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Greetings, Union Brothers and Sisters, On September 28, 2026, your 005 governing board met with management over at the County Probation Office. We discussed the implementation of E-Court, which has become a contentious issue impacting our court employees, those at the district attorney's office, and many more workers, including those at probation. Management shared that they have not yet prepared processes and procedures governing the use of E-Court, but once such is done, th

On September 29, 2026, UPE met with Sacramento County over the creation of a new policy relating to background checks for employees with access to Federal Tax Information (FTI). IRS rules require that all employees with direct or indirect access to protected FTI must undergo a background check every five years to identify any arrests or convictions that may impact an employee's 'suitability' for access to FTI. This requirement applies to all classifications, including supervi

Greetings, Union Brothers and Sisters, On September 24, 2026, your 005 governing board and subject matter experts met with DCSS management to discuss issues and changes recently faced by the Establishment Case Opening Team at DCSS. Under the state compliance date, staff have 20 calendar days to process applications and open child support cases when an assignment is received. Recently, the department set an internal goal of 16 calendar days, which was impacting the worker

On September 23, 2026, UPE met and conferred with representatives from Sacramento Superior Court over plans to upgrade the phone system at FRC. The Court will now be using Cisco Finesse. This new system will require those taking calls to log into the system on their computer with a unique ID. They will then need to place themselves in Ready mode to receive calls and Not Ready mode when they are not prepared to take a call, such as on break or away from their desk. The new sys

UPE met and conferred on September 21, 2026, with representatives from DHA regarding changes to the handling of WTW sanctions. First, all sanctions must be cured on intake (if there has been a 30-day break in aid), during recertification, and now during continuing contacts where clients express a desire to cure the sanction and an intent to participate in WTW activities. These changes are state-mandated. The state promised a change to CAL-SAWs that would automatically cure

BALLOT VOTING HAS OPENED FOR COURT OFFICE TECHNICAL ~ Specialized Employee Chapter (Account Clerk, Paralegal, Lead Court Attendant, Court Services Coordinator, Judicial Secretary) If you have not received an emailed link to vote, please check your spam! For assistance call the union office (916)736-9503 Results for those chapters not generating a ballot to be seated 2027 for a 3-year term: 005 Chapter 1 (1 seat) Stephanie Juarez 008 Service Chapter (2 seats) Deanna Green