UPE Now Offers Free Notary Services to UPE Members To schedule an appointment, please call the office at (916) 736-9503, and ask to schedule an appointment with Sydney.

New 2021 Covid Supplemental Paid Sick Leave      California has adopted a new “Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave” statute. SB 95 will go into effect on March 29, and is significantly broader in scope than the emergency paid sick leave provided by federal law that expired in December 2020, and is also more generous than California’s prior supplemental paid sick leave statute that also expired at the end of 2020. The new law applies to public and private employers of more than 25 employees nationwide, so long as at least one employee works in California, and requires them to provide a new allotment of “Supplemental Paid Sick Leave” (SPSL) between January 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021, for specific purposes. Continue Reading.

Negotiations Update 3/18/2021 Ratification Results On Wednesday March 17, 2021, the Unit 3 membership overwhelmingly voted to accept the contract extension with a 3% salary increase. The amendment will go to the Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2021, for final approval. Continue Reading.

UPE Secures Vaccine Release Time for all Sacramento County Employees      As workers are all aware, COVID-19 vaccines are now available for workers based on age, medical condition and, in some cases, job function with the County.  From the beginning, UPE proposed that the County pay for workers to get vaccinated.  First, the County agreed to cover 2 hours of paid time for workers being vaccinated through a County arranged clinic.  This was a good start, but not enough.  Continue Reading.

DCSS Expansion of Call Recording       UPE met with DCSS management to discuss the expansion of call recording. The department had gone to recording calls in 2016, and it seemed to be a better tool to use than having supervisors jumping onto the call to listen in. Since this system was implemented, UPE is not aware of any disciplinary actions that have come from calls that were recorded, and the department assures us that is not the intent. Rather, it is a better tool to help workers with improving customer service. Now that we are living with COVID, and the department is allowing remote work schedules to reduce the number of workers in the building, they want to expand recording to those working remotely. Continue Reading.

UPE Featured in the Sacramento News & Review!    Read how UPE steps in to advocate for members when they need them the most.   Click here to read more.

UPE Members of the Quarter      UPE Recognizes & Appreciates Your Support!  Not Pictured: Yashoda Reddy, Angela Ortega, Amber Guerro, Andrii Beresnev, Angela Soltero, Andy Lee, Phyllis Duarte-Lowe, Tamra Williams-Jordan, Dana Somera, Michele Brashear, Charles Severance, Maria Angel, Christina Zepeda  Cynthia Raley, Loretta Christian, Donna Seese, Angel Atilano, Angel Williams, Angela Horper, Michael Meraz, Nancy Wallace  Lona Bradford, Catherine Hamilton, Angela Howard, Angelica Avalos, Angelique Reyes, Christina Tapia-Cortinas, Lissa Hernandez, Marie Sims, Tiffany Shende Bargas, Romellia Alcaraz, Donna Helms, Dori Aros