Richard Kraus for LA City Deferred Compensation Board
AFSCME Local 2626 member Richard Kraus announced his bid for relection to the City of Los Angeles Deferred Compensation Board. Mail ballots were sent to Deferred Compensation particpants at the end of May
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Protect City Workers' Privacy
Write Controller Laura Chick Today Asking Her to Protect Your Identity
Last week the Daily News ran a series of articles blaming city workers for Los Angeles' current budget crisis. As part of those articles, the newspaper posted city workers' salaries, departments and classification online, exposing some of the union's most vulnerable members. Many City workers have legitimate reasons for identity protection, particularly victims of domestic violence, and need to be able to expect a level of privacy. Please write Laura Chick’s office to protest.
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Good News on City Budget, But More Work Needed to Protect Members’ Jobs
The City Council approved a budget on Monday, May 19, which would restore funding for a number of popular services. However, hundreds of jobs are still on the chopping block and mandatory furloughs are still in play. The union continues to fight.
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3090 Testifies Before City Budget Committee on Need to Maintain Staffing
In our ongoing effort to support maintaining quality city services, members of the Coalition of LA City Unions have been participating in the city’s budget deliberations.
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Local Wins Temporary Reprieve on Mandatory Furloughs
In reaction to the looming budget crisis the city is facing, City officials are considering drastic solutions like suspending seniority and imposing mandatory furloughs. Your union representatives are fighting this every step of the way.
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LA Coalition Update: City Attacks Workers' Rights on Furloughs
With a looming $400-million deficit, City workers are fighting for long-term solutions to protect services, while politicians are taking a short view, threatening furloughs and layoffs.
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Message From 3090 President Alice Goff on the Mayor’s Proposed Budget
This past Monday, April 21, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released his proposed 2008-09 budget. He is calling for job cuts and increasing fees. Let’s keep in mind this is a proposal, this is not the final budget.
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City Workers Propose Cost Saving Measures for City
AFSCME 3090 President Alice Goff and District Council 36 Executive Director Cheryl Parisi joined other city union leaders and rank and file members from the Coalition of LA City Unions for a press conference on the steps of City Hall on April 28 to announce potential cost savings and revenue generating mechanisms that would help Los Angeles solve its estimated $400 million budget deficit without cutting city services or jobs.
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LA Coalition Working to Protect Services, Avert Layoffs
In response to the Mayor’s proposed budget he released last Monday, the Coalition of LA City Unions is working to protect city workers and maintain support for the services you provide. As the budget begins to move through City Council, the Coalition and its members will be present and vocal every step of the way.
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L.A. City Workers Take Initiative in Attacking Budget Problem
Workers represented by unions affiliated with the Coalition of L.A. City Unions are committed to being part of the solution in the midst of budget difficulty. Representatives of the Coalition have been meeting regularly with the City Administrative Office to exchange ideas on addressing the budget gap. We need your ideas.
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Don’t Believe the Contract Rumors
• Retroactive Money to be Paid Before End of Fiscal Year
As you have probably been hearing in the news, the City of Los Angeles is facing a major budget crisis, and will likely have trouble meeting its financial responsibilities in the coming year. Because the figures are not yet in on how large the final deficit will be, many Local 3090 members are understandably anxious and uncertain.
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Vote for Homer Post for LACERS Trustee
 President of AFSCME Local 901 and vice president of District Council 36, Homer Post is running for the board of the Los Angeles City Employment Retirement System (LACERS).
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AFSCME 3090 Holds Special Saturday Membership Meeting with Successful Turnout
 About 60 AFSCME 3090 members attended a special Saturday membership meeting on Feb. 9 to get involved their union.
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Airport Guides Win Half-Time Status and Benefits After Joining AFSCME 3090
After months of negotiations, Airport management has agreed to AFSCME’s proposal that all Airport Guide positions should be, from their first day of employment half time positions with full benefits.
For VSR/VIR program this means that employees will no longer need to wait two years before being eligible for benefits. For the Ambassador program, it means employees will no longer be denied health and retirement benefits.
This means all current employees will be given the option of increasing their work hours to 20, becoming LASER Certified and eligible for benefits, or if they choose, remain as an intermittent employee working less than 20 hours.
The guides are mostly stationed in the terminals greet visitors from around the world, helping them to find their way in the Airport. They are many visitors first contact with a city employee. After a successful organizing drive, the Airport Guides voted to join AFSCME Local 3090 in 2007.
