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6th Annual
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Scholarship Program
APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED!
SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED AT THE UPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING JUNE 21st, 2022
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UPE Members of the Month!
UPE Recognizes & Appreciates Your Support!
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Negotiations Update
008 Contract –
Tentative Agreement Ratified
Your 008 UPE Negotiations Team is excited to announce that the 008 membership ratified the new contract with Sacramento County by an overwhelming margin of 91% to 9%.
This contract was hard-fought, and the 008 UPE Negotiations team could not have done it without the support of the membership! Thank you for your continued support!
UPE would like to give a special thank you to all the 008 UPE Negotiations Team members who put in many hours of work to make this contract possible. The contract will be effective as of June 19, 2022. However, the agreement will not go before the Board of Supervisors until July 12, 2022. As a result, workers will not see the additional money until the August 5, 2022, paycheck. This paycheck will reflect a retroactive increase to June 19, 2022.
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Meet and Confer
005
Claims Assistant Class Study
On June 23rd, UPE met with representatives from the Department of Health Services to discuss the impact and implementation of changing the position title of the Claims Assistance Specialist to Health Service Coordinator (H.S.C.) and adding the position of Sr. Health Service Coordinator (Sr H.S.C).
The County stated the reason for the position title change was...
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DCFAS Proposes Changes to Timelines
Over the past several weeks, UPE and DCFAS met to discuss updates to several policies and procedures, including Safety Planning and Safety Plan, ICWA: Inquiry and Initial Noticing Requirements, and the 387 Supplemental and 342 Subsequent Petition -Program Duties.
While most of the updates were codifying the current practices, provided additional clarification to tasks, and ensuring the policy reflected recent legal changes, one significant change was...
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Know Your Rights
It is imperative that you know your employee rights in order to ensure equal treatment and fairness in the workplace. As a public employee, you have rights that are granted through your union contract, state and federal law, and workplace policies. UPE's staff and member-leaders have...
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Meet & Confer Update
005 and 008
DHA
Implicit Bias Training
UPE met with DHA on June 13, 2022, to discuss an upcoming implicit bias training for all staff. UPE called for the meeting to better understand the reasoning behind the meaning and to assess its potential impact on our members. UPE is especially concerned that the training is for all DHA employees, but there are only four available sessions. This is likely to cause a significant workload impact for those employees not attending the training.
As a result of the meeting and UPE’s questioning, the Department made the following changes:
- The training is voluntary, and anyone already scheduled may opt out.
- Use of cameras during the training is not required as UPE and DHA are still negotiating over the use of desk cameras in DHA.
- Workers are encouraged but not required to actively participate in the training.
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Meet and Confer Update
Webcams
DHA – 005/008
On June 10, 2022, UPE and DHA continued to meet over the Department’s decision to install web cameras on all employees’ desks. UPE is very concerned about the potential for the Department to use the cameras to further monitor our member’s actions at work. The Department repeated it is their intent to only use the web cameras for trainings and meetings. The Department further stated they will not be...
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Meet & Confer Update
008
TOA Clock Changes
On June 6, 2022, UPE and DHA met and conferred over the impact of the changes to the TOA clock for WTW participants. This change will result in the reevaluation of up to 3300 cases. The County created a process for continuing workers to evaluate the cases for exemptions before sending them back to WTW. In addition, open lobby bureaus will be instructed to....
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UNION MEMBER
BENEFITS & RESOURCES
- Aflac Insurance
- Dental Discounts
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- AT&T Discounts
- Leave Donations
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JOIN UPE
Join UPE - the largest independent public sector union in Sacramento County - as we fight for livable wages and fair contracts for our members and their families.
Together We Are Strong!
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July 2022
All Board Meetings held in-person as regularly scheduled
Tues, July 5 - El Dorado Meeting, 6:30pm
Weds, July 6 - 005 Office Technical Meeting, 6pm
Thurs, July 7 - Sutter Meeting, 12pm
Tues, June 7 - El Dorado Meeting, 6pm
Tues, July 12 - Court Professioanl Meeting, 12pm
Tues, July 12 - Merced Unit 3 Meeting, 5:30pm
Tues, July 12 - 008 Welfare Non-Supervisory Meeting, 6pm
Thurs, July 14 - Court Office Technical Meeting, 6pm
Tues, July 19 - Board of Directors Meeting, 6pm
Thurs, July 21 - Yuba Meeting, 12pm
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