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Career Mobility Presentations

Updated Feb. 1, 2010
Position yourself for the next economic upturn. Learn where the Unit 1 jobs will be in the future; how to transfer within state service; financial aid; professional development programs; and, resume and interviewing tips. More presentations are in the process of being scheduled.

View the Unit 1 Career Mobility page

SACRAMENTO
Monday, February 8
 Enrollment is now closed.
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
1615 Capitol Avenue, Room 73.381
Presentation at Noon
Lunch provided by DLC 762

SAN JOSE
Tuesday, February 9
State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF)
6203 San Ignacio Avenue
Santa Clara North Room, 2nd floor
Presentation at Noon
Lunch provided by DLC 742
RSVP to SERodriquez@scif.com



Unit 1 employees in the news

Updated Nov. 5, 2009
Rene Aguilera, an Associate Government Program Analyst (AGPA) with Caltrans, was recently featured in Vida en el Valle, a bi-lingual newspaper for the Central Valley, about his contributions to the Latino community. Rene serves on the Roseville City School Board and has been the chief organizer for the Northern California Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference, an annual event for students in grades 6 to 12 and their parents. Rene is a member of the Unit 1 bargaining team.

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Unit 1 layoff update

Classified ads

Updated Nov. 2, 2009
While Local 1000 was successful in mitigating most layoffs in the first wave of hits, it’s going to get tougher, especially in CDCR - a department with convoluted plans to “downsize, right size and re-purpose.”

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State IT professionals respond to governor’s veto of transparency bill

Updated Oct. 11, 2009
On Oct. 11, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 756, Local 1000’s sponsored bill to increase government transparency and accountability. The legislation would have created a searchable database of both IT and non-IT contracts for the public. The Governor's veto inaccurately asserted that he has implemented the reporting practices demanded by our bill.

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Now Available: Local 1000 Career Mobility Website

Updated October 10, 2009
Local 1000 strongly believes that the strength of a union is based in the professional development of its members.

The Unit 1 CBURS (elected representatives from different classification groups) and Local 1000 staff have put together a website to make career mobility easier.  We've gathered information from multiple sites and researched vital information to fill in any gaps for information.
 
Take advantage of opportunities Local 1000 offers for your career advancement.  Take a look at the new website. Send your comments to unit1@seiu1000.org to make the site even more relevant to you.

Spend "Fight Back Friday" Reviewing Outsourcing Contracts

Updated October 9, 2009
Join Unit 1 members on Friday, Nov. 6, as we review outsourcing contracts from a variety of departments.  This is an opportunity to uncover costly outsourcing and waste of public funds.

The review will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the River City room on the 16th floor at the Holiday Inn in downtown Sacramento, 301 J Street. Contract training provided on-site. RSVP to unit1@seiu1000.org.


Review of Staff Services Analyst Exam

Updated October 1, 2009
The State Personnel Board is in the process of reviewing and recommending changes to improve the "SSA Life Experience Questionnaire (LEQ)" exam.  This is a relatively new exam which was released in July 2007.    The SPB will survey departments for their input.  

Although the examination process is not a mandatory subject of bargaining, Local 1000 is collecting recommendations from our members to share with the SPB.   E-mail your suggestions to unit1@seiu1000.org.

Caltrans Agrees to Pay Exempt Employee for Standby

Updated September 29, 2009
After the filing of a grievance, Caltrans agreed to pay an exempt employee - a Systems Software Specialist III - compensation for standby duty.  Originally the department argued the employee was not eligible for compensation, as he is exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act and "therefore is expected work as many hours as necessary to provide public services."

Mark Swabey, a Local 1000 steward and Unit 1 employee at Caltrans, successfully argued that, under Articles 19.11 and 19.12 of the Local 1000 contract, the employee was eligible for the additional compensation.