L.A. CITY WORKERS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM DON'T LET CURRENT ANTI-TAX BIAS GET IN WAY OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.(Editorial)(Editorial)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: June 3, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Julie Butcher Local View

THE municipal predicament facing Los Angeles is complicated right now. The media seem preoccupied with railing against taxes and fees. We believe that a lot of information about the city budget and union contract negotiations is not being publicized and it should be.

Let's start with the basic facts.

There are a total of 47,806 city workers. Twenty-seven hundred of them are firefighters and 9,500 are cops. Another 1,500 are police and fire management while 500 manage the remainder of the work force. Eighty-five hundred work for the ...

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