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"Under the threat of a credit rating downgrade, the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday instructed agency heads to eliminate 3,000 additional city jobs before July 1 "by any means necessary, including layoffs."
The reduction -- aimed in part at wresting further concessions from the city's labor unions -- would be on top of 1,000 job cuts already in the works.
The council vote comes a day after Moody's Investment Services, one of the nation's top financial credit rating agencies, issued a negative outlook for Los Angeles because of the city's struggles to close a $212-million deficit. It also comes a week after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had sought an additional 1,200 to 2,000 job cuts -- or wage reductions for city workers."
Maybe if the unions did not control the city, this would not had been needed. Maybe if the Mayor and Council had not raised taxes and fees, this would not be necessary.
Maybe if the bond money meant for police was spent on public safety instead of special interest projects, this would not be needed.
No where in the article is noted that those "losing" there jobs are being helped to find jobs in other parts of government. This is merely moving pieces on a chessboard, not a real cut back.
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The reduction -- aimed in part at wresting further concessions from the city's labor unions -- would be on top of 1,000 job cuts already in the works.
The council vote comes a day after Moody's Investment Services, one of the nation's top financial credit rating agencies, issued a negative outlook for Los Angeles because of the city's struggles to close a $212-million deficit. It also comes a week after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had sought an additional 1,200 to 2,000 job cuts -- or wage reductions for city workers."
Maybe if the unions did not control the city, this would not had been needed. Maybe if the Mayor and Council had not raised taxes and fees, this would not be necessary.
Maybe if the bond money meant for police was spent on public safety instead of special interest projects, this would not be needed.
No where in the article is noted that those "losing" there jobs are being helped to find jobs in other parts of government. This is merely moving pieces on a chessboard, not a real cut back.
More...