Unit 1: Professional Administrative, Financial and Staff services
Unit 1
Professional Administrative, Financial & Staff Services
Unit 1 includes accounting officers, auditors, analysts for all departments, employment program representatives at the Employment Development Department (EDD), disability evaluators at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), and information technology analysts and other professional classifications.
For general questions regarding Unit 1, e-mail unit1@seiu1000.org
Department of Real Estate (DRE) Remediation Process
Meeting Update form January 18, 2023
On Thursday, January 18, 2023, our SEIU Local 1000 member team and staff met with leadership from the Department of Real Estate’s (DRE) legal division to discuss the new remediation process that legal support staff began working on in late November. We became aware of this new process because some of our represented employees contacted our URC to get additional information about the process, and we verified that we never received a notice from the Department on this issue at which point we reached out to the Department.
EDD (PI) Conversion Ratio
Meeting Update From January 20, 2023
On Friday, January 20, 2023, your SEIU Local 1000 Union team met with the Employment Development Department (EDD) regarding the ratio of Permanent Intermittent (PI) employees currently employed with the Department. Article 18.2.1 of our MOU outlines that only 20% of the workforce of Employment Program Representatives (EPRs) or Disability Insurance Program Representatives (DIPRs) in any branch of EDD can be filled by PI employees. The meeting was to discuss solutions to the very high ratio that the Department currently has of PI employees.
DMV Dayforce Timekeeping System
Meeting update
Our Union team met with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) again on Thursday, October 20, 2022, regarding their planned implementation of a new electronic timekeeping system. This meeting was held in response to a cease and desist that our Union had filed against the Department in late September due to a lack of proper notice to our Union about the system.
Update on Meeting with Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Regarding Implementation of Dayforce Timekeeping
On Monday, September 26, 2022, our Union met with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to gain additional information about their intent to implement the use of the Dayforce timekeeping system in early October. We became aware of this intention when many of our DMV member leaders shared information from the Department regarding the system. SEIU Local 1000 only received anything official from the Department after our Union reached out to seek additional information.
FTB Notices of Return to Office, Telework and COVID Prevention Plan
Meet and Confer Update
On Thursday, August 25, 2022, our Union met with The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to meet and confer on FTB’s notice of the updated Telework Policy, the most recent update to the Return to Office Plan and update to the COVID Prevention Policy. This meeting is one of many meet and confers we’ve had starting in 2021 - particularly on the Return to Office Plan and Telework.
FTB Notice of Updated Telework Policy and Update to Remote Work Plan- Phase 3
Meet and Confer Update
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, our Union met with the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to meet and confer on FTB’s notice to the updated Telework Policy as well as the most recent update to Phase 3 of the Return to Office Plan. Phase 3 of the Return to Office Plan is presently set to begin September 6, 2022, where FTB employees who are currently teleworking and in the office one (1) day a week will be required to be in the office a total of two (2) days a week.
DMV Separation of Duties Meet and Confer Update
Thursday, June 9, 2022
On June 1, 2022, our Union team met with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) again to continue our conversations about the required separation of duties for Driver Safety Hearing Officers related to a recent court order. This was our third meeting on this topic. The information that we received from the Department in this meeting was largely the same as we had learned in our prior meetings.
CDTFA Meet & Confer Update
CDTFA’s return to the office / telework policy
On April 15, 2022, SEIU Local 1000 and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) Labor Relations met regarding CDTFA’s return to the office / telework policy. From what we understand, CDTFA statewide started returning employees to the office on a 1 day per week basis for all employees permanently teleworking due to the COVID-19 emergency. This does not include those employees that were full-time teleworking prior to COVID-19. As well, we clarified that the field is considered “the office” for field staff.
FTB Meet & Confer Update
Telework Policy
opportunity to learn more about the Departments’ expectations of employees in terms of establishing their home work space and have a conversation regarding the Department’s requirement that employees who use sick or vacation leave on an office assigned day must alter their telework schedule and later “make up” the office workday.
DMV Meet & Confer Update
Separation of Duties for Driver Safety Hearing Officers at DMV
Our Union Team has held two meet and confer sessions with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regarding the court-ordered separation of duties for our Driver Safety Hearing officers handling DUI cases in the APS unit. Prior to the court order, our represented Hearing Officers would act as both advocates and triers of fact for these hearings. As a result of the court order, these employees will now be assigned to act as either an advocate or trier of fact as opposed to carrying out both duties.
CDPH Telework Meet and Confer
Update from April 15, 2022
On Friday, April 15, 2022, our Union met with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding the new Telework policy. CDPH stated they support telework department-wide and see telework as a retention and morale booster for CDPH. We had a productive meeting where we learned CDPH is working to address properly resourcing teleworking equipment and functions to ensure the best teleworking environment.
We learned the following:
SEIU Local 1000 / DSS Meet and Confer
First Meet and Confer on DSS Tier 2 Enhanced Background Checks
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, SEIU Local 1000 had a meet and confer with the Department of Social Services (DSS) on Tier 2 Enhanced Background Checks. DSS has already begun the process for current employees hired prior to 2019 to undergo the Tier 2 Enhanced Background Check. Here is more information provided about the process and potential outcomes.
EDD Limited Term (LT) to Permanent Intermittent (PI) EPR Process
Update
The SEIU Local 1000 Team met with the Employment Development Department (EDD) on Monday, March 14, 2022, to discuss the hiring process that current limited term (LT) employees working as Employment Program Representatives (EPR) can go through to apply to be hired on as a permanent intermittent (PI) EPR. We wanted to ensure we have a strong sense of how the process will look and how many positions will be available for application.
Meet & Confer with CA State Lottery on COVID-19 Safety Protocols
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, our Union, led by Lottery Job Stewards, had a Meet and Confer with the California State Lottery (Lottery) to address issues with implementation and enforcement of the California State Lottery COVID-19 Safety Protocol. The job steward team is continuously and consistently holding Lottery accountable for health and safety violations related to COVID-19. Considering Lottery field staff work with the public daily, holding Lottery accountable for mandates on COVID Testing and N95 Masks is a top priority.
DMV Formal Flex Cancellation
On Monday, December 20, 2021, SEIU Local 1000 met with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regarding the discontinuation of the formal flex policy. We confirmed that DMV offers and supports four informal options (depending on operational need and coverage availability):
Addressing Inequities of Call Center Recognition Statewide
Our current Master Agreement contains the new Article 21.4 to provide a mechanism for uniform recognition by the State for Call Centers at departments statewide.
Local 1000 has formed a Call Center Work Group to help effectuate the provisions of Article 21.4.
Supervisor Duties Dumped on HFENs
Health Facilities Evaluator Nurses (HFENs) have been working non-stop to ensure that health facilities follow State and Federal laws to protect the public. This has been an especially hard task given that the pandemic has made health facilities an area of great concern.
DMV LOD Employee Expectations Memo
Bargaining Units 1 & Bargaining Units 4
On Monday, October 25, 2021, SEIU Local 1000 (the Union) met with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to meet and discuss over the Licensing Operations Division (LOD) Employee Expectations Memo, where DMV member-leaders ensured represented employees’ voices were heard.
EDD Call Monitoring Implementation Update
As part of an ongoing process of enhancing the work of their Contact Centers, EDD will be implementing the second phase – call monitoring – beginning August 31st for employees working on their VCC system in their Tax, Disability Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance branches.
Our Union team met with EDD on this issue on August 19, 2021, to lift up concerns about how this implementation may impact our employees performing these duties and to get some additional information about how this monitoring process will work.