UNION MEMBERS PICKET AT PORT FOR SECOND DAY JUDGE RULES THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE CITY 60 HOURS NOTICE.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer About four dozen union members picketed at the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA for the second consecutive day Thursday, even as they won a court battle against the city over their right to the job action. Members of the Engineers and Architects Association said they had slowed service to a cruise ship at the port in the latest job action, which began over the summer because of a pay dispute. ``We want the city to know that we aren't going away,'' said 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 President Bob Aquino, who has vowed to continue intermittent protests until there is a resolution. Those on the picket line took the day off without pay, union officials said. The EAA, which has about 7,400 members working in a variety of city agencies, also won in court, where a judge declined to grant a temporary order that would have required the union to give the city 60 hours' notice on when and where members will picket. Superior Court Judge David Yaffe said the law was unclear on notification requirements, and he scheduled a Dec. 18 hearing on whether to issue a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. . ``This confirms what we have been saying all along -- that without a contract there is nothing to stop us from striking,'' Aquino said. ``The mayor has the power to end this by sitting down at the table with us.'' The city imposed a 6.25 percent wage increase on the union this year. But Aquino said the union is not bound to the deal because members never ratified it. The union has been seeking a five-year 15.25 percent pay-raise package. Aquino said the protests will continue, but he refused to reveal times and locations. He hinted protesters could show up at a half-marathon scheduled Sunday from Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. to City Hall. Aquino has said the city was told in a memo earlier that the union plans to hold more work actions. Councilman Dennis Zine, who chairs the City Council's Personnel Committee, said he was disappointed in the court ruling. ``The one thing the union should know -- they are not going to intimidate us,'' Zine said. ``The council is standing behind the mayor on this and we are not going to change the offer that was imposed on them.'' Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. has been steadfast in his refusal to change the city's initial offer, arguing union members are among the best-paid city workers, with annual salaries averaging $74,000 a year. Aquino said the port picket lines were being respected Thursday by members of the Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor , who refused to provide supplies for a Norwegian Star Norwegian Star is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. History This ship entered service at the end of 2001. She was originally intended to operate with Star Cruises under the name SuperStar Libra cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the and delayed its departure. Officials from the Port of Los Angeles said about 400 of its nearly 900 workers are EAA members. It said it had contingency plans to fill vacancies due to any work actions. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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