AFSCME 3090 Member and Pomona Mayor Norma Torres Runs for Assembly
 Torres Credits Union for Helping to Develop Leadership Skills
Norma Torres first became an activist after a 12-year-old girl died while holding for her because there were too few bilingual 911 operators.
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Los Angeles Voters Approve Prop. S by a Two to One Margin
Congratulations AFSCME 3090 Members!
About 66% of voters approved Prop. S to support funding for vital city services and jobs. As the state faces enormous shortfalls, working families voted in favor of the city telephone tax and hold on to a vital source of revenue for Los Angeles. Congratulations, 3090 Members, for doing your part!
AFSCME 3090 Members Will See Raises in January
AFSCME 3090 members will see their initial raises reflected in their paychecks beginning January 16.
By Jan. 30, you will see the full 4% raise reflected in your paychecks.
Retroactive raises will be coming about 8-10 weeks after you receive your raises.
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In 2007, the Coalition of City Unions made history by sticking together to win the best possible contract for our members!
Governor Warns of Painful Cuts in Services
Calling on California to face its "budget demons," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned in his annual State of the State speech on Tuesday that painful cuts are ahead this year, and he proposed going to voters to seek a spending cap on future budgets.
Healthcare Costs Topped $2 Trillion in 2006
The nation's healthcare bill climbed above $2 trillion in 2006, averaging a record $7,026 per person, according to a government report released today. The report is likely to intensify the presidential campaign debate over curbing costs and covering the nation's 47 million uninsured.
AFL-CIO Honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
The AFL-CIO will hold its 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance on Jan. 17–21 in Memphis, Tenn., to mark the 40th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers' strike. This strike involved hundreds of men who dared to take a stand for dignity and respect on the job by seeking a voice at work with AFSCME. The strike also marked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign. He was assassinated in Memphis in 1968 while supporting these striking workers.
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AFSCME 3090 Trustee Vas Singh Helps Organize India Independence Day Celebration
Vas Singh, treasurer of the India Association of Los Angeles, helped organize the celebration of the 60th anniversary of India Independence Day on Aug. 28 at Pierce College. Thousands turned out to the event, which featured entertainment from local performers as well as a variety of booths.
Congratulations to Local 3090 Executive Board Member Tatia Wade!
Tatia graduated on Sunday Feb 11, 2007 from the African American Union Leadership School at the UCLA Labor Center. See the pics>>
Pressure
from Unions, Community Groups Force Wal-Mart to Expand
Health Benefits
 Thanks
to a multi-year union campaign to shame Wal-Mart
for its abysmal record of providing healthcare for
its employees, Wal-Mart recently announced that it
would be expanding access to health benefits.
AFL-CIO
Campaigns for Health Insurance
Just as the AFL-CIO is leading a nation-wide campaign to
win higher wages and more health care benefits for workers,
anti-union groups go on the attack with a multimillion-dollar
campaign.
 AFL-CIO
Helps Members Buy Homes
The best way for working families to build wealth is a challenge
that is harder than ever. Home ownership is slipping out
of grasp for more and more Americans whose incomes are rising
at a far slower pace than soaring home prices. But the AFL-CIO's
HIT HOME Program is helping union members accomplish that
goal.
 AFSCME
Member Brenda Hayes Writes Book for Parents, Teens
What started out as words of advice for her college-bound
daughter became the start of a new book for teens and their
parents by Brenda Hayes, an AFSCME member and Police Service
Rep. at the Hollenbeck Station.
New
AFSCME 3090 Business Rep Offers Advice for Members
The best advice AFSCME 3090 Business Rep Christa
Indriolo has for members: “know your rights.”
 President’s
Report on AFL-CIO Convention
and what it means for the future
of labor and our local.
Pomona City
Councilwoman Norma Torres
AFSCME member, Activist and Rising Star was Re-elected Nov.
2
 Local
3090 Opens College Fund for Guadalupe Arevalos’ Children
Thanks to all those who have helped contribute more
than $8,700 to help the children of a slain 3090 member. Now
the Local's established a new college fund for them.
Local 3090 Celebrates
25 Years!
The union honored its quarter-century of history of progress
for city employees.
 Something
You Should Know!
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, here's a short history
of AFSCME 3090's union activism.
 Nine
easy ideas for parents to start saving
That harmless morning latte on the way to work can add up
to a tidy $60 a month, or $720 a year, or $7,200 in ten years
– a nice chunk of savings.
March for Women's Lives
Members of Local 3090 joined over 1 million
demonstrators for the historic March for Women's Lives
in Washington, D.C. on April 25 in opposition to Bush
administration policies on women's health issues. |
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