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OC Bus Drivers Win! End Strike

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Orange County Coach Operators (Bus Drivers) represented by Teamsters 952, end a week long strike. The Bus Drivers and the union took on the powerful Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and won increased wages and better working condition without any giveaways. Click here for and article from the OC Register..

Living Wage Victory in Irvine

Wednesday, 23 May 2007

The Irvine City Council voted on Tuesday night to enact a living wage that will apply to all workers contracting with the city. When this law goes into affect, all workers will be paid at least $10.00 an hour plus benefits.

“This is about the people who keep our city clean and beautiful,” Councilman Larry Agran said. “This gives people who work here … the opportunity to live here and enjoy the benefits of Irvine .” The Orange County Labor Movement and all those who work for a living are grateful for the leadership shown by Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Agran, Mayor Beth Krom and Councilmember Sukhee Kang. For more on the the Irvine Living Wage, click here

Labor leader hopes to tap political muscle

New political director at union group says O.C. is biggest job in the labor movement.

By ANDREW GALVIN

The Orange County Register

Tefere Gebre joined the Orange County Central Labor Council in September as director of politics and governmental affairs.

A native of Ethiopia, Gebre came to the United States as a teenager. After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, he earned an MBA from USC and began his career as an aide to former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. He then went into the labor movement as a political organizer.

January 14, 2007

1st SD Mailbox: Central Labor Council I.E. for Umberg

Blog_mailbox_icon_5 Before I begin, two disclosures: First, I am NOT a member of the Orange County Employees Association or any other union. Second, I have endorsed Carlos Bustamante in the First District Supervisorial election. I will continue to post mail and other information regarding the election, and I will try to do so with as much objectivity as I can muster.

I came across two new mailers, both independent expenditures (I.E.'s) on behalf of Tom Umberg from the Orange County Central Labor Council. For the uninitiated, the CLC is a consortium of public- and private-sector unions that represents almost all of the unionized workers in Orange County. One of the most visible functions of this umbrella organization is political action on behalf of preferred candidates or causes. The mailer itself claims that the CLC represents 147,000 members in Orange County (hmmm... do they LIVE or WORK in OC?).