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The Department of Human Resources is responsible for labor relations with the City's eleven recognized employee organizations, which cover 27 different bargaining units and represent over 6,000 City employees. We are committed to fostering positive alliances between labor and management, working together to improve internal collaboration, employee involvement, morale, and customer service in the City.

Human Resources also manages the grievance procedures throughout the City as outlined in the City's Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with its labor unions. For details on the grievance procedure, please see the applicable MOU.

AssociationContract ExpirationEmployees Represented
 ACE (Association of Confidential Employees) 09/30/2026 72
 AEE (Association of Engineering Employees) 09/30/2026 219
CAA (City Attorneys Association) 09/30/2026 23
CPA (City Prosecutors Association) 09/30/2026  19
FFA (Firefighters Association) 09/30/2025 402
IAM (International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers) 09/30/2026 3206
 IBEW Local 47 09/30/2026 803
LBMA (Long Beach Management Association) 09/30/2026 383
LGA (Lifeguards Association) 09/30/2025 203
POA (Police Officers Association) 09/30/2025 692
SEIU, Local 721(Service Employees International Union)  09/30/2023 123
Unrepresented Management  09/30/2026
 57
Unrepresented Non-Management 09/30/2026
147
   
*As of
03/2024

Union Contact List

Union Contact List Spreadsheet

Reference Information

Summary of CALPERS Pension Contract Provisions & Formulas with the City of Long Beach

Download the PDF chart.

CALPERS Pension Information by Association

Miscellaneous

AssociationCurrent FormulaEmployee Pick-Up
Current Employees
Employee Pick-Up
New Hires
CAA 2.0% @ 62* Full Full
CPA 2.0% @ 62* Full Full
ACE 2.0% @ 62* Full Full
AEE 2.0% @ 62* Full Full
LBMA 2.0% @ 62* Full Full
IAM 2.0% @ 62* Full Full

 *For new members to CalPERS.

For Classic employees (eligible previous CalPERS members) the formula
is the formula effective on 12/31/2012: 2.5% @ 55.

Safety

AssociationCurrent FormulaEmployee Pick-Up
Current Employees
Employee Pick-Up
New Hires
POA 2.7% @ 57* Full Full
FFA 2.7% @ 57* Full Full
LGA 2.7% @ 57* Full Full

*For new members to CalPERS.

For Classic Safety employees (eligible previous CalPERS members) the formula
is the formula effective on 12/31/2012: POA/FFA: 2.0% @ 50; LGA: 3.0% @ 50.