Open letter to LA court employees from SEIU 721 bargaining team leaders, AFSCME and CWA-CFI (interpreters).
Dear Court Employees,
For months LA Superior Court has warned that layoffs in the worsening economy could come as early as April. On Friday, February 19, the court formally started the process of implementing layoffs.
Representatives from AFSCME, SEIU 721 and CWA-CFI met for a discussion with LA Superior Court management about layoff procedures, including cascading, assignment transfers as well as a review of the layoff policy for impacted employees.
Court employees can access the final classification ranking list through the LA Court intranet.
This was the first of several meetings that will occur before any layoffs take place.
We are working to ensure contractors and working retirees are laid off before any permanent employees.
Our efforts continue to obtain additional funding to avoid as many layoffs as possible — now and for the next fiscal year. Court employees are making phone calls and asking legislators to redirect funding for the expensive case management system to court operations.
We urge your continued participation in efforts by union members to stop the layoffs and closure of courts.
SEIU 721
Linda Mascorro, Legal Processing Unit
Pearl Romero, Supervisory Unit
Gaye Limon, Court Reporters
AFSCME
Gwendolyn Jones, Local 575
Mary Olenick, Local 910
Sharis R. Peters, Local 276
Karen Norwood, Local 3302
CWA-CFI
Eliza Chavez-Fraga, vice president