EAA Getting A Little Upset
The Engineer and Architects Association continues to turn the heat up on the Mayor. Tuesday, they visited the City Council. In their own words, here is what happened:This morning approximately 350 EAA members appeared in City Council chambers to seek redress from the City’s government regarding not being offered fair Memoranda of Understanding. This comes after 23 months of being singled out by the City’s government for disparate treatment. When Villaraigosa showed up for a prearranged photo-op, EAA members began chanting “Equal Pay for Equal Work”. This disrupted the Mayor’s photo-op. After only 5 minutes Los Angeles police officers handcuffed EAA Executive Director Robert Aquino, Assistant Executive Director Patricia Loparo, EAA Staff Coordinator Angel Calvo, and EAA Staff Coordinator Patrick Shannon and placed them under arrest. They then marched the four out of the chambers into a holding area, and started to arrest other EAA members in the council chambers. Apparently the Mayor and Council President realized what a debacle they were about to create and backed down and did not process any other arrests. The four EAA officials were charged with unlawful assembly while being held in holding cells beneath City Hall. They were later released.
There can be no doubt now that Mayor Villaraigosa is a hypocrite. He only advocates for labor when he needs money for his elections and he only spews the ACLU line when it supports his free speech.
EAA’s legal counsel is processing a claim on behalf of the organization and the individuals that will be presented to the City with lawsuits to follow.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 4/05/2006 12:10:00 AM
92 Comments:
This is awful. Is he dictator of Los Angeles?
Well, looks like AV has figured out that if he can't run away, he will have LAPD get rid of the Engineers and Accountants.
I can’t wait for the Mayor’s office village idiot to start posting away on this.
This administration is an embarrassment and hypocritical on labor issues.
Old Tony two-faced, all for civil liberties with the ACLU when it is convenient, but let the criticism be directed toward him and it is Rill of Rights be damned.
I want to see the ACLU on Mayor's ass for this injustice!
I live in Los Angeles not Cuba!
The hell with People's College of Law!
What a shock. Cindy has 0 degree and I figured she did. Why run for this office with no degree. My vote goes to a college grad.
We all know Antonio is a clown. He's embarrassed this city by having the coverage of the student protests with them booing him shown all over the nation. What happened to freedom of speech? He spoke about that stupid award to CRASH people and in all 50 minutes of city time and dollars for a kiss ass, groupie, photo op loser of a mayor. WHY WASN'T IT SHOWN ON NEWS YESTERDAY???? WHY WASN'T THIS STORY IN LA TIMES??? DOES ANTONIO NOW CONTROL THE TROLLS OOPPS MEDIA? Why was the sound control turned down when the EAA started chanting? Censorship. We have a right to hear what's going on in council.
thanks daily news.
"We have made a fair offer to the union, the same offer we gave other city employees," Villaraigosa said. "And you certainly can't say city workers are underpaid.
Dear Antonio,
No wonder you failed the bar 4 times. The offer you are making to EAA is NOT the same offer DWP got. go back to accounting class.
Villarbaboso's honeymoon is definitely over. When is this clown going to quit mouthing his BS and come clean with his own employees? If he says he's going to give EAA what he gave other employees then give them what he APPROVED for the DWP guys that do the same work !
This guy thinks he's Governor or even Presidential material? What a joke! He couldn't find his ass with both hands.
As much as local talkradio hates him, the local TV news and Hollywood loves our first LAT-TEE-NO mayor. So he gets a free ride on TV news.
Talkradio names for the Mayor:
Taco Villa
Pancho Villa-Raigosa
Antonio Villa-Reconquista
Inflation for Antonio, city council, and DWP is 3.8% and 0% for ALL others. No wonder he adjusted salaries again inflation except for the hard working employees of the CITy including EAA.
You like to have him your LEADER??????????
7:36 AM
Villaraigosa controls censorship immediately when story hurts his image.
Smells communism to me.
There is no way Hilary or any Democrat is going to be foolish enough to put Antonio on the ticket. You thought the Willie Horton ads were bad? What until the Republicans start airing MECHA/reconquista ads. It would be their dream to have a Hilary/Antonio ticket.
Yes, its in LA Times, CA section page 6..
John & Ken on KFI hate "Mayor Conquista" I believe they call him. They make fun of him throughout their show. They had a show one time all about what a pussy he is for changing his name to his wife's. Who does that? Make no mistake people kiss Antonio's butt in front of his face but behind the scenes they are badmouthing like most of us here.
