ABOUT THE CLIENT

The Burbank City Employees Association (BCEA) came into existence in October of 1939. In June of 1940, the BCEA was incorporated. The primary objective was to secure Civil Service status for all permanent City employees. Representatives of the BCEA were elected from all departments within the City. The beginning of collecting, discussing, and resolving problems in the workplace was started.

The BCEA is one of five bargaining unions in the City. We are the largest, incorporating more than 750 employees we bargain for and/or represent each day. We cover all the clerical, trades, and general employees – over 125 different classifications. We are the only organization that represents its members in bargaining with management for wages, fringe benefits, and much more.

THE PROJECT

When BCEA came to us, they needed a new website that not only publicized their organization but served as a hub for their members. Their previous website was old and outdated. In fact, their previous local web design “company” had gone out of business and abandoned them. BCEA had no way to update or even move their current website as the previous designer would not return phone calls.

BHM went to work immediately to secure their domain name. One major problem was the BCEA’s domain was being held hostage by the previous company. BHM worked tirelessly to track down the previous designer and get the name transferred. We then went to work designing a new website that at its heart, contains a Members Dashboard area with event calendar; online store and Business Manager Updates; current news and so much more.