Articles : City Retirement & ERIP

Greuel’s Audit Makes the News

In the ongoing effort to identify new revenue sources, The City Controller joined the Mayor in asking the Council members to relinquish their discretionary funds.  We link several of these sources, each with its own tidbits of information.

Memorandum from the Mayor to All Heads of City Departments

EAA has obtained a copy of the Memorandum from the Mayor to All Heads of City Departments dated February 4, 2010 regarding specific steps he proposes to take to mitigate the current financial crisis.  We are providing a link to the letter as a service all EAA members.

Budget, ERIP, Layoffs, and Dithering in the News

Our City Council and the ongoing battle to delay, save money, raise taxes, layoff or not layoff, reward campaign contributors or not, and more continues to dominate the local news sources. 

Bankruptcy LA: Yes or No

Speeding  Consolidation of Departments, More Denver Boots, More Outside Contractors, Open the Employee MOU’s, Massive Layoffs, and other proposals and comments on the financial crisis.

P3 Parking Debacle and Split the Workers with Two-Tier Pensions

The mayor's proposal to follow Chicago down the P3 road draws fire from Jack Humphreville of CityWatch and the Los Angeles Times advocates a two-tier pension system for City workers.  Neither proposal is good for City employees.

Los Angeles Times: ERIP News and SEIU Defeat

"L.A. city retirements threaten a deep and lasting legacy" and "Upstart union wins a plurality in Sonoma County hospital vote" are the titles of two union-related articles that are well worth your time.

EAA Legal Counsel Files UERP on the ERIP

EAA legal counsel, Laurence Zakson, filed an Unfair Employee Relations Pracetice (UERP)

The E-Ripoff Beat Goes On and On and On

The following postings were obtained from various local sources including lacityworkers.com.  The postings are no longer linkable, but the summary remains for historical perspective.

Los Angeles in the News for the Week Ending October 23 Updated October 27

Approval of the ERIP and a salary cut for and by the COCU is the news of most interest to City employees. Other articles of interest are also linked in this post.

On-Line Sources Criticize ERIP Balloting, Mayor, and City Council

Election fraud and mistakes or misdeeds by Council and the Mayor are the subjects in articles from on-line sources. These sources include the mainstream media, localized media, bloggers, and email chains. Between these varied sources, we can ascertain some of the thoughts of our co-workers and the citizens in the City we serve.