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LACERS on Schedule for 2400 ERIP Retirements by June 30, 2010

April 21, 2010 - ERIP is on schedule to meet its goal of 2,400 employees.  This information confirms that there are sufficient vacant positions due to the ERIP that the number of positions mentioned as being eliminated in the 2010-2011 budget may include this number of vacancies.

Organizational Chart Is Now Available

A new organizational chart is now availalble under the "About EAA" drop-down or on the "Benefits and Resources" page. 

Union News Update for the End of the Month

The big news this week is the continuing celebration of Cesar Chavez’s birthday (today).  We also link interesting and informative news about unions in general.  Many of our issues also occur with other unions and other employers.  EAA believes its members benefit from reading of the experiences of others.

Labor Unions in the News

These links open a window on the struggles of workers around the nation, reminding us once again that union members everywhere are in similar fights.  We all need to support other union workers whenever and wherever we find them.  Union solidarity – a necessity these days.  Stories include retaliation by an emloyer against union members, a union that helped a company by accepting give-backs and then was betrayed by the company, and union staffers harassing and intimidating their own members.

Union News Beyond Los Angeles

The United States House of Representatives reports on ACORN, there's a new logo about, more action, and a red revolt!

Unions in the News at mid-month

We report the news that we have found this week about unions, but seem to have only found negative news items for SEIU with positives for other unions.   We will continue to publish these for the benefit of all City employees, since we are certain SEIU does not publicize these facts.

SEIU CONTINUES IN THE BAD NEWS DURING 2010

Both Sternburger With Fries and Beyond Chron take SEIU to task for their anti-employee antics.

Leaving SEIU and Joining NUHW

"Leaving SEIU and Joining NUHW" is an open letter by Paul Krehbiel to SEIU members and staff and is found on several websites including that of our brothers and sisters at NUHW.

How to file a grievance

This article gives you detailed instructions on how to file and it includes both the Grievance Initiation form and the Grievance Appeal form.

Grievances Overview

Introduction to the grievance process and what it can and cannot do.