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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC UNIT MOU 08 & 17 new contract

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Nady Maechling and Micahel Hunt

Nady Maechling and Michael Hunt

In PDF Format. Below is the New entire contract covering BOTH MOU’s 08 & 17.

 

 

This contract was forced upon the membership of SEIU 721 under threat of impasse, which was not accurately depicted nor supported by the entire bargaining team.

Members were given the chance to fight for a better deal, or take the existing contract and they were allowed to vote upon such contract under the condition a NO vote would require Active participation and work from the members if they were to achieve a better contract.

Members Spoke and ratified the contract below.

Nady Maechling and Michael Hunt both did not actively support this contract and were very open and honest with the membership about their options.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGS NO.08 & 17 REGARDING

THE 

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC UNIT MOU 08
&

SUPERVISORY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC UNIT MOU 17

 

MOU_8

MOU_17

LA City Attorneys Reject CAO’s Contract Proposal & SEIU Interference

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LACAA Vote Count Redux

On July 25th at 5:00 pm the Board of the LACAA  met Downtown in the Police Administration Building to hold one final vote count on the latest proposal by the City Administrative Officer regarding furloughs, retiree health care vesting, and although not on the ballot rejecting the interference of Julie Butcher Former SEIU 721 LA/OC Cities Director, Jule Bishop, and Juliann Anderson. I was happy to attend as a neutral observer broadcasting the event live.

Many Attorney’s were put off by the tactics and misinformation  spread by the two who started making wild claims in a desperate attempt at persuading their colleagues to vote in favor of major concessions.

Oscar Winslow  LACAA President

In the first election on the contract givebacks the board seemed to take a position that the cuts faced by the attorneys they represent were severe, and far from the best interest of the members as a whole so the board voted against ratification to it’s members so they may  vote to Reject the deal.

Although the Board fulfilled it’s duties the second time around meeting, and bargaining with the CAO, the sentiment was clear this was  still a bad deal for City Attorney’s but this time no campaigning to secure a NO vote just the simple lack of endorsement was all that was needed by members of the LACAA to Reject the deal by nearly 62% of the voters.

Oscar Winslow, Howard Fuchs, Mark Lambert, Garcelle Embry, Marie McTeague, Ann Rosenthal, and Pat Hiscocks have really stepped up and fought for their members going above and beyond the call of duty and members can be certain that this fight is far from over as they continue to pressure the LACERS board over the retiree health issue.

One Board Member speaking on condition of anonymity said, ” .. the LACAA is determined to do what’s right for it’s members, the Office, and the residents of Los Angeles”

Oscar Winslow was the right man for the job at a crucial point in LA Labor History, members should be grateful to have such a strong leader to run the LACAA.

LA City Attorney’s get the 411 on Jule Bishop & Juliann Anderson

 

Jule Bishop and Juliann Anderson

Jule Bishop and Juliann Anderson

Informed city attorneys already know that Jule Bishop and Juliann Anderson were strong supporters of essentially giving away members salary and benefits which would have pleased SEIU 721 and the City Administrative Officer to no end.  “Vocal, very vocal” was how they were described but after the vote count on Monday, we had to actually run after the pair as they stormed out of the building.

When asked for comment on the results and what it would mean for members,  the stone faced combative pair would only say “No Comment” that was the best we could get out of them.

Not alone in the silence, as Miguel Santana, the Office of the Mayor Antonio Villariggosa, and the Office of the CAO all refused to comment.  I am certain they are saving the best comments for the EERC Meeting FRIDAY, AUGUST 5,2011 as Item #4 is:

“4. Update on MOU 29 Ratification – City Attorneys”

If they wanted an Update, they could have tuned in Live to see employees taking charge of their future and rejecting the oppressive proposal put forth by the CAO.

 

Julie Butcher of SEIU 721

Julie Butcher of SEIU 721

Julie Butcher De-fanged

In the end Julie butcher and the “Vote Yes” crowd proved to lose all credibility and as one  member put it “Julie butcher got De-fanged”

 

Final Vote Tally  234 NO  146 Yes

Ratification Deal Rejected.

 

MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION “MCIA” Contract

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MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
(Hereinafter “MCIA”) 

Full MOU Draft.

Included: Furloughs renamed just like the Fiscal Emergency Declaration stated to Unpaid Holidays.

Street Use Inspectors see some gains, overall the membership will decide but like everyone else it is a choice between furloughs or reductions in salary in one form or another.

I take issue with the ” Legal opinion” presented.

As inspectors and Investigators employees are required to know the full section they decide to enforce, they can not pick and choose particular portions of a code and note read the section in it’s entirety.

In the legal opinion I find it flawed in the simple fact that the LACERS Board Can Not Reduce the subsidy below the $1190.00 that is codified, as are increases until now which the council has frozen.

This does not preclude a legal challenge to this action as we all know once you write a citation it doesn’t always end with that it can be challenged and further legal avenues exist.

Crying to the council however is not an option for us as a workforce unlike those who choose to willfully violate the L.A.M.C.

MCIA Proposed MOU Contract

 

 

 

LAPD Officers Still Have No New Contract Public Safety & Chief Beck In Question.

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65 Patrol cars off the streets, Mandatory time off for officers further reducing the on duty officers, Detectives working for free because they have surpassed the 400 hour Comp time limit, and the City has hit the department with a $41 Million dollar shortfall.

Did we mention the LA Times reported some 11,000 Felons may be released early onto the streets of Southern California?

Chief Beck

While Chief Beck is busy asking civilian employees to take bad contracts and interfering with those elections his department is getting slashed before him no easy fix exists as the City refuses to hire cheaper civilian alternatives and sworn officers are still performing over 200 civilian jobs.

LAPD officers who agreed to ratify their MOU and accept the 400 hour comp time agreement 18 months ago are facing threats from the LAPD “to reassign personnel from specialized commands to patrol assignments”

Which specialized commands are these and why this tone by the city and department?

LAPPL, or the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the Union that represents the majority of rank and file officers is still trying to work with the City after repeated bad faith maneuvers by the City.

First the Retiree Health Concession that was thrown onto the LAPD and LAFD caught the unions off guard as they had not even began bargaining with the city to have that thrown at them, freezing the medical was not even something the unions had a chance to discuss but the civilian campaign was in full swing and the sworn members fell victim to an anxious council.

Now the city is ignoring their previous commitment to pay officers in Cash after the 96 hour threshold is met.

In a letter to Chief Beck the Union attempts to explain that they can’t simply change the contract like many civilian Unions would.

“To be clear, the League’s Board of Directors cannot agree to extend the 400-hour CTO cap without membership ratification, per the MOD (Article 1.2 B, p. 1) and our bylaws. The language and the intent of this MOD article are clear: after the 96-hour threshold is met, the City is obligated to pay its employees in cash for all hours worked.”

Shaving 41 million from the department budget won’t be easy, but asking sworn members of the LAPD to work for free while continuing to hire new officers puts public safety at risk when short term, off the cuff solutions are implemented.

Chief beck needs to stay out of the bargaining process and the city needs to remember they are Legally mandated to bargain in good faith.