CS 02 (3)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Moses Johnson
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 7:42 AM
To: Public Comment; Theresa Bass; Jim Vanderpool; Linda Andal; Gretchen R. Beatty; Nora
Verceles
Subject: Item 2 Closed Session Agenda Oct. 26th
Dear City Clerk,
Please distribute to the City Council and confirm that you received this email.
Dear Mayor and City Council,
I have previously written and spoken to you several times over the past few years. One of the
major items AFSCME is requesting in our MOU proposal is a raise. Why? Because the City
offered us a 10% package back in March of 2020 but because the MOU was caught up in the
COVID-19 pandemic it was not finalized. We have not had a fully funded range adjustment
since June of 2009, over 12 years ago. With inflation (currently over 5%) during the last 12
years we are making less in real dollars today than before the Great Recession. During the City
budget update last December City Full -Time Staffing was down from 1,946 employees, to
1,724, a loss of 222 full-time employees (11.4%). Over 20 City employees in our group have
left in the last 6 months for better paying jobs in other cities. The City has given MOUs to
other management groups and we only ask to be treated fairly. The City asked us again to "do
more with less" during COVID-19 and City employees stepped up to fill the gap and provide
local services to City residents.
The Federal Govt. adopted a Stimulus Package with billions in local aid. The City of Anaheim
has/will receive over $100 million to make up for its tax revenue losses. Further, our City
began to return to normal in mid-June and the City's tax revenues have been rebounding ever
since.
City workers have been on the front lines throughout this COVID crisis working tirelessly
to protect and serve the City's residents with essential city services. The City should
support its workers that provide those services. City workers are essential, both to our
safety and to our recovery. City workers are the engine of our City, and the final recovery
from the COVID-19 starts with them.
The City should reward its workers for stepping up during the COVID crisis. Providing
raises for City workers is not optional — it is a necessity if the City wants vibrant City
services.
The time is now to come to a final MOU for AFSCME!
Moses Johnson, Acting President AFSCME/MAC