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Dec 20, 2024
008 Bargaining Update
Greetings, Union sisters and brothers. On December 19, 2024, your UPE 008 bargaining team met with the County for the third contract...


Dec 18, 2024
DHA: Management Mandates Big Changes to General Assistance Program
Greetings, UPE sisters and brothers. On December 17, 2024, your UPE 008 team met with DHA management regarding changes management is...


Dec 16, 2024
DHA: Lobby for Long Term Care Customers
On December 13, 2024, UPE staff and members of the 008 bargaining unit met with the department to discuss plans for opening a lobby for...

Dec 13, 2024
DHS/MHTC: Flexible Integrated Treatment (FIT) Amendment Updates
UPE recently met with the County on November 25, 2024, to discuss the 71 J Flexible Integrated Treatment (FIT) Contract Amendment. These...

Dec 13, 2024
008 Bargaining Update
Greetings, Union sisters and brothers. On December 12, 2024, your UPE 008 bargaining team had a second meeting with County management for...

Dec 9, 2024
DCFAS/CPS: Behaviorally Based Case Plans
On December 5, 2024, your UPE team met with the County to discuss the new policy and procedure (P&P), Behaviorally Based Case Plans. Â ...


Nov 22, 2024
008 Bargaining Update
Greetings, Union Sisters and Brothers. On November 21, 2024, your UPE Bargaining Team had a preliminary meeting with County management...


Nov 20, 2024
DCFAS: PA/PG/PC Identification Cards
On November 18, 2024, your UPE team met with the County to discuss providing social workers in PA/PG/PC that marshal estate assets, with...

Nov 20, 2024
DHA / Child Care Processing Unit: Human Services Assistant Worker of the Day Responsibilities
On November 15, 2024, UPE and your 008 governing board met with management in the Childcare Processing unit at Greenhaven over changes to...

Nov 19, 2024
DHS: Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan Policy
On November 12, 2024, UPE met with the Department of Health Services (DHS) Sacramento County Health Center (SCHC) to discuss updates to...


Nov 15, 2024
DHA: Update on CalFresh Expedited Services and CalWORKs Immediate Need Screening
Your 008 negotiation team met with the Department about the proposed pilot for CalWORKs Immediate Need (IN) and CalFresh Expedited...


Nov 14, 2024
DHA: CalFresh Expedited Services & CalWORKs Immediate Need Screening
Greetings, Union brothers and sisters, Â Your 008 negotiations team met with the Department again on November 13, 2024, over their...

Nov 7, 2024
DCFAS: Family Time Coaching
On November 4, 2024, your UPE team met with the County to reconvene the meet and confer regarding Family Time Coaching (FTC). The last...

Nov 6, 2024
Sacramento County Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
UPE held a follow-up meet and confer with Sacramento County regarding its updated Workplace Violence Prevention Policy (WVPP). State...


Nov 4, 2024
DHA: General Assistance Pause
Greetings, Union sisters and brothers. On November 1, 2024, your 005/008 bargaining team met with DHA management regarding their sudden...


Nov 1, 2024
Public Defender: New and Updated Policies
On October 31, 2024, UPE met and conferred with the Public Defender’s office about a number of policies being codified into a policy...


Oct 29, 2024
DHA: CalFresh Expedited Services and CalWORKs Immediate Need Screening
Your 008 bargaining team met with DHA management on October 25, 2024, regarding a proposed plan to add CalWORKs, and CalFresh Expedited...


Oct 22, 2024
DCFAS/IHSS: Interpreter Services Statement and Confidentiality Agreement
On October 17, 2024, UPE met and conferred with representatives from IHSS regarding the use of a new, state-mandated form for the use of...


Oct 11, 2024
DHS / Primary Health Services: Ongoing Policy and Procedure Discussions
United Public Employees met with the County of Sacramento Department of Health Services, Division of Primary Health Services, on October...


Oct 8, 2024
DCFAS/APS: Reinstatement of 9/80s in APS
On October 3, 2024, your UPE team reconvened the above subject with the County to continue working out the parameters of allowing 9/80s....
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