• Summertime in the City

    Dear Mighty3090, I hope this message finds each of you happy and healthy. Here is the latest information from the CAO’s office regarding our pay increases. We recently received our first 3% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase. We will receive retroactive pay in approximately 4-6 weeks. There is no set date when we will receive…

  • Calling Gen Z! Camp Ready LA Starts July 29th

    The City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department is hosting its second Annual Camp ReadyLA: Emer-Gen-Z, a week long program for people ages 17-22 to develop leadership skills and to learn about careers in Public Safety. Please feel free to share information with colleagues, friends and family. This is a great opportunity and it’s FREE! CAMP READY LA:…

  • Steward’s Workshop: Thinking Like an Organizer

    Calling All Union Stewards! Shop stewards are the face of the union for most members—the people members see day to day, and rely on for everything from basic questions about the job to handling complicated grievances. But stewards are also in a great position to strengthen the union by getting more people involved: by thinking…

  • Robust wage increases coming for Los Angeles City workers

    By Daisha Benjamin Six AFSCME Local Unions representing more than ten thousand Los Angeles City employees have ratified new union contracts with robust wage increases. AFSCME Locals 741, 901, 2006, 2626, 3090, and 3672 began negotiating with the City in August 2023 as a part of the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions, which negotiates…

  • L.A. CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED OUR CONTRACT

    Dear Mighty3090, Congratulations are in order—as I write this, the Los Angeles City Council has just officially voted to approve our contract! As previously mentioned, our first COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) raise of 3% will arrive in May. We will be receiving retroactive pay from 3/24/2024. We will see retroactive pay approximately 3-5 weeks…