Prediction
Antonio runs for gov
wins
Antonio sex scandal
wins
Antonio cheats on wife
wins
Antonio grows 2 ft
wins
Antonio runs for President
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Why Villaraigosa publicly say he supports enforcement of immigration LAW but in previous days supported illegal immigrants at city hall march.
Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up Citizens!
Villaraigosa dangerous for America
Invading Army: Aztlan Arising at “La Gran Marcha”
The Fifth Column/Barbara Anderson
April 5, 2006
“La Gran Marcha”, held in Los Angeles on March 26, got rave reviews by Ernesto Cienfuegos, of La Voz de Aztlan:
“Never has the ‘City of Angels’ seen so many demonstrations filling the streets of the city’s center. The sleeping giant has finally awaken to give rise to a new immigrant civil rights movement of unprecedented proportions.
“….What does the immense success of ‘La Gran Marcha’ mean to Mexicanos and other Latinos? It simply means that we now have the numbers, the political will and the organizational skills to direct our own destinies and not be subservient to the White and Jewish power structures. It means that we can now undertake bigger and more significant mass actions to achieve total political and economic liberation like that being proposed by Juan Jose Gutierrez, President of Moviemento Latino USA. Juan Jose Gutierrez is proposing that the coalition that organized ‘La Gran Marcha’ meet in Arizona or Texas on April 8 to ‘organize a mass boycott (huelga) against the economy of the USA’ to take place on May 5 or 19”.
“…Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villagairosa, a Los Angeles Unified School District victim himself before he turned his life around, is already undertaking a bold move to wrestle control of the district from a Jewish dominated school board and a White superintendent that are just fleecing the schools of much needed funds…Jews have their own private schools so why are 5 Jews out of 7 school board members interested in governing the school district? The answer is all too obvious. La Voz Aztlan has interviewed LAUSD teachers that complained they have to buy, with their own money, pencils, paper and other school supplies that the district should provide. Something has to be done and Mayor Villaraigosa is on the right track.”
Whether Ludlow would have ultimately benefited African Americans, however, is debatable. Questions about his credibility were raised among some blacks even as his star rose — in fact because his star rose. The questions went something like this: If he was increasingly indebted to Contreras, to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and to the unions, to Latino leaders and an essentially Latino movement, what could he possibly do for us? What would he be able to do for us?
“…Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villagairosa, a Los Angeles Unified School District victim himself....."
Go AWAY....Kiss ASS...These comments are about .......HOW HE TREATS HIS EMPLOYYES and HOW HE TREATS PEOPLE WHOM HE REPRESENTS........way to go ANTONIO....
HA! HA!. Villaraigosa is a jackass.
"Equal pay for equal work" is a concept we all admire. It hasn't been the case for over 50 years when it comes to DWP salaries and other non revenue generating L.A. city departments despite competing for the jobs on the same Civil Service exam. Marvin Braude (bless his soul) tried to address the differential but fixing it was cost prohibitive (according to the CAO)and so the council adopted a single salary setting policy in the late 80's. For a time everyone, including DWP, recieved the same pay increase. The differential was still there but it wasn't excacerbated.
Then the council changed and in the latest contracts the single salary setting policy was abandonded. Now the EAA is attempting to get it back.
FYI - The MTA contracts expire June 30 and the unions (Drivers and Mechanics)want the same salary package the DWP workers got. Also, the PPL is in negotiations seeking the same package.
"LIL Tony Bologna" can run but he can't hide!!! EAA will be at Van Nuys Airport on April 15, 2006 to watch "LIL Tony Balogna" lie to SFV residents and students.
Well, Villaraigosa shuts up the loud crowd by arrests.
He is paranoid, black birds fly overhead
Attn: EAA members
Do you believe Antonio will give you a fair contract?
Call Nick Pacheco and get dirt on this Napoleon Complex Midget.
Investigation is active.
Did Antonio cal lthe police on the much more noisier students that ened up at his doorstep last week? They shouted him down after he told them to go back to school.
What irony. Someone who is a lifelong critic of the police now hides behind them. Parke sure knows how to turn out hypocrites.
8:58
Let us play connect the tarnished DOTS
Villaraigosa+Florida $$= Corruption
Villaraigosa+Ludlow= Corruption
Villaraigosa+Fabian= Aztlan Meca
Villaraigosa+staff= inept clowns
Villaraigosa+unions=pay to play
Villaraigosa+camera=closet wannabe
Antonio is only Latino when it's convenient. All that crap about how his mom read him the classics. Yeah Right!... I'm not sure public libraries in East LA have the classics... I've been looking... I haven't found any.
