COURT PROFESSIONAL UNIT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
August 14, 2018
· UPE and the Court tentatively agreed to several proposals today.
· UPE countered the Courts economic proposal, the Court countered back.
· The Court’s second counter was still unacceptable.
Our next meeting is scheduled for August 30, 2018.
COURT PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING TEAM: Leava Ong, Marie Sims
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008 WELFARE NON-SUPERVISORY UNIT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
August 14, 2018
After 6 months of attempting to negotiate with County of Sacramento, we still don’t have a contract. Your 008 bargaining team wants you to know that if we don’t get a tentative agreement on 8/14/18, a strike will be very hard to avoid. We have to get ready!
HERE’S THE PLAN: MASS “BREAKOUT” AT ALL 008 WORKSITES ON WEDNESDAY 8/15/18.
· What is a breakout? It’s a demonstration in support of a fair contract, done on your break or lunch hour outside your building.
· When should we breakout? Either on your morning break or on your lunch hour. Talk it over with your on-site steward, Board member or “Breakout Captain” if you have one, or just amongst yourselves if you don’t, and make the choice collectively about the best time for your building, but BREAKOUT TOGETHER.
· What should I wear? RED!
· Should we carry signs? YES. And we will be making signs at the BAC meeting on Tuesday night 8/14/18 at 6:00 PM at the UPE office, 9333 Tech Center Drive, Suite 300. Please attend and represent your worksite. Be a “Breakout Captain”.
· Where should we go when we “Breakout”? Gather wherever you can be seen by management or the public. If there is a street nearby with a lot of traffic, go there and march up and down the sidewalk carrying signs and signaling motorists to honk their horns in support.
· How long should the “Breakout” last? At this time, no one should stay out longer than their break or lunch hour. And because that limits our “Breakout” time, it’s very important that everyone at your site should leave together and come back together to show our unity.
· Can I get in trouble for “Breaking out?” No, not as long as you keep it within your break time or lunch time.
· Can my supervisor or PM order me not to breakout? NO. Because then they would have to order you not to take a break or a lunch hour. If breaks are an issue at your worksite, it may be a good idea to “Breakout” during lunch, which cannot be shifted by management at the last minute.
· What if I see everyone breaking out and it is not my break or lunch hour? If you are not on a phone call, take a couple of minutes for a “bathroom break” and swing by where the others are gathering to give them a “shout out” before you head back to your work station.
· What good will it do to “Breakout?” A Breakout is a dress rehearsal for a STRIKE. It is a show of the commitment and resolve of the 008 UPE members. If Management sees that we are ready and willing to strike, a strike may become unnecessary.
SEE YOU AT THE BREAKOUT!
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The 005 Office-Technical Bargaining Unit voted August 10th and 13th to approve a 3 year contract. The membership ratified the new contract by 86%!
Click here to view a summary of the new Contract Agreement 2018.
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008 WELFARE NON-SUPERVISORY UNIT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
August 8, 2018
Greetings, Union Sisters and Brothers.
Your 008 Bargaining Team showed up for the negotiations on Tuesday, August 8, 2018, but the County didn’t show up. Instead, they sent word that they had not been authorized to make any new proposals on pay raises. The County did agree to meet with your team next Tuesday on August 14, 2018, which is no guarantee they will bargain in good faith when they do show up.
Your team has proposed COLAs (Cost of Living Adjustments) of 3% in 2018, 3% in 2019, and 2% to 5% in 2020, as well as equity pay adjustments for 4 classifications, pay differentials for a number of programs and units, and an increase in Special Skills Pay. Our demands are more than reasonable.
The County does not agree. Your team recommends action by the entire 008 membership. So please plan to attend the 008 Bargaining Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 6:00 pm at UPE, 9333 Tech Center Drive, Ste 300.
There will be a special ACTION UPDATE and SIGN MAKING. Get ready for organized union membership actions to take place at times and places to be announced shortly.
Get Ready, Stay Ready. Together we are strong.
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Attention 005 Office Technical Members
Notice of Upcoming Contract Ratification Vote
As most of you have heard the 005 Office Technical Members have reached an agreement and will be doing a Ratification Vote for accepting the Agreement on August 10th and August 13th. Additionally there will be a BAC meeting at 6 pm August 8, 2018 at the UPE Union Hall located at 9333 Tech Center Drive, Ste. 300, Sacramento, Ca 95826. If you wish discuss the Tentative Agreement (T.A) that would be a good time to do it. The Board of Supervisors will be meeting on August 14, 2018 and we would like to have our votes done and counted for that meeting.
