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Aviation consultants’ pay takes flight
3:57 PM - December 16, 2013
After a seven-year campaign, aviation consultants win a much
deserved pay raise.
Aviation consultants, a small group of Unit 1 members in Caltrans
whose job is crucial to public safety, will receive a 7.5 percent
pay increase under terms negotiated by Local 1000; this pay raise
is retroactive to July 2, 2013.
“This has been a long time coming – we’ve been pressing Caltrans
for this raise for seven years,” said Bargaining Unit 1 Chair
Brenda Modkins. “We owe this win to the aviation consultants who
fought so hard to make this possible.”
New safety program for Napa State Hospital
Local 1000 fights to protect our members and sees results
A new Injury and Illness Prevention Program – developed with input from Local 1000 – will roll out over the next year at Napa State Hospital (NSH). Designed to improve the safety and well-being of NSH employees, the new program features education and training, risk assessments, safety inspections, comprehensive reporting and an emergency response and action plan.
New safety program for Napa State Hospital
8:16 AM - November 15, 2013
Local 1000 fights to protect our members and sees results
A new Injury and Illness Prevention Program – developed with
input from Local 1000 – will roll out over the next year at Napa
State Hospital (NSH). Designed to improve the safety and
well-being of NSH employees, the new program features education
and training, risk assessments, safety inspections, comprehensive
reporting and an emergency response and action plan.
Disabled member receives assembly recognition
Ed Diprosper helps unemployed Californians for EDD. A Local 1000 member was honored for his work as a part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month – a national campaign that raises awareness and celebrates the many contributions of America’s disabled workforce.
Ed Diprosper, a 15-year veteran of state service is a Unit 1 member who helps to connect unemployed Californians with their much-needed benefits through his work at EDD, was praised for his efforts as part of a presentation at the Capitol by Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan.
Single mom, member leader
12:19 AM - November 13, 2013
MeShan Rachal brings a history of organizing to Local 1000
Even before she began working for the state, MeShan Rachal was
always an activist, but after seeing the power of her union in
action, she stepped up for her fellow workers and the middle
class in many ways.
Rachal became a Local 1000 activist after a complicated
bureaucratic snafu caused her to be underpaid for a week every
month. She pressed her case to her supervisors and to the
Department of Personnel Administration. When that failed, she
sought contract enforcement help from her union.
Unit 1 specific contract information
2:37 PM - July 18, 2013
A wage increase, a guarantee of no new furloughs and a range of
other improvements to our rights and working conditions lead the
advances secured in our new 3-year Master Agreement. The
agreement was reached between the Local 1000 bargaining team and
representatives of the state, ratified by 90 percent of voting
members and signed into law by the Governor. Language is also
included pertaining to each individual unit.
Unit 1 Alert: Bargaining Update – June 3
9:28 AM - June 3, 2013
Our Unit 1 team – representing Professional Administrative,
Financial and Staff Services – spent 18 hours negotiating with
the state Friday and Sunday, and signed tentative agreements
addressing several of the priorities of Unit 1 members.
Unit 1 Alert: Bargaining Update – May 17
10:28 PM - May 17, 2013
The Unit 1 bargaining team – representing Professional Administrative, Financial and Staff Services – was at the table today.
Unit 1 Alert: Bargaining Update – May 29
The Unit 1 bargaining team – representing Professional Administrative, Financial and Staff Services – presented a series of powerful witnesses to support our proposal to address equity adjustments for Unit 1 classifications.
The presentation included eight witnesses representing different classifications or department.
SBAC Update
12:49 PM - March 27, 2013
Local 1000’s bargaining team – more than 200 member-elected
representatives – worked through the weekend to review the
results of bargaining surveys and develop conceptual proposals
that will drive our upcoming contract negotiations with the
state, which are slated to begin April 10.