See you on Saturday,April 15, 2006-Van Nuys Airport.Phony L.A. Mayor. EAA will not stand down for your non-sense!!! You can have your police arrest us but we will always be there when you try to speak!!! Be a man,never mind that, you can't be something your not!!!
Don't sleep on the wheel.
"Miami businessmen aided Villaraigosa campaign
Two who helped raise funds for L.A. mayor's race have airport ties. One drew fire over Florida contract.
"He took money from Horatio Vignali and what did he do? He misled the federal government and put a convicted drug dealer back on the street," Kuwata said.
Pino said he has no interest in LAX. And although he frequently supports Republicans, Pino said he liked what he learned about Villaraigosa from his friend, Miami consultant Jose Cancela.
Cancela said the guests who showed up at Pino's fund-raiser were largely from Miami development circles, including Homero Meruelo Jr. and his brother, Richard Meruelo -- Villaraigosa's single largest donor, who lives part of the year in Los Angeles County. Pino, he added, is largely focused on home development, not airport concessions.
Vignali & Meruelos drug dealers?
Joe Ramallo is a snake. Investigate his history in Florida. He worked for a Corrupt Politician.He is slime.No Florida Scandal stories, any updates?FBI investigate FloridaGate?
Villaraigosa+Travel Traders+S.E. Florida Investments=Coerced & Illegal Money Laundering.
Alex Penelas+CarePlus Medical Centers=Coerced & Illegal Money Laundering.
What do these two have in Common?
They are 3,000 miles apart a bond keeps cemented is Joe Ramallo. Communications director for Villaraigosa & previous Asst. Director of Policy for Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas ( Illegal fundraising identical to Villaraigosa)
Any bloggers have FBI connections?
Forward political corrupt information
Tony's problems have just begun. The other shoe has not yet dropped from the Martin ludlow investigations. Insiders know that an investigation is proceeding with South West Voter Resistration, a non profit group who registered thousands of latino voters. The Feds already know that
Tony's campaign funneled large amounts of money to this group which aided in his election. Tony, just as in his "car club" days, is scrambling to stay one step ahead of the law, but he won't be able to say that he violated all these ethics and campaign rules because someone insulted his mother
Ill tell you this much, I'm not voting for him. He's a back stabbing ex-union rep. I like the way he has his principles straight. His a flip flop.
10:45 Vote for who?
Miguel Santiago
Cindy Montanez has all the gay boys working for her. Miguel Santiago. Michael Cortez. Michael Mendez. Daniel Dalgadillo. And these are the only ones that we know cuz they are obvious but we dont know who else from her staff might be.
Just last week 20 FBI agents raided the offices of the New York Central Labor Council
LUDLOW CASE
"On Thursday it emerged that key witnesses in the case have been longtime Democratic political workers, including an elected school board member and a former campaign consultant for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa."
Pattern Nunez endorses AV endorse Huizee endorses garciaaaa. Are these campaigns fueled by same union money?
"...Hacopian, Shallman, Griego, Taylor and Skelton. The subpoenas are on the way. Are you ready? You better have your stories straight, especially you Parke."
First how can the council and Mayor approve the 28% raise to the DWP and turn around and tell EAA that we have to live within our means. Does this mean some workers are better then others.
Second, now the residents of LA have to pay a higher rate for DWP services in order to pay for the 28% increase. So not only am I not get my raise but I have to pay more money to the DWP.
So to add things up
(-3%)+ (- DWP Rate increase) = within our means (of being broke)
If the Mayor and council will not listen then let us take to the people. Since we are also the people I hope they do not forget that they work for us. We the residents of LA can vote and demand changes.
By the way if Alex Padilla wants my vote he can forget it.
Antonio is a drama queen. There was no reason for the EAA prez to be arrested and the fact is it wasn't LAPD but the city hall security. EAA embarrassed him and he hates to be upstaged.
Do it time again and again EAA. Do not let up cause now you're on a mission and you have residents behind you. The stories of yesterday's city council is traveling all over town.
STAND FIRM
EAA...
A union no one has every heard of and no one cares about crying about how Hahn gave the DWP a raise and now they want the new mayor in town to do the same.
Well sounds like he won't.
Note to members of EAA --- Robert Aquino isn't trying to get you guys a raise, he needed an issue like this to make him relevant. He's always wanted to be relevant to you and other city labor leaders.
The only benefit of following the mayor around may be you get to see new parts of the City you never saw.
Have fun - idiots
Hey Walter - it sounds like you have a mystery doppelganger posing as you.
Doppelganger (AV staffer) - go fuck yourself.
