feeling confident about the preparation thats gone before. Where the State finds it necessary to make such changes, the State shall notify the Union of the proposed change thirty (30) days prior to its proposed implementation. facilities, per Section 10.2 of the MOU. On Tuesday, Unit 4s bargaining team submitted over 25 special Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding the new Telework "Employer." Overtime is defined as any authorized time worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week. In the event the Director of the Department of Finance elects to restore, at their sole discretion, some or all of the various pay items that have been suspended or reduced by operation of this Side Letter, the State shall provide notice to the Union and shall meet and confer with the Union upon request regarding the impact of that determination. PLP 2020 shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death nor disability benefits to supplement those benefits with paid leave. Due to new IRS rules regarding fingerprinting and background There shall be seventy percent (70%) of the CNA qualifying post assignments at each facility that provides healthcare. Upon request of the Union, the parties shall meet at the local level to resolve any concerns regarding the overtime seniority system for Unit 15 employees at the specific facility, institution, or hospital. With prior supervisory approval, employees shall be allowed a reasonable amount of State paid time to participate in employment interviews associated with the efforts described in paragraph D above. "Risk Management" shall reply in a reasonable time. The employee has a valid current medical certification, acceptable to DMV. Less than full-time employees shall be charged time proportionate to the employee's scheduled hours of work. The Bargaining Unit 4 Upward Mobility Task Force met again on May 7, 2021, to continue the conversations and the work of reviewing the upward mobility program and process and writing recommendations for best practices. particularly on the Return to Office Plan and Telework. Exempt employees are paid on a "salaried" basis, and the regular rate of pay is full compensation for all hours worked to perform assigned duties. facilities an area of great concern. The needs of the State include the right to fill vacant positions using existing eligible or promotional lists, involuntary transfers, reassignments, or other selection methods for reasons such as affirmative action, special skills, abilities, or aptitudes. Double shifts will be permitted, consistent with departmental practices. As part of an ongoing process of enhancing the work of their Unit 4 includes program assistants, program/tax technicians, key The State agrees to notify the Union no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the actual date of layoff. The State agrees to forward a copy of the layoff plan and a copy of the SROA/Surplus list (as it relates to a potential layoff) to SEIU Local 1000 as soon as each is approved by CalHR. about the strength and the power of our members to win something Credentials - courses included in the following credential programs: Certificate program - courses offered by UC, leading to Human Services Certificate. Employees who fail to adhere to the agreed upon conditions of the exchange shall be denied subsequent requests to exchange days off. Steps are years of service. Parties reached agreement: 8/28/2019. effective workplace organizing.. Vacation Leave - A PI employee will be eligible for a one-time vacation bonus of forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit following completion of the employee's initial nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. comments and concerns of rank-and-file workers now in his charge. The academic calendar for exempt staff in the classification of Teacher shall be one hundred eighty-four (184) workdays, of which up to one hundred seventy-six (176) shall be student contact days. Exceptions to this limitation may be granted. The holidays to which this compensation applies are the third Monday in January, the third Monday in February, March 31, November 11, the day after Thanksgiving. Ties in Seniority: If two (2) or more employees with the same amount of classification seniority bid on the same position, ties shall be broken as follows: Employee Eligibility for Post and Bid (CSC; DDS; DSH; and CalVet): Employee Eligibility for Post and Bid (CDCR; and CCHCS): Employee Eligibility for Post and Bid (CDCR-DJJ): Method and Implementation (Excludes DGS): Announcement of Eligible Posts: Vacant posts shall be announced or advertised the first Monday of each month and remain on display for no less than ten (10) calendar days, excluding weekends and holidays. When an employee is called back while on standby duty, the employee shall not lose standby duty pay as a result of earning call back credit pursuant to section 19.11 (Call Back Time). Take two (2) hours off without pay at the start of the next shift to provide a ten (10) hour break. implemented new policies impacting about 400+ of our members. Any assignment that does not receive a bid shall be filled at management's discretion. As LVN assignments become available, the assignments shall first be reviewed by the State to determine whether the assignments will be filled, posted for bid, or filled without posting. Here is more information provided Union membership ratified: 10/13/2019. prior meetings. Such assignments may be advertised where appropriate, but will be filled through the sole discretion of the State. State employees who are located at America's Job Center of California shall remain under the supervision of the employee's employing department for the purposes of