LA Rejects Riordan’s Plan

Breaking News: City Workers Defeat Riordan
SEIU 721, along with the Coalition of LA City Unions, has defeated Richard Riordan’s plan to eliminate city workers’ pensions.

On Nov. 26, Riordan announced that he had to scrap his plan because he couldn’t get enough signatures from LA city voters.

“Richard Riordan’s scheme to make trash truck drivers, street pavers and tree trimmers retire into poverty has failed because the citizens of Los Angeles value the men and women who serve their community. City residents weren’t about to let a bunch of billionaires rewrite city policies. As we have been saying for a long time, Riordan’s half-baked plan wasn’t thought out. It was risky and would have cost the city more money. Riordan’s plan died because it was bad for city workers and the city we serve.”

Simboa Wright
LA city Sanitation Worker

Read the front page LA Times article about Riordan’s defeat.

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Past Actions

• Saturday, Nov. 17
  Campaign Kick-Off Rally to Stop Riordan.
  Click to read more about the action.
• Wednesday, Nov. 21
  Candlelight Vigil at the Mayor’s Mansion

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What Riordan Tried to Do to Your Pension

• Download Riordan’s proposal.
• Download SEIU 721’s flyer explaining the proposal.

For more info, call your Worksite Organizer or the 721 Member Connection: (877) 721-4968.

News You Can Use
News reports on Riordan’s initiative and SEIU 721’s successful campaign to stop him.

• LA Times, Nov. 27: “Under fire from labor, Riordan abandons pension overhaul plan”
• LA Times, Nov. 26: “Unions hail demise of Riordan pension reform ballot measure effort”
• LA Daily News, Nov. 26: “Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan drops his pension ballot initiative”
• KPCC, Nov. 26: “What’s next for Riordan’s pension plans?”
• LA Daily News, Nov. 19: “Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan Hasn’t Studied Cost of Pension Reform Initiative”
• LA Times, Nov. 18: “Signature gatherers duel over Riordan pension initiative.”
• KPCC, Nov. 16: “LA Unions Launch ‘Riordan Signature Busters’ to Stop Pension Proposal”
• LA Daily News, Nov. 6: “Los Angeles city unions oppose former Mayor Richard Riordan’s pension overhaul”
• LA Times, Oct. 15: “Riordan moves to qualify pension reform measure for L.A. ballot”