COOLING-OFF PERIOD IN LAX WORKERS' STRIKE BROKERED BY MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA

MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA

City of Los Angeles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 29, 2008

CONTACT:

Emma Soichet

(213) 978-0741

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA BROKERS COOLING-OFF PERIOD IN LAX WORKERS' STRIKE

Mayor contacts airlines, contractors and union to resume talks and

ensure travel at LAX remains safe and efficient this holiday weekend.

LOS ANGELES - Responding to the strike by 2,500 service workers at Los

Angeles International Airport (LAX) that began yesterday, Mayor Antonio

Villaraigosa has brokered a three-week "cooling-off" period between

the union (SEIU Local 1877) and airline contractors, effective at 8:00

AM this morning. Under the agreement, striking workers will return to

work without retaliation and the parties will resume negotiations.

The Mayor issued the following statement:

"In these difficult economic times for the airline industry and for

hard-working Angelenos at the airport, we must come together to find a

solution that meets the needs of workers and the airline industry.

"The parties have agreed to a cooling-off period effective immediately.

I am urging the workers and contractors, with the support of the

airlines, to come to a fair agreement that ensures quality services and

keeps passengers moving safely and efficiently at the international

gateway to Southern California."