SEIU Local 721
Negotiator for SEIU Local 721, which is a member of the Coalition of LA City Unions
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Julie Butcher
Guest
FROM Julie Butcher
Which Way, L.A.?
LA City Unions Vote on the Mayor's Labor Deal LA Mayor Villaraigosa has been telling the anti-labor Governor of Wisconsin that "collective bargaining works." He gave 19,000 city workers a choice between a four percent pay cut to finance health benefits when they retire as opposed to seven weeks of furloughs that would cost them even more. Today, the vote was announced, and more than 6,000 of the 19,000 said, " no deal ."
Which Way, L.A.?
LA Tries an Anti-Wisconsin Approach to Unions This Friday, some 19,000 Los Angeles workers will vote to accept or reject what Mayor Villaraigosa calls "a watershed moment" in city history. A coalition of six union leaders agreed last week to increase their members' contributions to pension funds and to establish retiree healthcare contributions for the first time. The Mayor said that would save the jobs of 600 workers and spare the entire workforce from furloughs.
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