Recruitment and Retention Update
Over the last few months the Unit 1 Bargaining team members and members in over 34 classifications prepared expert testimony to present to the California Human Resources (CalHR) department. Listed below are the members who are doing excellent work in representing your classification group during this process. The last classification group presented their testimony and proposal to CalHR on February 4th. The next phase of implementing this contract language consists of meeting with CalHR and getting their response to our proposals; our goal is to secure the meeting within the next couple of weeks. We appreciate all the hard work that went into every presentation by our Unit 1 peers. We will continue to push CalHR to resolve the inadequate state classification and compensation system. In order to further support the proposals submitted to CalHR, please click here and request your department send a letter of support to CalHR.
Correctional Case Records Analysts:
Karen Devoll, California Department of Corrections
Michelle Pantages, California Department of Corrections
Cathy Reabold, Department of State Hospital
Gwendolyn Crawford, California Department of Corrections
District Sales Representatives:
Paulina Ishaya, California State Lottery
Robert Walsh, California State Lottery
Russell Sehn, California State Lottery
Energy Siting Planners:
Neal Johnson, CalRecycle [Assisted]
Melissa Mourkas, Energy Conservation
Environmental Planners:
Claudia Gambaro, Military Department
Edvard Isaacs, Department of Transportation
Lindsay Vivian, Department of Transportation
Financial Institutions Examiners:
Eddy Sprajia, Department of Business Oversight
Maisah Ali, Department of Business Oversight
Right of Way Agents:
Jean Colyer, Department of Transportation
Tanisha Barfield, Department of Transportation
Carl Gustafson, Department of Transportation
Personnel Specialists:
Latreece Smith, CalPERS
Sheila Stokes, State Controller’s Office [Payroll Specialists]
Tax Auditors:
James Zoes, Board of Equalization
Delia Avila, Franchise Tax Board
Transportation Planners:
Paul Svedersky, Department of Transportation
Todd Nguyen, Department of Transportation
Worker’s Compensation Claims Adjusters:
Bonnie Berger, State Fund
Susan Rodriguez, State Fund
John Moore, State Fund
I look forward to your success in helping your department director support this important issue.
In Solidarity,
Brenda Modkins, Unit 1 Bargaining Chair