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DWP union is a big donor in mayor's race, its members get big pay
Employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, whose union is the single biggest contributor in the current mayoral race, earned average total pay of nearly $100,000 in 2011, according to a Times analysis of the most recent publicly available...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections, Local Government, Politics, Wendy Greuel
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After impasse with IBEW, Glendale City Council imposes pay cut on utility workers
More than 200 Glendale Water & Power employees and their union comrades packed City Hall Tuesday night to protest a contract that cuts their pay by 1.75%. Despite the showing, the City Council — unable to reach a deal with the International...
Tags: Health Insurance, Judges, Justice System, Public Officials, Health and Safety at Work
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Wendy Greuel supporters say she is target of negative 'push' poll
An unidentified individual or organization that has not registered with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission appears to be conducting a negative “push” poll to try to turn voters against mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel, according to two...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Polls, Elections
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Villaraigosa budget could cover 5.5% raise for city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out swinging against the city's labor unions last week, urging lawmakers — and the next mayor — to abandon or pare the 5.5% raise that comes due for many city employees on Jan. 1. Villaraigosa...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Koretz, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Finance
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Union blocks access to video calling for more money for campaigns
The Los Angeles firefighters union has blocked public access to a video that shows union leaders calling for more aggressive political campaigns to protect members' pensions. Hours after The Times reported on the video, United Firefighters of Los...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Lima (Peru), Politics
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Talks break off between Caterpillar, union in S. Milwaukee
Tribune reporterContract negotiations between Caterpillar Inc. and United Steelworkers Local 1343 broke down on Wednesday, according to union officials. Ross Winklbauer, a Steelworkers subdistrict director for southeastern Wisconsin, said Caterpillar turned down the...Tags: Caterpillar Inc., United Steelworkers, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance Cost, Employees
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Judge delays release of DWP employee names with pay data
The union representing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees won a temporary restraining order Tuesday, preventing the release of workers’ names with their salaries until each employee has had more time to argue that the identity...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wendy Greuel, Judges, Justice System, Health and Safety at Work
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Zoological Society wants to run the zoo
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Concerned about accreditation and private support, the Potawatomi Zoological Society is proposing that it take over the management and operation of Potawatomi Zoo, the state's oldest zoo, from the city Parks Department. The society has...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Career and Workplace, Finance
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DWP workers tops in city with total pay averaging nearly $100,000
Employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power earned average total pay of nearly $100,000 in 2011 -- more than 50% higher than the average total pay of all other city employees, a Times analysis of payroll data found. That pay is also about...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, Career and Workplace, Local Elections
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L.A. Now Live: DWP union workers -- big donors, high pay
Times reporter Jack Dolan will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. Thursday to discuss his look at the pay of employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — and its union's contributions to the mayor's race. Employees at the DWP, whose...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Career and Workplace, Local Elections, Elections, Politics
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L.A. council finds funds to reverse Fire Dept. staffing shift
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to provide $1.6 million to reverse a controversial new staffing plan at the Fire Department, handing a victory to the employee union that had branded it as unsafe. Over the weekend, the department began...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Paul Krekorian, Elections, Career and Workplace, Fires
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Court tosses NLRB rule on union rights posters
A federal appeals court has ruled that employers shouldn't be forced to display posters informing employees of their right to form a union, a victory for a group of business plaintiffs that includes Lehigh Valley fitness club chain owner John Brinson....Tags: Judges, Justice System, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation
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