performance evaluation and other matters concerning civil service rights and responsibilities. Upon return to work, the BU 20 LVN will return to the involuntary rotation in seniority order. This does not preclude payment of such expenses, at management's discretion. On Monday, December 20, 2021, SEIU Local 1000 met with the full time. These premium holidays are January 1st, the last Monday in May, July 4th, the first Monday in September, Thanksgiving Day and December 25. Union membership ratified: 06/28/2021. Because Bargaining, Rionna Jones, Chair of Unit 20 and Kim Cowart, Chair contract with the statemeet three times each year to develop BU 17 classification employees shall be assigned voluntary overtime by departmental seniority, on a rotational basis by classification. The parties recognize the value of allowing permanent employees to voluntarily transfer between positions. The tentative contract, which also delivers a 10.9% raise to most of the workers, is the first full state contract agreement of this year. Our contract is a living document that governs our wages, If the employee does not desire to remain in the altered post assignment/position, the employee may bid on any vacant post assignment/position. employee and customer focused screening protocols which will 19.1 Hours of Work (Excludes Units 3, 17, and 21) 19.1. "Employee Contributions." Pursuant to the entire agreement clause, a department and the Union shall meet and confer over the establishment or modification of monitoring guidelines appropriate to each call center, prior to implementation. A BU 17 RN may "bump" a scheduled registry nurse at any time during the month, provided the employee gives the nursing supervisor, or their designee, seventy-two (72) hours' notice to enable them to notify the Registry that the employee will not be needed for the affected position. Out-of-class work may be discontinued by departments at any time; however, departments may not rotate employees in and out of out-of-class assignments to avoid payment of out-of-class compensation. Pursuant to Government Code section 21581(c), the contribution for employees covered under this new level of benefits will be two dollars ($2) per month as long as the combined employee and employer cost for this program is four dollars ($4) per month or less per covered member. Read More Contratos en Espaol. Monitored calls shall not be used for discipline purposes unless the behavior is of a serious nature. In the event the SPB renders a decision that was not mutually agreed to by the parties, the Union and the State shall meet and confer over the impact, including compensation, of the Board's decision. Eligible surplus employees shall be permitted to apply and compete for vacant positions of the employee's current class or other classes to which the employee can transfer, pursuant to the SROA process. Holidays are defined as those listed in Article 7.1. Local 1000s bargaining team signed the first tentative agreement Effective August 1, 2007, all CDCR, OCE, Unit 3 eligible employees shall cease Vacation/Annual Leave accrual, as provided in section 8.1. data operators, word processing technicians, stock clerks and The term "employees" shall mean those employees of the State of California in Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 who make contributions to the STRS/CalPERS. When Shannon Pree was the victim of a horrific violent crime last Employees' workweeks and/or work shifts shall not be permanently changed by the State without adequate prior notice. Workweek group policy for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Exempt/Excluded Employees: Management determines, consistent with the current Contract the products, services, and standards which must be met by FLSA - exempt/excluded employees; The salary paid to FLSA - exempt/excluded employees is full compensation for all hours worked in providing the product or service; FLSA - exempt/excluded employees are not authorized to receive any form of overtime compensation, whether formal or informal; FLSA - exempt/excluded employees are expected to work, within reason, as many hours as necessary to accomplish the employee's assignments or fulfill the employee's responsibilities and must respond to directions from management to complete work assignments by specific deadlines. All hours in excess of the one hundred (100) hour CTO maximum shall be compensated in cash. Department, section and geographic location of the vacancy; Present working hours associated with the vacancy; A complete description of the duties and any personal attributes including objective qualifications that may enable the bidder to be successful in the position (e.g., any special education, training, work experience, and/or experience using particular types of equipment). Employees in twenty-four (24) hour institutions, hospitals, State Special Schools, or Developmental Centers may be required to notify the employee's supervisors before leaving the employee's work area and inform them of the employee's location for the rest period. May establish minimum requirements for specific courses and/or may set maximum credits allowed for given coursework. Departments shall provide ergonomic training to all employees assigned to each call center. Employees shall be notified before monitoring of the employee's calls begin. Any assignment that received no bid shall be filled at management's discretion and shall be counted neutral. The County of Sonoma and SEIU met for their eighth bargaining session on January 4, 2023. on December 1, 2015. In February 2000, in order to be consistent with the structure of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the employer changed the name of Work Week Group 4C to either E or SE.