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The letter I received in late June from “A Long Beach City Employee” wasn’t signed, and it didn’t come with a return address.
But it did carry with it a June 4 letter from city Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Bureau Manager Robert M. Swayze to Georgia Pon Maeshima, president of the Long Beach Management Association (LBMA), an employee union of management personnel–and this:
“The IAM Union members and Fire Department are all making concession (Friday furloughs, pay freezes, etc.),” City Employee wrote. “Some City employees feel that LBMA and the Police Department should both participate.”
