Author Archive for: dovide
Entries by Daria Ovide
SANTA MONICA: AN INITIATIVE MEASURE AMENDING THE CITY’S LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER ALL OR A PORTION OF THE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED, 75% OF SUCH LAND BE DEDICATED TO PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND PUBLIC RECREATION USES AND 25% BE DEDICATED TO RESIDENTIAL AND ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL USES
Click here to read the full text of the initiative Click here to see the Top Funders sheet Paid for by UNITE HERE Local 11
TAKE ACTION: UNITE HERE Local 11 supports the Natural Resources Defense Council campaign to protect forests
UNITE HERE Local 11 supports the Natural Resources Defense Council effort to persuade paper corporations to end sourcing from primary forests and to transition to recycled and sustainable alternative fibers when they make paper. Now you can help! The NRDC has put out a new action alert to write letters to Procter & Gamble to […]
LOS ANGELES: INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES; CHANGES TO THE CITY’S WAGE AND LABOR LAWS APPLICABLE TO HOTELS AND CITY AIRPORTS
Click here to see the Top Funders Sheet for this initiative. Click here to see the full text of the initiative. Paid for by UNITE HERE Local 11
LOS ANGELES: CITY BUSINESS TAX ON EMPLOYERS WITH 1000+ EMPLOYEES IF THE HIGHEST-PAID EMPLOYEE RECEIVES COMPENSATION 50+ TIMES GREATER THAN THE MEDIAN COMPENSATION OF LOS ANGELES BASED EMPLOYEES; TAX PROCEEDS USED FOR HOUSING PROJECTS, STREET REPAIRS, AND OTHER SPECIFIED PURPOSES
Click here to see the Top Funders Sheet for this initiative. Click here to see the full text of the initiative. Paid for by UNITE HERE Local 11
LAX Airport Workers Rally as LA City Council President Attempts to Lower Wages and Give Break to Airlines
In a shameful move, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced legislation to take money from hard-working Angelenos and give the trillion-dollar airline industry a break Airport workers at LAX who are members of SEIU-United Service Workers West and UNITE HERE Local 11 are sounding the alarm after Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced a […]
UNITE HERE Local 11 and the Irvine-Laguna Wildlife Corridor
UNITE HERE Local 11 is a Charter Partner of the Irvine-Laguna Wildlife Corridor, a project of the Laguna Greenbelt that links the south coastal wilderness of Orange County to the Santa Ana Mountains. The goal of the Corridor is to reconnect these wilderness areas for the long-term health of our local wildlife. We are proud […]
FOX 11: Airline catering workers stage protest near LAX
Hundreds of airline catering workers shut down a major entrance to LAX on Monday, blocking Century Boulevard and forcing some travelers to abandon vehicles and walk during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Workers allege unsafe working conditions, broken equipment, locked doors that create fire hazards, and unfair wages. According to union leaders representing […]
Thanksgiving Travel Alert: Hundreds of LAX Airline Catering Workers Call on City of L.A. to Hold Serial Lawbreaker Flying Food Accountable
Workers submit CalOSHA complaints alleging unsafe working conditions at Flying Food Group; company has previously been cited for safety and minimum wage violations As tens of thousands of flights were scheduled out of LAX for the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, the workers who prepare, package & deliver meals onto some of those flights called on […]