Below is a summary of the new language that will be in the new MOU if ratified by the members:
The CalWIN App. Reg. 2.5% will continue at DHA, County will now provide UPE all Personnel Policies and Procedures that affect 005 members, Desk File Documents must now have written verification given to the member when documents have been expunged, Salary Increases are 3% for 2018-2019, an additional 1% increase for classifications that have been determined to be below the average wage comparisons in other counties, a 2 to 4% increase 2019-2020, a 2 to 4% increase in 2020-2021, a guarantee of a minimum floor of 1% if SCERS attempts to raise contributions again in 2019 thru 2021, a Compensation Study to readjust salaries on classifications that have been determined as being out of line by a subcommittee consisting of the County and UPE, differentials for Range B Airport Operations Dispatchers and Youth Detention Facility workers.
The locations for the Ratification Voting are as follows between the hours of 8:30 and 3:30; Friday August 10th, DHA V100- 2450 Florin Rd, 700 H Street, DHA C100- 3960 Research Dr. , DHA F100- 5747 Watt Ave, Primary Care- 4600/4602 Broadway St , UPE 9333 Tech Center Dr. Ste. 300.
Monday August 13th between 8:30 and 3:30: DHA- 28th Sacramento, 700 H St. Sacramento, DHA E100- Fulton Ave, DCSS/Granite Park- Power Inn Rd., OB-3 3701 Branch Center Rd., and UPE 9333 Tech Center Drive Sacramento.
DRR, Galt, RRRC, Water Resources, DHA 5th Street, will all be on August 10th and/or 13th.
If you have any questions please feel free to call the UPE Office at (916) 736-9503. We look forward to seeing you and let’s get a new contract!
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COURT OFFICE-TECHNICAL UNIT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
August 3, 2018
The Court rejected over half of UPE’s proposals despite being in the best financial position it’s been in since the recession. The Court offered significantly less monies than you accepted in the last contract. Where is their money going?
Your negotiating team is continuing to fight hard for what we believe you deserve.
We are organizing a bargaining advisory committee meeting (BAC) and will notify you of the date and time.
Continue to wear RED on Friday’s. Show the Court our solidarity.
We meet again with the Court August 17, 2018.
COT Board: Brooke Ryan, Jean Smart, Geri Bradford Hill, Bonnie Loriga, Nancy Wallace, Suzette Cade, Paul McGee, Andrea Howard, Tammi Boxer, Shawn Boxer, Stan Njugu
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COURT PROFESSIONAL UNIT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
July 31, 2018
Court provided us with a “Package” proposal.
· There were several acceptable proposals including keeping medical as is. Smart phones for Probate Investigators and more.
· Salary offers were unacceptable. We plan to counter.
Our next meeting is August 14, 2018.
COURT PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING TEAM: Leava Ong, Marie Sims
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Sutter Superior Court Employees
Ratify Their Contract
On June 14, 2018, UPE was happy to announce the tentative agreement reached with Sutter Court and was ratified with 100% of the vote accepting the new contract. After taking over representation back in April, UPE knew our highest priority was to secure a contract for our new unit. Our members of Sutter Court had been without a contract since December 2017. After several back to back sessions and a number of proposals, we reached an agreement that will provide our members with extra money in their pockets and increases to look forward to.
The new contract calls for a 2% salary increase in 2018, a 2% salary increase in 2019, and a one-time payment of $1000 upon ratification. We preserved health care with language that added additional monies to off-set potential health care increases over the next two years. Increased the uniform allowance and increased the catastrophic leave donation from 16 hours to 40 hours. We gained stronger representational language which allows us to grieve a wider range of matters covered in the personnel manual. We established a joint labor management committee which gives us a seat at the table to discuss ongoing concerns or issues with management.
This contract is not the end but just the beginning. There is still work to be done. We look forward to 2020 where we will build off of where we started and continue to fight for livable wages, benefits and safe working conditions for our members in Sutter County.
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UPE Joins Forces with the Sacramento Central Labor Council
UPE is very excited to announce our partnership with the Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (SCLC). Learn More
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Tuesday, August 14 - 008 Welfare Non-Supervisory Unit meeting 6:00 pm @ UPE
Tuesday, August 14 - Merced County Unit 3 Board Meeting 5:30 pm at 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340
Tuesday, August 14 - Court Professionals Unit meeting 12:00 pm @ FRC
Thursday, August 16 - Stewards Training 6:00pm @ UPE
Tuesday, August 28 - UPE Board of Directors meeting 6:00 pm @ UPE
Wednesday, September 5 - 005 Office Technical Unit meeting 6:00 pm @ UPE
Thursday, September 13 - Court Office Technical Unit Meeting 6:00 pm @ UPE
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