Lunchtime
11:48 You have incorrect statements.
Eating medio raro stake mashee putatos greed beens
@ rotunda
Don't stop EAA. Look at the arrogance and the selective use of "responsibility" and "taxpayers" (from North County Times):
"While they have a right to protest, we have every responsibility to our taxpayers to save money," Villaraigosa said. "They have followed me around everywhere I go, and it has made no impact."
Villaraigosa appeared amused and laughed as the protestors tried to shout over his presentation to the cast and crew of "Crash."
EAA members are demanding a contract similar to the one granted earlier this fall to about 8,000 DWP workers, who will get raises of at least 3.25 percent per year for five years, and up to about 6 percent a year if inflation rises that much.
The city is offering EAA members a contract with no raise the first year, and 6.5 percent spread out over three years.
Hey did anyone else notice like I did how "tanned" Antonio looks. He was standing with a bunch of white guys but come on Antonio looked like that J-LO look of toooooo much tanning bronzer. Someone find out if he's hit the tanning salon. Sure looks like it and he stayed in a little too long.
^Nope he was running across the border with the other illegals
I cannot believe that our Lil' Mayor worked for the ACLU! I have heard that he was the one responsible for issuing orders to arrest the union guys, turn off the audio for those watching the council meeting and replace it with canned music, and quash any televised report of the whole event. These are the actions of a scared man.
I saw the "edited" version of the council meeting and even if I couldn't hear the chants from the crowd I could sure see the look of fear on Lil' Tonys face.
Our Lil' Mexican Mayor's rising star is sure falling at an alarming pace. It looks like he has succeeded in turning gold into lead... or in this case shit.
Does anyone know why Villarbaboso has chosen to make so many enemies in his first year as Mayor? Seems like an amateur move, eh?
I find it alarming that none of the tv news showed any footage of the city council meeting last night. Stupid local news stations. no wonder people are going to the net.....This is total B.S. for Zine to be doing. Baker to Vegas was last weekend and this is on this Friday's agenda.
06-0731 MOTION (ZINE - SMITH) relative to authorizing Councilmember Zine to use his assigned City vehicle to attend the 22nd Annual Challenge Cup Baker to Vegas Relay on March 31-
April 2, 2006.
Recommendation for Council action:
AUTHORIZE and DIRECT Councilmember Zine to use his assigned City vehicle, or any other City vehicle, in conjunction with attendance at the 22nd Annual Challenge Cup Baker to Vegas Relay in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 31, to April 2, 2006
Funny how the Mayor had the union guys arrested, but allowed the immigration protestors to run free in the streets. Was it because the union guys weren't mexican?
I THINK THIS BLOG "JUMPED THE SHARK" ON APRIL 1, 2006.
Where's Waldo Antonio? Today Antonio was at the 12n mass with pedophile protector Mahony. Mahony asked all people to fast today and there the clown Antonio was for the photo op. This is so comical its amazing this city has sunk to an all time low. Even the big guys from top Fortune 500 companies can't believe the shennaigans of our mayor.
Well if Mahoney needs anything fast, Antonio is his man. Haven't you seen how fast he runs from EAA members?
I know this is off topic, but why no mention of the Dowie/Stodder trial which began today?
over 60 posts on one item and you think Mayor Sam jumped the shark? More like Antonio jumped the shark taco.
Tell Fatass Flirty Zine to drive his own fucken car to Vegas. What an ass.
What does "Jump the shark" mean?
How many women cringe when Dennis puts his arms around you? yuk
What would happen if someone tried to feed AV to the sharks? The sharks would pass based on professional courtesy.
to 3:50 - ALL
Eric Garcetti can put his arms around me anytime!
who is the hottest female elected in California? Cindy?
ANTONIO TACOGAROSA IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US DOWN WITH HIM, HE WILL NOT BE EATING SHARKS OR FEEDING THEM BUT HE WILL SELLING CHICLE AT THE BORDER, PENDEJO.
PINCHE MARICONS!
Are you guys nuts? Antonio would screw a shark... The only thing Antonio ever turned down was a boy and he turned him face down.
3:57
That was because there were cameras near by.
Ok let's get serious for a bit. What the hell has Antonio done as Mayor since its coming up on one year? What the hell has Jose done? No one sees him in the district and how many meetings has he already missed since in office?
Hottest female elected in California has to be Nicole Parra, the Assemblymember from the Central Valley. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I can't believe the mayor had Aquino, Calvo, and Shannon arrested, but also had Loparo arrested who is a grandmother! What kind of a mayor, let alone a man, would have a grandemother arrested for the his vanity? What kind of a slug is this asshole. Natalia must be rolling over in her grave. Que verguenza! Shame on you Tony!
