Despite significant reduction in the City of Los Angeles’s workforce and reforming the pension system, Los Angeles faces a budget deficit or more than $200 million that further threatens our most essential services. Additional cuts to fire, police and paramedic services are not an option if we want to maintain the current level of protection [...]
After months of extensive searching and interviews; EAA Board of Governors Appoints Mr. Greg West. new EAA Executive Director. West will replace Mr. Michael Davies who was appointed Interim Executive Director in March 2012. “I am excited to begin working for such a prestigious organization as the EAA. My focus will be to ensure that [...]
Through their audit of EAA expenditures, the Board Finance Committee has confirmed that during calendar year 2011 members of the previous Board of Governors paid themselves $30,000 – of your dues money – for "lost time": money they paid themselves in addition to their authorized meeting stipends. In order to preclude any such future stealth [...]
At its July 17th meeting, your Board of Governors adopted two significant “good governance” measures. For the first time, a Conflicts of Interest policy for the Board is now in place. This policy is an essential safeguard to ensure that the EAA Board operates for the benefit of EAA members and not for personal gain. [...]
EAA Sisters and Brothers, Since I took my Oath of Office as MOU 1 Governor in March, I have been working diligently with my EAA Board colleagues to return Integrity, Accountability and Transparency to the EAA Board of Governors and to our Union. During the month of June, the EAA Board took two major steps [...]
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EAA Sisters and Brothers, Your newly elected Board of Governors took office on March 15, 2012. Immediately Governors started delivering on their PROMISE and COMMITMENT to GOOD GOVERNANCE. EAA Members will continue to be informed about EVERY ACTION Governors take. Information about these actions can be found on the EAA Website, E-Mails like this one and heard in Membership meetings throughout [...]
In accordance with the schedule announced on August 26th, election petitions for the 2011 EAA officer elections are due by 5:00pm Friday, September 16, 2011. Links to the election annoucement and petition can be found at the bottom of this post. Due to the recent resignation of Governor Sharon Johnson, an additional At-Large seat on [...]
