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Direct Comparison of Voting Yes or Voting No on the TA

Thanks to a member of EAA who works at the City Attorney’s office, we are presenting a direct comparison of the consequences of yes and no votes on the Tentative Agreement ratification vote that was mailed on August 10, 2010.  Please download and read the comparison before you return your ballot.

CAO Busy: Letter to EAA, Filing of Impasse, Instructions to Departments

On August 10, 2010, the CAO sent EAA a letter stating the City’s intent to implement a Last, Best, and Final offer on any bargaining unit rejecting the Tentative Agreement, filed a Notice of Impasse with the ERB over lack of progress in Joint Labor-Management Benefits Committee negotiations regarding changes to the health plans, and issued a memorandum encouraging all departments to return members of MOU 21 to the alternate work schedules.

The Latest News and Commentary Regarding the City of Los Angeles

The Daily News criticizes City employees’ compensation and the EAA rejection of the TA, reports on the Controller's list, says that LADOT wastes money, says Council is raising fees too high, and more about our City.

Mou Negotiations and the Furlough Challenge

EAA members can learn about the MOU negotiations that resulted in the Tentative Agreement being mailed for ratification this week.  Find out how court decisions in other jurisdictions, particularly in California, affected the negotiations and learn how your negotiating team managed to significantly reduce your furloughs from 26 days to 10 days, while members of other civilian unions are facing the full 26 days.  Of course, the furloughs only apply to those positions funded by the General Fund.  Also learn about EAA's challenge to the furloughs of FY 09-10.

BECAUSE YOU ASKED – RE: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

EAA answers the questions its members ask about the Tentative Agreement (TA) for a successor MOU.  This article is intended to assist members in their reasoned consideration of the second ratification vote.

UNIONS IN THE NEWS FOR AUGUST

Intimidation, threats, court orders, hostile take-over, mega-negative dollars, and all of a Local’s Shop Stewards resign at once!  Who else could generate all those stories in such a short period?  Innoculation anyone?

Furloughs Suspended for EAA-Represented Employees in MOU 21

The Mayor follows through on the furlough article of the Tentative Agreement ratified by the members of MOU 21.  Details in the full article.

Recent News Reports About Your City

Today, we can all catch up on some recent articles.  Incentives, outsourcing, transparency (?), a new department head, and more are in the news of Los Angeles.

SEIU Lies and Cheats so They Can Steal (EAA’s Dues)

Reports from outraged EAA members and articles from various on-line sources confirm that SEIU is once again invading the privacy of EAA members at home and lying to EAA members at home and at work.  This once again verifies that you can trust nothing that comes from the Purple Plague.  Nor can you trust the shills who would be unable to recognize the truth were it ever to invade their personal spheres.

Recent Labor News from On-Line Sources

Labor and unions are in the news recently, including our long-suffering California state employees who are once again under furlough orders from the Governor.  Other articles discuss whether Jerry Brown is or is not a friend of labor, a protest by Kaiser nurses, Public pensions (including Los Angeles) under attack, and an analysis by the Federal government of the differences between the private and public sectors.