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Victory for David Gordon, Jess Talamantes
Dave Golonski — who first took office a few months after Bill Clinton became president — lost his bid Tuesday for an unprecedented sixth term. Golonski, who established himself on the City Council dais 20 years ago, lost out to fellow...
Tags: Google Inc., Political Fundraising, Politics, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Burbank union drops Golonski support
Upset over Mayor Dave Golonski's recent comments about outsourcing city jobs to save money, the Burbank City Employees Assn. political action committee has retracted its election endorsement of the 20-year councilman, calling the idea a "slap in the face....
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Motion Picture & Television Fund workers protest stalled talks
Dozens of healthcare workers from the Motion Picture & Television Fund rallied outside the charity's Wasserman campus in Woodland Hills and other locations around Los Angeles on Thursday to protest stalled contract talks with their employer. The...
Tags: Entertainment, Interior Policy, Politics, Richard Verrier, Collective Contract
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Layoffs scheduled to hit local entertainment industry
More than 175 employees at entertainment-related companies in Burbank likely will be laid off starting in December, many as a result of outsourcing custodial services, studio representatives said. Sixty-seven workers at Walt Disney Studios — mostly...
Tags: Labor Markets, Entertainment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Unemployment
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It's all about the union
I'm tired of hearing all the bad things about Walmart. It all boils down to the union, not to traffic issues. I heard Best Buy is closing some stores. I heard Kmart is closing stores, and some grocery stores are closing too. What retail store will...Tags: Walmart, Kmart, Career and Workplace
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Casting directors ratify new three-year contract
Hollywood's casting directors have ratified a new three-year contract. Teamsters Local 399 business agent Steve Dayan said the union's casting directors overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday that gives them modest increases in wages and...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Los Angeles Times, Richard Verrier, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Police officials split on leadership change
City Manager Mike Flad's announcement last week that it was “time for a transition” of leadership at a police department barely emerging from years of unrest, officer-involved lawsuits and numerous outside inquiries into the department left...Tags: Google Inc., Career and Workplace
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Management union agrees to concessions
The Burbank Management Assn. this week became the latest group of city employees to forgo bonuses and contribute to their pensions. The City Council on Tuesday approved the new contract, which runs through June and will require managers to start paying...Tags: Government, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Politics
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City to put the brakes on nepotism
Saying the honor system in Burbank wasn’t enough, Civil Service commissioners this week continued crafting an anti-nepotism policy to codify hiring and other workplace rules in a city where inter-employee relationships abound.
Burbank, unlike...Tags: Government, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Employers
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Charity representatives meet with LFCU employees
The Lockheed Federal Credit Union celebrated the success of their foundation in September when employees met with representatives of local charities that the foundation supports. The charities benefited by the foundation, LFCU Community Stars, include...Tags: Charity, Social Issues, Employees, Social Services, Career and Workplace
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Board members want more authority
As Burbank’s Civil Service Board tackles what officials say is a long-overdue discussion on employee nepotism and dating at City Hall, the process has highlighted the board’s relative lack of power compared to similar commissions at other...Tags: Government, Employment Opportunities, Work Relations, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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Nepotism policy takes shape
The Civil Service Board, tasked with creating a nepotism policy, has declined to ban all relatives of city workers from employment, ultimately recommending that the rule apply only to family members of executives within their respective departments....Tags: Government, Employment Opportunities, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Employment
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