Prohibition on “gifts” to CalPERS staff
3:59 PM - February 28, 2010
Local 1000 met with PERS management regarding revisions to the
current gift policy. The new policy would prohibit gifts of any
value to PERS staff that are in “designated positions” under the
Political Reform Act.
The Fair Political Practices Commission currently allows gifts of
$10 or less to not be reported. The new policy has been
implemented for non-represented staff, but is on-hold for Local
1000 bargaining units.
The Department of Personnel Administration has not granted
CalPERS authority to negotiate a change in policy, and the policy
can not be changed without bargaining with the Union.
For more information, contact Neal Johnson, Unit 1 representative
at the table. He can be reached
atNeal.Johnson@CalRecycle.ca.gov.
Approximately 1,100 Unit 1 employees work at CalPERS.