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$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.

Message from Your Union:

3090 Members, Other City Coalition Unions Not Impacted By Layoff Directive

Dear Local 3090 Members,

Despite the Urgent Directive issued by the Mayor on Feb. 4, 2010, that he will eliminate 1,000 positions from the General Fund, Local 3090 and other City Coalition union members will not be affected.

Hundreds Show Up to Speak Against LA City Workers Layoffs

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Feb. 3, LA Times

Local 3090 members joined hundreds of advocates for city services, police officers, firefighters, the arts, senior programs, AIDS services and other municipal programs on Wednesday morning to urge the Los Angeles City Council not to cut 1,000 jobs to balance the budget.

L.A. councilman considers police, firefighter layoffs

(LA Times, 2/2/10)

As the Los Angeles City Council weighed options to address a $208-million shortfall, Councilman Bernard C. Parks on Monday ordered the city's top budget analyst to prepare a plan that could include layoffs of police officers and firefighters.

L.A. considering 500 more layoffs

(LA Times, 1/30/10)

Faced with a shortfall now reaching $208 million, the top budget official at Los Angeles City Hall said Friday that he is preparing a list of 500 jobs to be cut from the payroll -- on top of the 1,000 already threatened with elimination.

Those reductions, if approved by the City Council over the next several weeks, would bring city government personnel cuts to 3,900 this year.

Grim choices for cash-strapped L.A.

(LA Daily News, 1/30/10)

Los Angeles will need to lay off at least 1,000 employees, shut down three departments and make other changes if it is going to survive this year, the city's top analyst said Friday.

Villaraigosa says layoffs not the only budget solution

(LA Times, 1/29/10)

Standing outside his office, the mayor told reporters this afternoon that the city could address much of the financial crisis if public employee unions agreed to reduce their pay -- or let some city services be performed by cheaper, private contractors. Villaraigosa also said that the city could address its spiraling retirement costs if workers agreed to pay more toward their pensions – 9% of their salaries instead of the current 7%.

Plan to cut L.A. jobs would hurt neighborhood councils and art programs, report shows

(LA Times, 1/28/10)

The push to eliminate 1,003 jobs across Los Angeles city government could carve most deeply into neighborhood councils, arts programs and initiatives aimed at reducing ethnic tensions, according to a report obtained by The Times.

Opinion: L.A. city officials need to think twice about layoffs

(LA Times, 1/27/10)

Before Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council proceed with a temporary solution that will throw 1,000 city workers out on the street, they ought to take a deep breath and weigh every possible alternative -- twice and, then, twice again.

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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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Latest Labor News

State budget delays may cost millions

(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

(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

(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

(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

(NY Times, 1/12/10)

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

(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

LA Times (1/12/09)