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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.

Labor and Unions in the News

Results in the Carwash prosecution in Los Angeles, Shop Stewards abandoning SEIU in droves, our local teachers’ union threatens the Los Angeles Times, SEIU supports higher taxes, news of LIUNA, and labor struggle in Baldwin Park.

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.

ILWU Local 13 Needs Your Help

ILWU Local 13 has requested support from EAA and the entire Harbor Labor Coalition in their fight against the replacement of some of their members with non-union workers at the Tesoro Refinery in Wilmington.  We encourage all EAA members and other City employees and residents to help in any way you can.  As ILWU says, "An injury to one is an injury to all."

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.

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.

More Labor News for July

Intimidation tactics (of 80-year old Dolores Huerta) by SEIU reach a new low, a large California union likes marijuana jobs creation, and the Unite Here divorce is settled with a cost to SEIU.

Labor Negotiation News in California for mid-July

Police officers in northern California City are laid off, one State employee union is back at the table, and six State employee unions (out of 12 total unions) have tentative agreements.  Everywhere we look, public employees are under attack.

LABOR NEWS FROM ALL AROUND

Labor either gets some ‘gains’ from Wal-Mart or not, Working in These Times reports the sad statistics regarding unions, and we all can celebrate 75 years of one of labor’s greatest achievements: the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Labor News for the End of June 2010

Revisionist history, largest union representation election in 7 decades, scientists reject the Governator’s offer while doctors, dentists, and operating engineers tentatively accept his offer.