On Sept. 25, the Los Angeles City Council took an initial vote to slash the pensions
of future city workers. Hundreds of city workers showed up to protest
the unilateral, illegal move. SEIU 721 members and others held a press
conference outside and then marched into City Hall wearing “cheese head”
hats to tell city leaders loud and clear: “We are not Wisconsin!”
SEIU 721 and the Coalition of L.A. City Unions will continue fighting to stop this power grab by the mayor and City Council.
On Thursday, Sept. 27, the Coalition held a Leadership Meeting to discuss what what the Council’s vote means, what the Coalition of L.A.
City Unions is doing to save city workers’ pensions, what comes next and
how members can get involved. At the meeting, members again expressed the need to make sure that the mayor and City Council don’t turn L.A. into another Wisconsin.
“I
urge everyone to get involved to protect your pensions and preserve
retirement security for future city workers. We have good pensions
because union members won them decades ago. Now, it’s our turn. We can
stand up for our generation of workers as we stand up for our children
and grandchildren.”
-Simboa Wright
L.A. city wastewater collection worker
What’s Next for City Pensions?
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