CLARIFICATION REGARDING PLP PROGRAM AND OUR SALARY RATE
The PLP program details are posted on the website. We have received emails asking why deductions of union dues did not go down to correspond with our reduced pay in July 2020. Please note that nothing has changed in the…
PLP AGREEMENT RATIFIED BY MEMBERSHIP
SIDE LETTER #2 - COVID-19 PANDEMIC RECESSION This Agreement is necessitated by the unanticipated budget shortfalls arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic. This Agreement is a Side Letter of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) effective July 1, 2016 through July…
PLP AGREEMENT RATIFIED BY MEMBERSHIP
Elections Committee Report On Saturday, July 18, 2020 The Elections Committee facilitated the ballot count for the new collective bargaining agreement for Bargaining Unit 19 - Health and Social Services Professional Employees that was sent out by Council 57 and…
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT: 2020 PLP
Ballots for the Tentative Agreement regarding the pay reduction in exchange for 16 hours PLP had gone out from the Council 57 Oakland office on July 1, 2020. If you have not received your ballot for this, please email Lisa.Trujillo@ca.afscme57.org…
A BAD IDEA by POC Clinicians
The Parole Outpatient Clinic (POC) provides vital and unique services to people suffering from mental illness who are under parole supervision. This population is unequivocally underserved, historically and currently. The POC provides in-depth mental health care to its clients as…
“Why am I choosing to stick with my Local during this crisis?” Lisa Smith
I became more active in my Union just as our world began to change with the current COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The burden is heavy but lightened by our strength in unity. What I have been most encouraged by…
“Why am I choosing to stick with my Local during this crisis?” Victor Pacheco
During these times, one may ask themselves, “Why am I choosing to stick with my Local during this crisis?” Our board members were asked recently. Their answers will be shared on the front page and news feed this month. In…
We’re living through a tragedy of historic proportions.
Full article can be found HERE. "The first two bills passed by Congress have been important initial steps. But we need to think bigger and act more boldly. The House and the Senate must move quickly to include robust general grant…
AFSCME Sponsored Bills Update
AFSCME Members, It has been busy for AFSCME at the state capitol; where 2 bills passed the Senate floor and 3 others passed concurrence of amendments in their house of origin. Here are the details: (click on the bill for…