AFSCME 3090

This Labor Day, Our Struggle Continues

This Labor Day Local 3090 members, along with working people in general, are facing serious challenges. Not only are we fighting back against layoffs and furloughs, recently City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana tried to circumvent the process and force health care cost increases on us. For many years, the Joint Labor-Management Benefits Committee has been the body through which the unions and management have worked cooperatively to construct the health care plans and keep premiums affordable. This method has been beneficial to the workers and also to the City.

Fighting Back to Save Our City

July/Aug. 2010

I don’t need to tell you these are drastic times. The mayor and city council have undertaken a short-sighted and ruinous approach to the city’s deficit crisis. Because they have initiated layoffs and furloughs, city services are being cut without an eye to the long term damage to this city. For instance, the recreation centers at our parks are closed or seeing reduced hours during the summer, at the very time when our children most need those services. Parks have always been safe havens for our city’s youth - places where they can engage in constructive activities.

Laying Off its Workers is Bad for the City

As I noted in an L.A. Times op-ed last month that I co-authored with SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover, “There is no more important thing for our city to do right now than to keep its people, and the city, working. Laying off workers is bad for our neighborhoods, bad for local businesses and bad for the fragile housing market. And there is an alternative.”

Don’t Believe the Rumors about Secret Backroom Deals

May 14, 2010

No, Local 3090, nor any other union that is part of the Coalition of L.A. City Unions, is having secret meetings in smoke-filled back rooms where shady characters are agreeing to member furloughs or layoffs.

City Union Coalition Releases ‘Strong Budget for LA’

Apr. 21, 2010

LA City Workers, Community Advocates, and Budget Experts Come Together on Plan to Close $432 Million Budget Gap

In anticipation of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s expected announcement of additional layoffs to balance the budget, Local 3090 joined the Coalition of LA City Unions and other community allies last week to put together a comprehensive package of solutions to close a $432 million budget gap without layoffs, protecting municipal services in city parks, libraries, neighborhoods, and public safety. Full details are at www.keepLAstrong.com.

Thank You Local 3090 Members! Together We Made Health Care Reform a Reality

Mer. 24, 2010

We did it! When the House passed the health care bill on March 21, it was a historic moment for this country, and one that Labor has been working towards for decades.

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.

$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.

Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

Holiday Greetings!

On behalf of the AFSCME Local 3090 officers and staff, I want to wish all our members and their families a safe, healthy and joyous holiday season! We will return in January with new news and updates on all our current issues. Best of luck to all our friends and extended labor family in the New Year!

- Alice Goff, President of Local 3090

We Stand Together