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Union coalition urges council to restore positions, warns vacancies will cut services
Summary
Union representatives told the City Council that proposed eliminations of budgeted civil-service positions will reduce service delivery and push more work to private contractors; the council heard the presentation and voted to proceed with the public hearing on vacancies and workforce impacts.
A coalition of city-union representatives urged the Los Angeles City Council on May 27 to restore budgeted civil-service positions and to avoid replacing core workers with private contractors, saying chronic vacancies and proposed cuts in the 2025-26 budget will harm essential services.
Charles Len, identified in the meeting as regional coordinator for local 721, told the council the coalition represents about 25,000 city workers across nearly every department and called for a sustained plan to recruit and…
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