalition for L.A. City Unions has done more than its fair share of sacrifice in this continuing budget crisis the City of Los Angeles faces. At this time, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana along with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other City officials seek to eliminate more than 1,500 city jobs to help close a $208 million budget gap. |
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Unions across the country are mobilizing volunteers and donation efforts to help survivors in Haiti. AFSCME 3090 is providing the following information for members who would like to take part in the relief efforts.
Labor is working to send union nurses from National Nurses United to Haiti to provide urgent medical care. Nine local doctors and nurses are already on their way, and more than 11,000 nurses nationally have signed up. However, the cost of getting these vital professionals to Haiti is a barrier. You can visit www.sendanurse.org to donate.
Click here for a list of other organizations that
the AFL-CIO is working with to aid Haiti.
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| State budget delays may cost millions |
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(Oakland Tribune, 2/1/10) Nearly a month after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called an emergency legislative session to begin tackling some $8.9 billion in budget fixes, the clock for lawmakers would seem to be ticking louder every day. |
| California online job vacancy ads grow |
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(Sacramento Bee, 2/1/10) Job vacancies advertised online in California spiked 17 percent to 461,800 in January compared with December. |
| Senate Breaks Blockade on Labor Solicitor Nominee |
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(AFL-CIO Now blog, 2/1/10) The Senate voted to end debate on the nomination of M. Patricia Smith, clearing her way for confirmation as solicitor of labor and breaking the stranglehold Republicans had put on her to be the nation’s top labor lawyer. |
| Labor Leaders Object to 'Cadillac Tax' for Healthcare |
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(LA Times, 1/12/10) Underscoring a rift in the Democratic political coalition, national labor leaders met with President Obama on Monday and raised objections to a proposed tax that they said would harm union members and cause a backlash in the November midterm election. |
| President Signals Flexibility on Health Plan Tax |
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President Obama told union leaders at a private White House meeting on Monday that he remained committed to taxing high-cost insurance policies as a way to drive down health costs. But he also signaled that he was willing to amend the proposal to “make this work for working families,” a senior administration official said. |
| Healthcare Overhaul Could Save Money and Boost Jobs, Researchers Say |
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(LA Times, 1/8/10) In a report released Jan. 8, Harvard and USC economists say national healthcare legislation in Congress could slow the growth of medical costs, allowing employers to create 250,000 to 400,000 new jobs a year over the next decade. |
| Labor leaders object to 'Cadillac tax' for healthcare |
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Labor leaders object to 'Cadillac tax' for healthcare LA Times (1/12/09) |

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