Let Us Vote! An Open Letter to L.A. Professionals
Dozens of L.A. city employees have signed a letter to our colleagues urging a swift and open vote about our union representation, so we can all have a say about our future.
Read the full letter now or download it in two files: Let Us Vote! and Open Letter to L.A. City Professionals
Share Article You're Invited: Nov. 20 Seminar about the Economic Crisis
We all have questions about what's happening to the economy, and what it means for our future.
SEIU 721 is hosting a dinner seminar on Thursday, Nov. 20 for LA City and County employees covered by LACERA, LACERS, CalPERS or Water and Power. Join us to hear from economic experts and representatives of the retirement systems and deferred-comp plans that handle your money. Download a flyer.
It's Official: 7,500 L.A. City Employees Ready to Leave EAA and Join SEIU
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City Hall, Oct. 30: The last remaining group of L.A. City employees took a major step to change their union representation today by filing an official petition with the City to leave EAA and join SEIU.
"We want a change," Yvette Bentley, Management Analyst, told the crowd gathered outside City Hall. "In just a short while, we have made great strides. I can't wait to have a chance to vote, and vote SEIU."
Why Is EAA Fighting Measure R?
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EAA is spending tens of thousands of members’ dues dollars on a radio ad opposing Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase to raise funds to invest in Los Angeles’ transportation system.
"I don't understand what EAA has against expanding transit choices, reducing congestion and pollution, reducing greenhouse gases, creating more jobs and expanding opportunities for us," said Amber Meshack, Sr. Analyst, Neighborhood Empowerment. "This proves to me again that EAA does not have a strategy to help L.A. city employees."
We're Almost There: Five Units Representing 5,000 LA City Professionals Officially Choose SEIU
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City Hall, Oct. 22: Less than two weeks after three groups of L.A. City employees filed official petitions with the City to leave EAA and join SEIU, two additional groups representing more than 2,000 L.A. City employees followed suit today. That means nearly 5,000 auditors, accountants, analysts, and engineers have taken a major step to change their union representation. And it leaves a single remaining employee group—2,600 in MOU 1—at risk of getting left behind in EAA.
"Change is on its way," said Julius Obembe, Management Analyst. "Five of six MOUs are all voting to decertify EAA. For those of us in MOU 1, our time will come, and it will come soon."