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Greetings, union brothers and sisters, Your 008 bargaining unit met with the department regarding changes they are making to the frequency of timesheet submission during time study periods. The department stated they are updating this process so they can better forecast and evaluate labor costs. Staff will now be asked to enter timesheet details on the first Friday of the pay period and save it. By saving this information, the finance units will be able to capture this inform

UPE met and conferred with the Court on October 7th and November 2nd, 2026, regarding upcoming changes to various procedures. First, the Court noticed UPE that Probation will be e-filing similarly to the DA’s office. The Court anticipates that this will make work more efficient for staff because they will no longer have to download data from Probation only to upload it again into the Court systems. Probation is still working on the functionality on their end before it can go

Greetings, Union Family, On November 3, 2026, your 005 governing board met with DCSS management to discuss updates to some of their department policies, specifically: telework, outside employment, parking, and personal technology use. Most of the edits were grammatical, but our team raised important questions regarding their application of them. For example, the technology policy allows people to listen to music on their headphones with their phone being placed face down. We

Greetings, Union Family, Your 008 governing board met with DHA for the second time regarding the possibility of help desk tickets resulting in a breach of confidentiality if they include Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The department followed up on our proposals and agreed to them all. Training will occur for staff at bureau meetings between the months of December and through February at the latest. UPE was able to secure a hold harmless clause until the end of tra

Greetings, Union Family, Your 005 and 008 governing boards met with DHA to discuss the new service center they are opening on Power Inn Road, on the first floor of the DCSS building. They are anticipating anywhere from 100 to 125 people to move (including eligibility staff, clerical, supervisors, an ASO, and a program manager). Our main concerns were to ensure current staff will be given the opportunity to put in for transfer, that their ADA accommodations be moved with them,

Thursday - November 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yuba Courts - 2nd Floor Conference Room - Come talk to your negotiations team and hear about what’s happening at the bargaining table.