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Garcetti's advantage
As Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti assembles his new administration, it is interesting, and encouraging, to note the odd confluence of circumstances that will leave him beholden less to factions or special interests and more to the people of Los Angeles....
Tags: Bankruptcy, Politics, Local Elections, Elections, Wendy Greuel
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairman role
NEW YORK – Jamie Dimon survived a bruising fight to strip him of his chairmanship, but directors at JPMorgan Chase & Co. may still have to calm restive shareholders. Dimon, JPMorgan's savvy chairman and chief executive, easily beat a proposal to...
Tags: Finance, Financial Markets, Tampa, Jamie Dimon, California Public Employees' Retirement System
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairmanship
A JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholder proposal to split the bank's chairman and chief executive roles -- now both held by Jamie Dimon -- failed to win a majority's support Tuesday. The proposal to split Dimon's jobs at the nation's largest bank won only...
Tags: Finance, Pension and Welfare, Tampa, Interior Policy, Jamie Dimon
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Employment, Health and Medical Professionals, Prices, Health Insurance, Health and Safety at Work
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: Overweight, Health Insurance Cost, Gavin Newsom, Weight, Heart Failure
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DWP union is a big donor in mayor's race, its members get big pay
Employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, whose union is the single biggest contributor in the current mayoral race, earned average total pay of nearly $100,000 in 2011, according to a Times analysis of the most recent publicly available...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Lima (Peru), Career and Workplace, Local Government
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Villaraigosa budget could cover 5.5% raise for city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out swinging against the city's labor unions last week, urging lawmakers — and the next mayor — to abandon or pare the 5.5% raise that comes due for many city employees on Jan. 1. Villaraigosa...
Tags: Paul Koretz, Health Insurance Cost, Finance, Career and Workplace, Unions
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Labor has helped L.A., but tweaks are still needed
I think it's fair to say that the men sitting across the table from me Monday afternoon were not terribly happy with my recent work. Bob Schoonover, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 721, and Art Sweatman, a shop steward and tree...
Tags: Public Officials, Health Insurance Cost, Antonio Villaraigosa, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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Legislative leaders, unions oppose Tribune sale to Koch brothers
SACRAMENTO — California legislative leaders and 10 public employee unions announced opposition Wednesday to any sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to a pair of wealthy brothers who fund conservative causes. In a...Tags: Finance, Oaktree Capital Management, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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DWP average pay rose 15%, despite flagging economy
Average employee pay at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power rose 15% over the last five years, despite an economic slump that ravaged the city's budget, records released Tuesday show. DWP workers received significantly more generous pay...
Tags: Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues, Politics, Elections
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Unions, lawmakers line up against Koch brothers
SACRAMENTO — California legislative leaders and 10 public employee unions announced opposition Wednesday to any sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to a pair of wealthy brothers who fund conservative causes throughout...
Tags: Finance, Oaktree Capital Management, Newspaper and Magazine, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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Time for public employee unions to pick up the tab
For more than half of my 38 years in the news business, I've been a member of a union, though I'm not currently. And my late father was a proud Teamster for decades. So I appreciate the goods that unions deliver to nearly 15 million members in the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Health and Safety at Work, Politics, Government
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