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Meet and Confer Update: Emergency Intervention Plan for Sacramento Welcome Homes
Greetings, brothers and sisters! Â On April 24, 2025, the UPE team met with the County about a new policy for the Sacramento Welcome Homes...
14 minutes ago


008 Bargaining Update: DHA GA/MA/CF Changes
Greetings, Union Brothers and Sisters, Â Your 008 bargaining team met with the department regarding the ongoing challenges in the GA...
1 day ago


Members of 008 Bargaining Unit Speak Out on Contract Negotiations
UPE's 008 Bargaining Unit, represents front line workers dedicated to uplifting their community, providing safe homes for children and...
5 days ago


008 Meet and Confer: EBT Card Cancellation
Greetings, Union Sisters and Brothers, Â Your 008 bargaining team met with the department regarding the EBT 2259 known theft list...
Apr 22


008 Bargaining Update: County Stalls!
Greetings, Union Sisters and Brothers. Your UPE Bargaining Team was scheduled to meet with the County for contract negotiations on...
Apr 18


008 Members Don't Miss the Breakouts Next Week
Tuesday April 15th DCFAS Power Inn 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm DHA Research Dr. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm  Wednesday, APRIL 16th 28th Street 12:00...
Apr 11


008 Bargaining Update
We Are in the Red Now  Greetings, Union Sisters and Brothers. On April 3, 2025, your UPE Bargaining Team met with the County for our...
Apr 4


008 Bargaining Update: Warning, the Contract is Expiring!
Greetings, union sisters and brothers. On March 27, 2025, your UPE 008 bargaining team met with county management for our 10th contract...
Mar 28


DHA: Proposals Made Regarding General Assistance Reduction
Greetings, union brothers and sisters. Your 008 meet and confer team met with DHA management on March 18, 2025, to discuss ongoing...
Mar 24


DCFAS/CPS: Inquiry and Initial Noticing Requirements for Social Workers
Greetings, brothers and sisters! On February 28, 2025, your UPE team met with DFCAS/CPS regarding attempting to make sure that the ICWA...
Mar 11


DCFAS/CPS: Family Support Planning in Emergency Response & Informal Supervision
Greetings, union brothers and sisters. On February 27, 2025, UPE met with the department to continue discussing using a new form for...
Mar 11


008 Bargaining Update: 25 Days and Counting!
Greetings, Union sisters and brothers. On March 6, 2025, your UPE 008 Bargaining Team met with County management for our 8th contract...
Mar 7


DHA: Lobby Services Enhancements
On February 21, 2025, UPE met with the County to discuss proposed changes to lobby services for DHA. The County proposed having HSA...
Mar 6


DCFAS/CPS: SMILE Sacramento Welcome Home Component
On February 26, 2025, your UPE team continued to meet and confer regarding the use of the Service Management Information Link Engine...
Mar 3


008 Bargaining Update: Crisis in Bargaining
Greetings, union Sisters and Brothers. On February 13, 2025, your UPE 008 bargaining team met with the County for our seventh contract...
Feb 14


DCFAS/CPS: Engagement Social Worker Standards
On February 7, 2025, your UPE team met with the department in hopes of continuing discussions surrounding the Engagement Social Worker...
Feb 13


DCFAS/CPS: Unauthorized Absence Intervention Plan for Children at the Sacramento Welcome Homes
On February 7, 2025, your UPE team met with the department on the above-named new policy. As your UPE team read through the policy, we...
Feb 12


DHA: CalWORKs Intake Service Center
Greetings, Union Brothers and Sisters. On February 7, 2025, your 008 Bargaining Team met with the department regarding the continued...
Feb 10


008 Bargaining Update
Greetings, UPE Sisters and Brothers. On February 6, 2025, your UPE 008 Bargaining Team met again with County management for the sixth...
Feb 7


DCFAS/CPS: Update to Adoption Finalization Document Process
On Friday, January 31, 2025, your UPE team met with the department to continue discussions surrounding the impact of the new process...
Feb 6
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