TIPOFF EAA MEMBERS AWAIT DETAILS OF THEIR GIFT: A NEW 3-YEAR CONTRACT.Byline: RICK ORLOV It was designed to be a Christmas gift to members of the Engineers and Architects Association, but the heightened expectations raised during the past year of tough talk might leave many members feeling shortchanged. There has been a flurry of phone calls and e-mail exchanges among EAA EAA Experimental Aircraft Association EAA European Aluminium Association (Brussels, Belgium) EAA European Acoustics Association EAA Export Administration Act EAA Everglades Agricultural Area EAA European Association of Archaeologists members -- an estimated 7,400 dues-paying members and 2,600 others who are covered by the contract -- trying to figure out exactly what they are getting. The basic proposal calls for the union members to sign off on the past contract -- which caused so much anger with its first year of having no raise -- and sign on to a new three-year contract that will raise their pay by 3percent a year. Union officials have refused to discuss specifics, saying only that members will receive a packet this week spelling out the offer. City officials also have been quiet, refusing to release details, out of fear they would jinx jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. the voting process. Members of the union are beginning to grumble that they want more than just a salary increase and a promise to look at pay disparities with the Department of Water and Power. Those familiar with the package said there are some other incentives that they hope will serve to win over a majority of the vote. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , other city unions are looking at the EAA offer as setting a benchmark for what they can expect in next year's negotiations. State Sen. Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City , D-Van Nuys, is back at work after brain surgery to correct a congenital defect Noun 1. congenital defect - a defect that is present at birth birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital disorder ablepharia - a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) , but he has been thrust immediately into the real world of politics. Padilla was named a member of the Senate Rules Committee -- considered the most powerful because of its role in assigning legislation -- but he was shut out of any committee chairmanships. On the Daily News' blog, Sausage Factory, Harrison Sheppard reports that speculation about Padilla gunning for Don Perata's job didn't endear en·dear tr.v. en·deared, en·dear·ing, en·dears To make beloved or very sympathetic: a couple whose kindness endeared them to friends. him to the Senate leader. Perata had 22 committee chairs and four subcommittee chairs to allocate. There are 25 Democrats in the Senate. Rather than awarding Padilla one of those plum assignments, Perata granted two slots to Republicans and gave multiple chairmanships to four veteran Democrats. It's worth noting that it is not unusual for the Democratic pro tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. to appoint Republicans to chairmanships. Those same two committees -- Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. and Agriculture -- were also chaired by Republicans this past session. It's also worth noting that Padilla wasn't alone among Democrats in being denied a leadership post. There were four others who also did not get chairs. (In fact, four out of the five denied chairmanships were all legislators from L.A.) One of the jokes that surrounded City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
n. Slang A building or apartment where crack cocaine is regularly sold, used, or produced. or a slum project. Well, they've gotten a lot more sophisticated -- and a lot more controlling -- in how information is given out by the office. An internal three-page memo made its way to Laobserved.com last week, telling employees in the office that they had to clear all media conversations through the communications office. ``It is essential that no one ... have any substantive communications (on or off the record) with a member of the media without first clearing such communications with the Communications Department,'' the memo said. ``If you are approached by a member of the press seeking information, you should refer the reporter to the appropriate contact person or seek approval from the Communications Department.'' One of the original political powerhouse law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Manatt Phelps announced last week it has hired former state Sen. Martha Escutia to work out of its Los Angeles and Sacramento offices as well as Richard Costigan, former aide to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a top aide to several Republican leaders, as well as having once worked with the state Chamber of Commerce. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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