Union Update Index 2008

• Contract campaign shifts into higher gear; get ready to act!
• Bargaining Schedule
• Pay equity increase for nurses, medical classes being held up by ‘politics of the Legislature’
• Article 11.4 - Your Right to be Paid on Time

• We’re demanding a say in our health care costs
• More outsourcing wins recorded; agencies to hire more state workers
• Article 14.8 - Contracting Out
• Local 1000 members expose illicit IT contracts
  

• “Follow-Up” meetings preparing members for bargaining
• Channel 1000 providing members with news and updates 24/7
• Article 8.2, Sick Leave
• Case Records Analysts exonerated in Olson sentencing snafu
• Assembly budget committee backs tax gap plan
  

• Outsourcing bill moves out of committee “added Local 1000 staff making a difference”
• “FOLLOW-UP” BARGAINING MEETINGS UNDERWAY STATEWIDE
• Arbitration victory secures reclass, back pay for 60 members
• Article 12, Expense Reimbursement
• Channel 1000 News goes live on Local 1000 website
  

• Members set bargaining priorities; follow-up meetings begin April 15
• Bargaining Survey Results
• Weingarten Rights - Your Right to Representation
• Local 1000 news conference stops CDCR blame game
• CYA pension cuts reversed
  

• Local 1000 members pressing state for reclassification on numerous fronts
• Local 1000: Stop scapegoating workers in prison snafu…
• Assembly to hear legislation monitoring state contracts
• How to file an out of class grievance
• Assembly to hear legislation monitoring state contracts
  

• More than 22,000 members return surveys; preparations for bargaining intensify
• Article 13.1 - Personnel and Evaluation Materials
• New research identifies $1 billion in prison savings
• Proposed Unit 1 reorganization ‘makes us stronger at the table’
  

• Outraged members protest salary database
• Legislators fault state on lack of IT outsourcing oversight
• Article 6 - Grievance and Arbitration
  

• Local 1000 turning up the heat on outsourcing
• Mold and water force evacuation of workers
• Article 10 - Health and Safety
• Local 1000 delivers Braille contract
• Arbitrator says unguarded prison clinics unsafe for workers
  

• Contract Action Teams forming to support negotiations, show our strength
• Local 1000 overturns more outsourcing contracts
• Article 8.1 Vacation / Annual Leave
• Local 1000 whistleblower stops IT outsourcing
  

• Governor orders further budget cuts; Local 1000 taking action as projected budget deficit grows to $16 billion
• CDCR member action delivers reclass and raise
• Article 14.8 - Contracting Out
• DMV workers rally for reclass; state stonewalls again
  

• Members kick off first phase of contract campaign with surveys and ‘Listen-up’ meetings
• Local 1000 litigation gets CDCR to back down in efforts to discipline longtime union steward
• Members’ and stewards’ rights in enforcing our contract: Article 2.6 - Steward Time Off, Article 2.7 - Employee Time Off, Article 2.8 – Union Steward Protection, Article 5.5 - No Reprisals
• IT professionals begin negotiations on reclassification proposal
  

• We can’t win a good contract without member participation
• How to file an out of class grievance Article 14.2 – Out of Classification Grievances
• Local 1000 to DMV: Give us a break
• DMV call center manager ordered to retract earlier statements denying breaks
  

• Legislators ponder more tax enforcement, seek alternative to massive budget cuts
• Article 21.4 Electronic Monitoring of Call Centers
• State says DMV Workers just need to wait

• Member input driving launch of ’08 contract campaign
• Article 2.4 - Distribution of Union Information
• Local 1000 monitors extended hours at EDD
• Election process underway for regional, statewide officers
  

• Member Resource Center adds call center and more staff
• Local 1000 Council approves ‘08 strategic plan and budget
• Council Fully Funds 21st Century Union Programs

• Collect $8.5 billion in unpaid taxes before slashing services and raising taxes
• Sampling of reductions in the Governor’s proposed 2008-09 budget
• Article 19.1 Hours of Work and Article 19.2 Overtime
• What people are saying about the budget proposal
  

January 09, 2008

• Local 1000 looking forward after fair share ballots fall short

• Local 1000 members sharing ideas to solve the budget crisis
• More budget solutions from Local 1000 members
• Articles 2.6 and 2.7 - What to do when your supervisor asks for a meeting
• Post-employment benefits commission release report
• Local 1000 sets timeline for statewide elections