Welcome to the Frontpage

Fight Back for City Services We Deserve

Mer. 3, 2010

As we informed you in a recent email message, the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions, which Local 3090 is part of, is taking a multi-pronged approach to fighting back against the massive layoffs proposed by the City Council and the Mayor.

City union workers protest at Villaraigosa's pre-Oscars bash

(LA Times, 3/4/10)

Upset about a proposal to lay off thousands of Los Angeles city workers, labor unions held a “mock red carpet" protest outside Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s official residence Thursday night as he hosted a pre-Oscars party for nominees.

L.A. mayor finalizes first list of city job cuts

(LA Times, 3/4/10)

Pink slips will soon be on their way to Los Angeles city workers now that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his general managers have finalized the first list of 542 positions slated for elimination. Officials said they expect to finalize the remaining positions on the 1,000 job cut list within the next few days.

City Job Cuts Will Be Difficult To Implement

(LA Weekly, 3/4/10)

As Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's chief of staff ordered department heads to move forward with 542 of as many as 4,000 proposed layoffs, a personnel manager said she didn't think it would be possible to lose thousands of city workers by July 1, when the new fiscal year kicks in. Another roadblock to layoffs is the Coalition of L.A. City Unions, which has a deal in place protecting many jobs through next fiscal year. Of the 542 slated to go soon, 121 would come from Department of Recreation and Parks, 100 would come from libraries, and 100 would come from street services, including 48 tree trimmers.

“Save The Library” Campaign Organizes Against Proposed Cuts

(KPFK Radio, 3/3/10)

The Los Angeles Public Library argues that cuts and layoffs to its branch and indeed to the system citywide would be extremely detrimental. At a time when the economy is not improving for most people, the institution of city libraries has been beneficial to ever increasing patrons in multiple areas from providing free internet access to assistance programs for job seekers. In order to raise public awareness and support against the impending cuts, the Librarians Guild has organized a “Save the Library” campaign.

L.A. council agrees to give up some special funds

(LA Times, 2/25/10)

The Los Angeles City Council voted Thursday to give up $12 million that would normally pay for pet projects in their districts and instead use it to replenish the city’s emergency reserve. The city's credit rating has been downgraded in recent days in part because officials plan to tap that reserve to counter the city's $212-million budget shortfall.

Council looks into keeping city workers

(LA Daily News, 2/24/10)

Moved by teary testimony from city workers fearing job losses, the City Council Wednesday asked staff to look into cutting the value of all city contracts by 10 percent and consider whether city workers could do some of that work. "It's time for us to lay off private contractors and keep our city workers," Councilwoman Janice Hahn said on another day of emotional testimony about the prospect of laying off 4,000 workers over the next 18 months.

Angry City Workers Give Council an Earful

(NBC LA, 2/24/10)

What’s at stake if Los Angeles goes ahead with plans to lay off 4000 city workers? If you ask the workers whose jobs may be on the line, the answer is a whole lot. A number of city workers had the chance on Wednesday to go before the City Council and tell members what services will be hurt with the loss of jobs.

Mayor Villaraigosa calls for pay cuts for all city workers

(LA Times, 2/20/10)

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called on all city employees to take pay cuts, including police officers and firefighters, saying that it would be the only substantive way to alleviate the need to slash 4,000 city jobs.

L.A.'s financial rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's

(LA Times, 2/23/10)

The last of the nation’s top financial credit agencies took action Tuesday to downgrade Los Angeles’ credit rating, which will almost assuredly increase the city’s cost for borrowing money… Though Standard & Poor’s acknowledged that the city had taken steps to close its budget gap -- including last week's authorization to eliminate 4,000 city workers to save as much as $300 million next fiscal year. But analysts continue to be concerned about the city’s structural deficit.

Your Voice Needed to Save City Services, City Jobs!

Get Involved, Fill Out Survey, Attend Key Hearing and Rallies This Week

Feb. 22, 2010 - Local 3090, together with the Coalition of Unions, is taking a multi-pronged approach to fighting back against the massive number of layoffs proposed by the City Council and the Mayor. We are implementing legal strategies, launching an educational program to inform our friends and neighbors of the impact of these cuts, and calling all members to turn out for key public rallies.

Help Unions Help Haiti

haiti

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.

Click here to find out more on the Employee Free Choice Act

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

Latest Trash Talking

Happy New Year to Everyone!

Members Menu

Save the Date

Attention:
The March membership meeting will be: Saturday, Mar. 6, 2010 – 10 am at the Local 3090 office.

Latest Labor News

The State Worker: Schwarzenegger's move on furlough cases stuns unions

(Sacramento Bee, 3/4/10)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's request Tuesday for the California Supreme Court to take over seven key furlough lawsuits caught state employee unions off guard.

Solis hints of recess appointment for labor board

(AP. 3/3/10)

The Obama administration is hinting at a possible recess appointment for a controversial nominee to the National Labor Relations Board. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told AFL-CIO officials at their annual meeting Wednesday there will soon be positive news on the long-stalled nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker.

Unions Plan Protests Against Big Banks

(NY Times, 3/3/10)

In an action it hopes would create jobs and increase economic fairness, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. announced on Wednesday that it will sponsor two “Weeks of Action” against the nation’s major banks, using the slogan, “Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay.”

Schwarzenegger, Whitman back away from ballot measure to cut pension costs

(LA Daily News, 2/24/10)

Despite their full-throated support for cutting public employee pension costs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the leading GOP candidate to replace him, Meg Whitman, have backed away from supporting a ballot measure that would do just that.

The Unemployed Now Have Their Own Union, and It's Catching on Quickly

(Labor Talk, 2/24/10)

It's been only a month that a union for the unemployed has come into existence through an ingenious grassroots organizing campaign. In case you haven't heard about it, the union's name is "UR Union of the Unemployed" or its nickname, "UCubed," because of its unique method of organizing…