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Summer
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“You
make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”
— Winston Churchill
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On July 1 the County, as well as the Courts, began contributing $.06 per hour toward the LIUNA Industrial Pension Plan on behalf of over 6,000 employees. “This is a historic victory that will only see the contribution increase over time, as it has with the other public agencies we represent,” reports Business Manager Fred Lowe. Also significant is the fact that |
Jim
Hahn Elected Mayor of Los Angeles!
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Sacramento Lobby Day a Big Success!
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Douglas, Roxanne McLean, Jack Mosqueda,
and Peg Holcolm from Riverside County. Staff Representatives Stephen Switzer,
Jennifer Grondahl, Steve Belhumeur, and Business Manager Fred Lowe also
attended. Guests from other public agencies attended as well. “What people enjoyed most was comparing notes about |
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On May 22 and 23 many Local 777 members took two days of vacation to walk the halls of the Capitol in Sacramento to help get Assembly Bill 616 passed. Assembly Bill (AB) 616 would provide a P.E.R.S. benefit of 3% at 60, representing about a 40%
News Inside • Local 777 Elects Delegates to the LIUNA 22nd International Convention  |
increase over the current 2% at 55 retirement benefit that “miscellaneous” (non-sworn) local government employees currently are entitled to negotiate. Those that sacrificed vacation in order to make a difference included: Teri Craig and Chris Peart from Newport Beach; Lee Cole and Brenda Emrick from Downey; Lorna Ward, Gordon Carpenter, Bruce Wells, Joe Funches, Kurt Reschke and Victoria Lira from Los Angeles; and Tom Carnes, Beverly Houchin, Maria Ochoa-Flynn, Ryan |
the public agencies where they were from and learning what it is like
in other agencies” reported Business Manager Fred Lowe. |
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