The LA County Federation of Labor also has a committee that deals with political Education called COPE with ninety-five voting associates and more than thirteen thousand representatives that can participate in its monthly delegates meetings.
[3] “A survey published in December 2003 showed that the three largest unions in the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor were SEIU 434B (with seventy-four thousand homecare and nursing home workers), SEIU 399 with forty-five thousand health care and other employees, and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (with thirty thousand teachers from the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association).”[4] The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor has an executive board that consists of thirty-five members.
[5] The Los Angeles County Federation of labor played a role in the initial fight for minimum wage.
Activities of the Building Trades council had a direct impact on the accomplishments of labor their movement was justified by fighting for higher wages and shorter hours.
The Building Trade Council took a step forward in bringing a bout a prevailing wage law by Federal enactment.
Following the recent win of the workers of large hotels minimum wage increase to 15.37 labor groups hope for similar results from the city council.
A clear plan has not been put forth for the workings of a citywide minimum wage increase but labor groups are ready to fight for it.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce opposes both plans noting that it would cause companies to have to lay off a large number of workers.
Rose was later accused of being paid by open shop supporters to cause trouble among the union members by his followers he denied all allegations.
Rose was able to create identification buttons that had “Army Unemployed – Los Angeles” on them, eventually the police grew tired of his operations and told him to vacate the city.
A drive to increase union membership began in October 1913 at the Fresno convention of the California state Federation of Labor.
[9] Maria Elena Durazo was originally elected to serve for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor as their Executive Secretary-Treasurer on May 15, 2006.
[11] Durazo recently announced that she will be leaving the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor at the end of the year to take a national union job.
Contreras held his position as Executive Secretary Treasurer until his death, during his tenure he focused on immigrant workers and exasperated to his union into the Los Angeles political scene.
Hicks was unanimously elected as the Executive secretary Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.