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Jul 09, 2023

Southwest settles with 2 more unions, Big Bang on Bay event to expand, LBPD anti

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Long Beach Airport

Southwest settles contracts with its flight attendants and mechanics

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced on Sunday June 4th that it had reached contract settlements with both its flight attendants and mechanic unions. The last contracts expired in 2018.

The Southwest Pilots Union has yet to reach an agreement with the airline and in May 2023 the union voted to approve a strike if needed.

Southwest and its pilots’ union have been negotiating for three years trying to reach a contract agreement. The Southwest ground workers Transportation Union is also still in new contract talks. The two unions are the last of 10 Southwest employee unions the airline has been negotiating contracts.

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KDFW News Dallas, Texas

Southwest Airlines reaches tentative deal with flight attendants, mechanics

LB4D News

Southwest pilots vote to approve a strike if needed

Alamitos Bay

Big Bang on the Bay event seeks permit to use Seal Beach park

John Morris the sponsor and producer of the July 3rd Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show has sought permission to use space in Seal Beach's First Street Park as the charity venue for the annual event.

According to the Seal Beach Sun, Morris is seeking to move the charities fundraising tables from his Boathouse Restaurant to the portions of the Seal Beach Park location:

‘Morris said all he was doing was moving the charities from Boathouse on the Bay to Seal Beach."

In April 2023 a federal judge ruled that the annual show could continue in a lawsuit that the accused the Big Bang event of violating the Clean Water Act. The judge did rule that Morris was required to obtain a federal permit for the show.

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Seal Beach Sun

Big Bang on the Bay event seeks permit to use Seal Beach park

East Division LBBD

LBPD hosts free catalytic converter theft prevention etching event

The Long Beach Police Department will hold a free "Etch and Catch" event for car owners with catalytic converters. Registration for the event is mandatory due to a limited capacity.

The event will be held on Saturday June 17, 2023 from 8 am - 1 pm. at the 4th District Long Beach Health Deparment campus, 2525 Grand Ave.

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LBPD

Etch and Catch -Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event with LBPD- 6/17 registration link

Marketplace

Thefts of catalytic converters keep surging. That's costing drivers and insurers.

CARFAX

Catalytic Converter Theft: 10 Most Targeted Vehicles

LBTQ+ Cultural District

40th Annual Long Beach Pride tickets on sale

June is the traditional Pride Month in honor of the six-day Stonewall Uprising that began with a NYPD raid on the Stonewall Inn at 1:20 am on June 28, 1969.

This year Long Beach Pride will be the extending Pride season to the following month, on the second weekend in August. Tickets and ticket packages are now on sale.

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Long Beach Pride

Long Beach Pride Tickets link

Library of Congress

1969: The Stonewall Uprising