Wednesday
Dec162009

LA City Engineers and Professionals Begin Day 1 of Contract Negotiations

December 16, 2009—Just three weeks after officially becoming members of SEIU Local 721, City of Los Angeles professionals and engineers on Tuesday presented their initial bargaining proposals to the City and demanded a comprehensive budget overview from the City.

Core principles of the proposals include:

▪ An immediate end to furloughs
▪ No layoffs, cuts, takeaways or steps backward
▪ Ensuring public work is done by public workers
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MOU 8 bargaining team members, from left: Terry Keating, Chad Doi, Nady Maechling, Bryan Low, Patricia Huck, Azar Nejad, John Hawkins, Eric Maya. Not pictured: Kris Flaig.

 

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"We had a very short time to get things accomplished and everyone worked together well," said Stacee Karnya, a chemist in the Environmental Monitoring Division, Public Works (MOU 8) who participated in preparations as a member of the Contract Action Team. "Having been present at the meetings and seeing everything develop, I know we have a good group of people to represent us."


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MOU 17 bargaining team members, from left: Sami Wassef, Steve Kehrmeyer, Fred Burnett, Karin Christie, Carlos Rios, Guillermo Martinez, Michael Hunt, Farsheed Farhang, Gus Malkoun.

Contract negotiation sessions with the City will occur on an ongoing basis.

What's next:

Tuesday, December 22--Hyperion, bargaining presentation by EMD scientists
Tuesday, December 29--Crime Lab, bargaining presentation by criminalists



LA City professionals: Ready to help win a strong contract?
Here's how to get involved:

  • Attend an upcoming meeting at your worksite
  • Sign a SEIU membership card
  • Join the Contract Action Team or volunteer to be an union steward
  • Questions? For more information, visit seiu721.org, email lacityprofessionals@seiu721.org, or call 1-877-721-4YOU.
Posted on DateWednesday, December 16, 2009 at 04:14PM

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