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LTA Arbitration Update
An agreement reached last Tuesday, February 10, brings the conflict over Local 1000 Library Technical Assistants (LTAs) forced to work out of class closer to resolution.
Local 1000 and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed to allow an arbitrator to hear a new grievance from an LTA whose case is such a strong example of the problem of LTAs working out of class that it may set a precedent for all future cases.
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.
Progress on Unit 15 upward mobility
Unit 15 JLMC makes progress on upward mobility for members
On May 27th, the Unit 15 Statewide Upward Mobility Team met with representatives from DSH, EDD, CDCR and DDS to continue working on improving members’ access to the state’s upward mobility resources. The team included Jesse Aranda (DSH), Garth Underwood (CDCR), Shavone Brown (DGS), Rueben Cooley Jr. (CDCR), Ellis Washington (EDD) and Contract Department staff.
CSC task force begins constructive talks with CDCR over recruitment and retention
The Correctional Supervising Cooks (CSC) task force met with CDCR management on April 17, 2015, to discuss the persistent problems around retention and recruitment of that classification. The meeting was very fruitful and both sides offered potential solutions to stabilize the classification and reduce the statewide vacancy problems.
Unit 15 arbitration win reinforces members right to wear hats at DGS
Custodians pushed back against arbitrary uniform restriction
Unit 15 custodians are wearing hats again at three state office buildings after an arbitrator ruled a DGS “no-hat” directive “overly broad and unreasonable.”
DGS Steward speaks out for Raising the Wage
Alfredo Cortez is a custodian and steward at DGS in San Diego. On April 15, he took a stand in solidarity with all workers when he participated in the National Day of Action for $15 and a Union because, as he says, “Under $15 an hour is never a living wage in the city of San Diego.”
Unit 15 Task Force Seeks to Hire and Retain Talent
After years of experiencing high turnover rates in CDCR’s Correctional Supervising Cook (CSC) classification and losing talented workers to other professions, members in Unit 15 have reached an agreement with CDCR to address the turnover issue.
Supervising cooks in facilities across the state launched a task force in December and will meet with CDCR management four times over the next 12 months. These meetings will be an opportunity for the CSC Task Force to present proposals aimed at promoting the hiring and retention of skilled and experienced CSCs.
Action Update: CCHCS Refuses to Fix Post and Bid; We Must Demand They Fix It!
Last week, over 250 LVNs, RNs and Stewards from CCHCS made calls to Statewide CNE, Cheryl Schutt, to demand that she and CCHCS act to fix their mismanagement of the Post and Bid Process. Thanks to all of you, our actions made an impact: within minutes of our calls, Labor Relations called Local 1000 to find out what was going on.
We’ve got their attention. Now we need to turn up the heat to force them to act.
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.