Bargaining Updates
Unit 1: 5.17.1 Retention and Recruitment Committee Update
Attention SEIU Local 1000 Bargaining Unit 1 Members
Thank you to all who sent in applications for Recruitment and Retention (Article 5.17.1). We look forward to reviewing your applications. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, there has been a shift in our timeline, however, we anticipate reconvening as a team when it is safe to do so to
BU 17 – Registered Nurses
Weekly Update - June 15
On Friday, June 12, 2020, the Union met virtually with CDPH management/HR about several HFEN concerns and we wanted to give you an update.
Q: If HFENs will be assisting with COVID testing, will there be proper training?
Bargaining update for June 5, 2020
Local 1000’s Bargaining Team and State Continue Negotiations; State Rejects Union’s Cost Savings Counter-Proposal
On Friday June 5, Local 1000’s bargaining team returned to the table with state negotiators and received the state’s reply to the Union’s June 2rd cost savings counter-proposal.
The state’s response included a rejection of much of what Local 1000 had proposed. The state refused to move on their two days a month PLP proposal and rejected a number of counter provisions submitted by the bargaining team to significantly reduce the economic impact of the state’s proposal on our members.
Bargaining update for June 2, 2020
Bargaining team submits counter-proposal including suspension of OPEB contributions, temporary delay of GSI, and reduction in PLP days.
Local 1000’s bargaining team went back to the table with state negotiators on Tuesday, June 2, with a counter-proposal that would reduce current payroll costs by 10 percent.
Bargaining update for Friday, May 29
State Negotiators Propose Reduction in Pay through Two-Day PLP Program
On Friday, May 29, 2020, Local 1000’s bargaining team returned to the table with state negotiators and received the state’s first proposal which outlined a 9.23 percent pay cut.
The state’s proposal would use a Personal Leave Program (PLP) to achieve the payroll reduction. The PLP would take the form of a two-day or 16 hour a month reduction in this fiscal year and would end with the June 2021 pay period.
BU 17 – Registered Nurses
Update as of April 27, 2020
The health of our staff is paramount, and our Union continues to address concerns from our members, given CDPH’s critical role in this crisis. We have made it clear that the state is required to provide employees a healthy and safe workplace, and they should not put the health of essential workers in jeopardy. Our Union raised the following questions after members from the SFDO raised concerns.
Below are the latest responses we’ve received from Management:
Board of Trustees Approves State Bar Tentative Agreement
The State Bar Board of Trustees voted on Thursday, April 16 to approve our contract. The Board of Trustees vote is the culmination of a process that started over a year ago and recently included an overwhelming majority of State Bar members voting to ratify the Tentative Agreement.
Nurses Alliance Webinar
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Learn about how California’s Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD) standard protects us from the novel COVID-19 Virus.
In 2009, a new California occupational health standard was
adopted to protect nurses and other healthcare workers from
infectious agents such as tuberculosis, measles, and pandemic
flu, as well as novel diseases such as COVID-19. The Cal/OSHA
Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD) Standard is an enforceable
regulation that applies in healthcare, corrections, and other
high-risk environments.
Bilingual Differential Increase Implementation
For the first time in 42 years, we were able to increase the Bilingual Pay Differential to $200/month. This comes after 20 years of fighting for an increase including a joint task force and hundreds of members telling their story. We have been fighting for the implementation of
Bargaining Unit 1 – Update
Recruitment and Retention Differential for CCRAs and CRTs
In our most recent contract, we won a Recruitment and Retention Differential for our CCRAs and CRTs in the institutions. While our contract was ratified in October of 2019, we fought for
Bargaining Unit 3 – Update
Professional Educators and Librarians
These past few weeks have been interesting to say the least. Not knowing what you are going to do tomorrow due to the daily changes can be challenging. I want everyone to know our first priority is the health and safety of all of our represented employees and that your job stewards have been working hard to keep up with the constant changes and ensure that management follows the new working conditions. I, your BUNC, and all the Unit 3 stewards have been working hard to ensure that at each facility the policies coming out of Sacramento are being followed so as to reduce possible transmittal of the COVID-19.