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Happy Holidays: 2011 Was Turnaround Year for Labor

I want to take this opportunity to wish a very happy holiday season to all our members and their families. There’s no doubt 2011 was a tough year for public sector employees around the country. And we’ve certainly taken our lumps as workers in the City of LA, with budget cuts, furloughs, layoffs and threats of pension reform.

Engineering a jobs program

(LA Times, 1/26/12)

Putting people from low-income neighborhoods to work on L.A. transit projects is worth a try.

Herb Wesson, City Council's new boss

(LA Times, 1/23/12)

The Los Angeles City Council has a new president, Herb Wesson. But does a new president change anything?

15th Council District election results soon to be certified

(Daily Breeze, 1/23/12)

Certifying the results will clear the way to schedule a date for Joe Buscaino to be sworn into office.

AFSCME praises judges decision to block cuts to in-home care

A big win for AFSCME:

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland issued a court order late last week that will continue to block the state of California from implementing a 20 percent across-the-board reduction to in-home support services for the elderly and disabled. The cuts would have affected 372,000 Californians who rely on this program and the services provided by AFSCME members.

Key Villaraigosa aide emerges as possible City Council candidate

(LA Times, 1/19/12)

The union-friendly Matt Szabo is being talked about as a possible representative for Eric Garcetti’s district.

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Jacket and Blanket Drive

Local 3090 is joining District Council 36 to collect gently worn jackets, blankets and sweaters for the homeless. Please drop them off in the large donation boxes that have been placed on each floor of the Council 36 building on Shatto Pl. The drive runs through Jan. 15.

For more information, email Abiola@afscme36.org or Lsoto@afscme36.org.

Click Here to Learn about the Contract

Help Us Stop the Lies

AFSCME has launched a “Stop the Lies” campaign to challenge the attacks against public service workers and the vital public services we provide. Please, watch the video, share it with your family and friends, and add your name to our open letter. It’s time to STOP THE LIES.

Read former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich’s fantastic defense of public workers in his blog, “The Shameful Attack on Public Employees,” click here.

Get the Help You Need: Employee Assistance Program

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Click here to find out more.

Passed Probation Yet

HAVE YOU PASSED
PROBATION YET?
IF SO, WELCOME TO
AFSCME LOCAL 3090!
(AMERICAN FEDERATED STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES)

CALL LOCAL 3090
(213) 487-9887 EXT. 340
TO REQUEST YOUR MEMBERSHIP PACKET

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Save the Date

Next Membership Meeting

When: Saturday, March 3, 2012 @ 10:00 AM

Where: 514 Shatto Pl., 3rd Fl., L.A., CA 90020

... and in April

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 6:30 PM

FREE 2012 Income Tax Preparation and Family Assistance Service

Fri., January 27: Long Beach
Sat., February 25: Carson
Sat., March 17: Los Angeles
Sat., March 24: Los Angeles
Sat., April 14: Long Beach

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DC 36 Membership Meeting

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

514 Shatto Place, Los Angeles

Learn how you can fight back against corrosive legislation this year.

Download the flyer and register your attendance here.

AFCSME 3090 membership meeting calendar for 2012

Saturday March 3, 10 am
Wednesday April 4, 6.30 pm
Wednesday May 2, 6:30 pm
Saturday June 2, 10:00 am
No meeting in July
August 1, 6:30 pm
September 5, 6:30 pm
October 3, 6:30 pm
November 3, 10 am
No meeting in December