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Hearing Officer Issues Report in UERP Regarding Furloughs

In a report dated July 1, 2010, hearing officer David W. Stiteler recommended that UERP Claim No. 1768 be denied and dismissed.  EAA and its legal counsel believe this recommendation fails to make either legal or factual sense based on the evidence presented.  The next step is for the Employee Relations Board to rule on the recommendation.  The issue can then be filed in Superior Court.  The full report and recommendation is linked in this article for your information.

City Issues Revised Furlough Plan - -Again

The City has once again revised their furlough guidelines and issued a new memorandum to the heads of all City departments.  Each department must once again submit a revised furlough plan.

Late Breaking City News for July 1

Layoff developments, still another audit of City finances, and another department head departs are in the news of our City.

News in Los Angeles for Mid-Week

In a summary of news links for the last few days, you can read of pink slips, the City Treasurer, Fitch ratings for L. A., and our Mayor.

MOU NEGOTIATIONS   UPDATE JUNE 24, 2010

EAA and the CAO held two successor MOU bargaining sessions this week.  More details in the article.

‘Ticketgate’, AEG, Jails, LACERS, Libraries Make News in LA

In today’s linking of news stories from the past few days, we learn more about gifts to public officials, partial repayment of public expenses, a plan to keep libraries open, and much more.

CAO Issues Revised Furlough Plan Guidelines for FY 2010-11

In an inter-departmental memorandum dated June 22, 2010, the CAO issued “FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 PROPOSED FURLOUGH PLANS”.  This is a revision to the May 27, 2010 furlough plan memorandum linked on this website.

EAA Contract Negotiations Update June 17, 2010

This is an update on the status of EAA's MOU negotiations.  EAA members, please read this article carefully for the latest accurate information.

278 LA City Workers to Receive Layoff Notices Wednesday

According to 89.3 KPCC, these layoff notices will be handed to 254 employees who belong to the Coalition of City Unions (COCU), while the remaining 24 are with non-COCU unions or are unrepresented.  Read the entire article for more detail.

EAA Monthly Bulletins Updated July 16, 2010

EAA publishes bulletins periodically for distribution of hard copies to our members by your elected representatives and staff.  In addition, the latest bulletin is available for EAA members at membership meetings.  To make these bulletins more widely accessible to the membership, we have added a topic 'EAA Bulletins' where you can read the most current and recent past bulletins.