Tag Archives: city unions

Real L.A. News from the Virtual World: Union Concessions, Antonio’s Ethics, DWP Foot-dragging

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Tough Call for City Workers: Pay a Little Now to Get a Lot Later Today is the final day for most of the city’s civilian work force, members of the City Coalition of Unions, to decide whether to pay 4 … Continue reading →

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LA in Crisis: Do They Have a Clue? Do You?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

Ten weeks into the new fiscal year, the LA City Council has spent the last five days — putting it $5 million in the red — trying to preserve its sweetened early retirement deal for city workers. After two days … Continue reading →

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Is This What They Mean By Shared Sacrifice?

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

I’m not too worried about the sweetheart deal our city fathers and mothers have cut with our city workers — it will blow up in their faces long before the paper it’s written on yellows if not before the ink … Continue reading →

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