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Retirement Security for All Californians
Local 1000 member shares struggles as retirement board designs relief plan
The Local 1000-supported goal of creating a retirement safety net for Californians with no workplace plan came nearer its goal on September 28 as the Secure Choice Retirement board considered detailed information about how that state-run plan should work. Local 1000 was there to make sure our members’ voices are heard as important decisions are made on this groundbreaking program.
Pension attack fails, new threats launched
After a dangerous and deceptive pension initiative failed to gain support, right-wing extremists Chuck Reed and Carl DeMaio have come out with two new proposals that continue their efforts to degrade the hard-earned pension benefits of public employees.
While their new approach appears to dial back the threat to current workers, the new attacks are just as dangerous. Everyone who cares about the economic security of California as a large segment of our population moves toward retirement should take this multi-pronged attack very seriously.
Bargaining Unit 3 October 2015 Newsletter
BU 3 includes about a thousand correctional librarians and teachers, about four hundred State Special Schools educators, about a hundred teachers in hospitals and developmental centers, about a dozen teachers in the Orientation Center for the Blind, and a handful of teachers working in the Starbase Academy program, employed by the California Military Department.
OSP Holds Annual Tailgate Meeting
The Office of State Printing held its annual “Tailgate Meeting” on September 24, 2015. The meeting was held in the newly completed warehouse addition at the 1050 Richards Boulevard location. The State Printer, Jerry Hill, spoke to OSP employees about the current state of OSP and reviewed statistics from the prior year. Hill commented that only ten percent (10%) of OSP clients make up ninety percent (90%) of their revenue. The Department of Motor Vehicles stands at the top of the OSP client list.
Local 1000 makes continued progress on Unit 15 Upward Mobility
September 24 meeting identifies resources and sets goals
The Unit 15 Upward Mobility Team met September 24 with the state’s representatives to discuss Upward Mobility programs. Jesse Aranda (DSH) led the table, alongside Garth Underwood (CDCR), Shavone Brown (DGS), Ellis Washington (EDD) and Contract Department staff.
The union and the state continued to identify existing state resources for Upward Mobility programs in DSH, DGS, EDD, CDCR and DDS. The Union and the state agreed to produce a comprehensive toolkit that pulls together the resources and information that the team has identified during these meetings.
CCHCS Broke Post and Bid; We Must Demand They Fix It!
Post & Bid: Hold CCHCS accountable to the contract we fought for
Earlier this year, Local 1000 conducted a survey of LVNs and RNs asking them whether or not they were interested in allowing nursing management to conduct an early bid. The response was clear: no. Our members want us to aggressively enforce our contract, and that’s what we will do. After pressure from the union on several fronts, the Receiver and management from California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) agreed to wait until the October post and bid cycle.
Important News for Registered Dental Assistants
Notice regarding elimination of the CDCR registered dental assistant continuing education unit reimbursement
On September 29, 2015, CDCR sent notice of their intent to eliminate the Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) continuing education unit reimbursement. As negotiated in our contract two of three salary ranges (Range T and U) are directly affected by RDA certification.
The reimbursement is covered by our contract agreement therefore CDCR does not have the right to unilaterally change the language we negotiated.
Celebrating Respiratory Care Week
We celebrate Local 1000’s respiratory therapists and the important work that they do
A dedicated group of Local 1000 members who provide lifesaving treatment under challenging conditions are being honored this week, along with thousands of their professional brothers and sisters across the nation.
This week is Respiratory Care Week. Our Respiratory Therapists work up and down the state in correctional facilities and state hospitals and deserve thanks for their efforts to help patients experience a healthier quality of life.
Members organize for workplace safety
Emergency call light system repaired after a march on city hall
Thanks to the efforts of Local 1000 members advocating for patient safety at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP), the long-broken emergency call light system there has been repaired.
Members mobilize to end salary disparity at California School for the Deaf
Football coaches paid less than half as much as counterparts at hearing schools
Local 1000 members at the California School for the Deaf (CSD) took action to protest unfair coaching salary schedules that have deaf coaches being paid less—sometimes as little as half—than the salaries of their hearing counterparts at other schools. During the CSD Fremont homecoming game against rivals CSD Riverside on October 17, members created an organized presence, setting up a booth and handing out “Support Our Coaches” stickers and fliers to call attention to the unequal pay.