I think it may be time to recall this bum before he starts arresting babies for crying during his speeches!
Rolls on the floor laughing his tuckus off.
Someone better give the idiot mayor a clue...soon. He's set himself up for one huge fall, one he may never recover from.
Where's Waldo?? Antonio will be at 12p Hollenbeck Police station closing on Friday. All media will be there EAA
The closing of Hollenbeck Police Station - and Tony the liar to attend. How ironic. This station hosted Tony's first brush with the law. As a delinquent prowling the Hazard projects, (this is after he got kicked out of Santa Teresita Elem.) Tony was a regular visitor to Hollenbeck. Now he's closing it - who says crime doesn't pay.
The Mayor should be known as Mayor Antojito. It starts tasty, but there's no main course to follow.
Ode to Will
Is it true the Mayor had a grandmother arrested! What happens if the protests by EAA continue; interment camps for those who embarrass the Mayor? And to think that once Antonio was an ACLU guy. I guess for his next promotion he has to move to the right.
Someone should get off their ass and file a Unfair Employee Relations Practice (UERP) with the Employee Relations Board (ERB) claiming that EAA has not lived up to the provisions of their own MOU. EAA has failed supply the City Clerk with a detailed financial disclosure for so long they probably forgot to ask Aquino for one. According to MOU 1, Article 2.9 para D, it states "The organization shall keep an adequate itemized record of its financial transactions and shall make available annually to the City Clerk, and to all unit employees, within sixty (60) calendar days after the end of its fiscal year, a detailed written financial report thereof in the form of a balance sheet and an operating statement, certified as to its accuracy by its president and the treasurer or corresponding principal officer, or by a certified public accountant.”
Do you think for a New York minute Bob wants you to know how he’s spending the dues? Its apparent legal counsel has been getting rich with their regular appearances at the ERB. But the members should be able to go down to the City Clerk office and get the latest copy of EAA’s financial report. If not then how can they expect to be taken seriously when others breach the MOU and they cry for blood. It works both ways Clown Aquino.
File a UERP - do you want to be find a horse head in your bed. I say let them spend the money the way they want. And who are you anyway? Bob is hotter than Julie Butcher at 347. His name is in the paper and we know he's going to get that raise for us. We will get parity with DWP. Go Bob
Anon 10:51
Interesting post. I reviewed the MOU and that's standard wording for the other EAA MOUs. I, for one, would like to see how our money has been spent since Bob Duncan got canned. A UERP is a little lame though - even if an arbitrator ruled in favor of the employee(s), all that would happen is the ERB would publish a cease and disist order. There's not bit in those.
More appropriate would be a lawsuit - that would force a solution and disclosure. However, the union dues they would earmark for this action would smother the average wage earner. Bob would pull out the stops - plus he'd have to pay for that horse head plus delivery.
Joe Friday
Joe - you sound like a hack with that "let's sue" idea. Even a UERP is ridiculous. How can someone suggest getting fincancil papers? Mr. Aquino is doing a great job and I'd send him more if I was an EAA member.
It's about damn time that someone publicy calls the mayor by what he is.... A hypocritical, anti-union, photo-op focussed politician who didn't have the balls to stand up to DWP; and now he's trying to play tough guy with the historically weaker unions.
Did anyone really believe that any politician would willingly give EAA parity with DWP?
Whether or not City employees are underpaid isn't the issue, and it never was. Anyone finding out that a colleague was making a hell of a lot more for the same work (or less work) would be just as pissed as the EAA members. If you said you wouldn't be than you're lying SOB.
Looks like 10:51 is one of Antonio's well paid but incompetent aides. Hey isn't there a press conference or tv spot for your bum of a mayor, I hear he's filling potholes with his latest bullshit, it's supposed to be environmentally friendly.
Tee-shirt Recall Notice:
Please return the EAA t-shirts.
The words "Will Strike If Provoked" belong to Local 18.
The correct EAA wording is "Will Chant If Provoked"
I would gladly give more money in dues to EAA. This is the first time in my 23 year city career that my union (I am proud to say MY union now) has stood up for me. I fully understand that to give up now would mean getting 0 % for the first year and a shitty COLA that leaves me further behind than my counterpart at DWP. By the way, I have taken the time to go the EAA office and view the audit and I am happy with what I saw. EAA is using my dues money wisely and judiciously. Keep up the good work Bob and thank you for having the backbone to stand up for us. You have my full support AND that of my many co-workers!
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