Articles : Furlough News

Furloughs Suspended for EAA MOU’s 1, 19, and 20

Following through on the City's commitment to EAA in the newly ratified MOU agreements, the Mayor suspended furloughs for all employees in MOU's 1, 19, and 20.  They join the employees in MOU 21 whose furloughs were previously suspended.

The Mayor and Others Praise the EAA MOU Vote - Revised 8-26

Noting that it took courage, commitment, and reasoned analysis, the press, both in print and on-line, joined Mayor Villaraigosa in commending EAA members on their ratification of their new MOU’s.  Revision: 2 additional articles are linked.

City Council Approves MOU 21, CAO Issues P3 Memo

Thanks to approval today by the City Council, all portions of the Tentative Agreement recently ratified by the members of the Technical Rank and File Bargaining Unit are now part of their new MOU 21 and are fully in effect.

In other news, Miguel Santana issued a memorandum dated August 17, 2010 to Mayor Villaraigosa and Council President Garcetti regarding the Budget Gap and how it is affected by the P3 Parking Structure proposal.  Read his memorandum and a short analysis of its potential effect on EAA members.

Public Employee News from Around the Southwest-UPDATE-furloughs for CA state workers

More public employers are discovering the benefits of modified work shift, more public employees are retiring, and many cities are now under investigation for corruption.  Each of these stories has the potential to have an impact on our City.  3:15 PM UPDATE: Today, the California Supreme Court issued a stay on further proceedings in the CA State workers case and the temporary restraing order preventing the furloughs.  This means the Governor can furlough State workers as soon as this Friday.

Members Provide Their Own Analysis of the TA

In addition to the Direct Comparison posted on August 12, 2010, EAA member Dennis Becker e-mailed his take on the Tentative Agreement (TA).  His e-mail is reproduced in the full article.

Government and Unions in the News

In today’s linked articles: a hallowed labor battleground in trouble, Mayor’s staff increases, public pensions attacked and reduced, Governmental agencies try almost everything to balance their books, protesters at the movies, and a study on public vs. private compensation.

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.

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.

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.