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BU3 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.

Many of our new teachers come from environments that have portrayed unions as a bad influence on the political and social landscape. They have not learned that the United States is a free society because of the existence of strong unions and an educated middle class.  Many don’t have the influence of friends or family, who have known someone injured in a factory or mill because of unsafe machinery.  Many don’t know about the work and time it took to influence changes in laws and to develop the structure of the modern day unions.

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.

Every year, by November 15, the Office of Correctional Education (OCE) proposes calendars for the following academic year.  Last year, OCE agreed to work collaboratively with BU 3 rank and file members to develop the 2015/2016 calendars based on the interests of education management, custody, and teachers.

A special message in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day from John Kern, Chair of Bargaining Unit 3’s Statewide Bargaining Advisory Committee

May 5, 2015 is Teacher Appreciation Day. Local 1000 appreciates the contributions of its teacher members in Bargaining Unit 3 and is proud to recognize and celebrate you today.  

Local 1000’s Program Technician Committee met with CalHR on June 18.  The Joint Labor Management Committee has agreed to have 10 Program Technician subject matter experts from five departments that heavily utilize PTs (DOJ, EDD, DDS, Covered California, and State Fund ) participate in discussions that will start July 14. 

In accordance with Article 13.7.4 of our contract, State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) notified the Union of their intent to implement performance standards for some Program Technicians and Worker’s Compensation Insurance Technicians working in the Claims Processing Centers. Per the contract, State Fund requested a meet and confer over the issue.

Your Program Technician Committee met with CalHR and representatives from EDD, DOJ, State Fund and the Personal Management Division (PMD) on May 21, 2015, to continue the process of reviewing the Program Technician classification series through our Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) outlined in Contract Article 14.16.4.

Local 1000  bargaining leaders are  monitoring the launch of a new electronic records system that California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) hopes will streamline health care services in state prisons. Called Electronic Health Records System (EHRS), the system will begin its rollout in October.

After meeting in January and February, the Program Technician Strategic Planning Team (SPT) will meet again in March to review and discuss the refocused direction of the Program Technician Committee (PTC).