http://afscme741.org Articles from LaborWeb http://afscme741.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=724ef6aa-b833-4672-98c7-fbf963984227 <p>Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the U.S. Senate&rsquo;s 61 to 38 vote this morning to end the filibuster on the Jobs Bill</p> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://afscme741.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=cd0a9fc7-f06f-43a5-9298-063dfa628372 <p>Delegates to the 39th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, (AFSCME), today elected Lee Saunders to be the next Secretary-Treasurer of the union representing 1.6 million public service workers.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://afscme741.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=a323fedc-e0b5-4021-b799-ba584f04bc0a <p>AFSCME activists rallied Wednesday on Boston Common, in solidarity with Council 93, to prevent the loss of critical public services and to pass the jobs bill now stalled in Congress.</p> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://afscme741.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=02366e0d-6c92-4b7f-9181-048dd08c6799 <p>Hi.&nbsp; We are aproximately 2300 Recreation Assistants, Instructors, and Art Instrutors working at more than 300 city park sites in Los Angeles.</p> <p><strong>President:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Judy West</strong></p> <p><strong>Vice President:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Novell Thompson</strong></p> <p><strong>Treasurer:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James Tracy</strong></p> <p><strong>Secretary:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pamela Garcia</strong></p> <p>This website contains much continually updated&nbsp;information concerning AFSCME International,&nbsp;So Cal Council 36, as well as our own local 741.&nbsp; Please log on in the upper right corner to view <strong><em>all</em></strong> the exciting news &amp; activities available.</p> <p><strong>Not yet a member?</strong>&nbsp; Then you're an agency-fee-payer in the dark! &nbsp; Membership is absolutely&nbsp;free, + you will receive&nbsp;our latest contract with the city &amp; regular mailings of news items.&nbsp; You will&nbsp;be able to participate in officer elections, help in decisions, attend conferences, and most of all let the City of L.A. know that we are a strong force to be reckoned with.&nbsp; Just contact us and fill out a purple card.</p> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT