), a PI position or appointment is a position or appointment in which the employee is to work periodically or for a fluctuating portion of the full-time work schedule. Employees may transfer personal leave days in accordance with the provision of Article 8 and the other provisions contained in Article 22. client demands) and in accordance with Unit 15 provisions. Upon request of an employee who has been on duty continuously for fifteen (15) or more hours, the employee shall have the option to: While on vacation, pre-approved absence, or on full work day absence due to sick leave*, Union leave or State release time, or any other authorized absence from the facility, BU 20 LVNs will not be considered for mandatory overtime. When it is determined that there is a lack of work, a department head or designee may: Pay the PI employee in a lump-sum payment for accumulated annual leave credits; or, By mutual agreement, schedule the PI employee for annual leave; or, Allow the PI employee to retain the employee's annual leave credits; or. If the evaluation is overturned by a reviewing officer or as a result of a grievance decision, the employee shall have the employee's right to bid and hold assignments restored. of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) Labor Relations met The distribution of overtime for Correctional Supervising Cooks in CDCR, adult facilities shall be completed using a voluntary/involuntary system. Department/Union cooperation in seeking solutions to access issues, Swift resolution of disagreements when they occur, An ongoing understanding of, and respect for, each others' particular operational needs. Award and Acceptance of Successful Bids: The final post assignments will be published by the appointing authority's designee on the third Friday in September and become effective the first Monday in October. The current contract with Unit 12 is in effect from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. fighting for the implementation of. The employee may make a request to the employee's supervisor for an ergonomic evaluation at any time. All approved bid request forms must be completed and submitted, in accordance with the "Bidding" provision below, no later than 4:00 p.m. on November 1, or 4:00 p.m. on the following Monday if the date falls on the weekend. It is recognized that final class size determinations shall be within the authority and discretion of management. This request will be honored by the non-requesting party in the form of a meeting within thirty (30) days of the request. had filed against the Department in late September due to a lack At the date of such commencement of service, the transferee shall lose all rights toward tenure at the school from which they transferred and shall have all such rights at the school to which they transferred. For purposes of this Agreement, "seniority" is defined as one (1) point for each qualifying month of full-time state service. For the purpose of this section, seniority shall be defined as the same seniority as used to determine vacation accrual. Your Program Technician Committee met with CalHR and This victory allows our DMV members to enjoy their meeting was held in response to a cease and desist that our Union DSS has already begun the process for The parties also recognize that when vacancies occur in the Unit 11 classifications listed in A (1) above, and the State elects to fill the position, the needs of the State must also be considered. specific concerns that our members have brought up about For the purpose of computing the number of hours worked, time when an employee is excused from work because of holidays, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, or compensating time off, or any other leave not listed below shall not be considered as time worked by the employee for the purpose of computing cash or compensating time off for overtime. Smaller fractional units will not be accumulated. The department will endeavor to provide employees notice of at least ninety (90) minutes in advance notice of possible or actual mandatory overtime assignments. This request will be honored by the non-requesting party in the form of a meeting within thirty (30) days of the request. Start New Search. For those eligible, enrollment for the Flex-Elect Benefit Plan shall be open April 1, 2022. These assignments shall be counted neutral; that is, these assignments shall not be counted in either Management's or Union's positions. July 28. Saturday before Veterans Day (November 10) and the Saturday after Seasonal Clerk work schedules will be provided to the individual and posted on a monthly basis. to the office on a 1 day per week basis for all employees The Superintendent of Education may grant, upon request of a permanent full-time DJJ/CEA Unit 3 eligible employee, a leave of absence for the thirty (30) day Summer Session up to thirty (30) scheduled work days. Employees on any approved leave shall not be required to work standby duty. The designation of classes of members of the teaching staff of a Special School established by CCR Title 5 section 17604 applies to this article. Employees may bid for multiple posts. Bidders must meet all requirements of the posted position, including any special requirements (e.g., language skills, Veterans status, etc.). At the date of commencement of service under such reappointment, the transferee shall lose all rights toward tenure and shall have tenure in the school to which they transferred. especially hard task given that the pandemic has made health Within thirty (30) days of receiving a written request from SEIU Local 1000, the State agrees to meet at the local worksite to discuss issues relating to the scheduling of mixed shift work weeks. the office for field staff. Employees may not separately file out-of-class grievances and position allocation or reallocation grievances pertaining to the same duties and responsibilities. Any assignment that received no bid shall be filled at management's discretion and shall be counted neutral. Phase 3 of the Return to Office Plan Within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notification, the Union may request to meet and confer over the impact of a telework or telecommuting policy and/or program or change in an existing telework or telecommuting policy and/or program. Bid notices will be posted in the department where the vacancy exists. Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to ensure the departments SEIU Local 1000 | 2022 State Bar Bargaining Survey prepared to make hard copy work virtual work at this time. Shall not be docked for absences of less than a day. An employee may lose the right to hold and/or bid a post based on the department's nepotism policy. In the event the employee is unable to assume the assignment within the sixty (60) calendar days, the employee may be placed in another assignment at management's discretion. reasonable accommodation), limited light duty, or other clearly articulated operational reasons including client demands. management regularly communicates performance expectations and An employee who applies for and is selected for a time base change pursuant to this section, and refuses the appointment shall be removed from future consideration under this section. state. The department shall maintain sufficient data to track and verify compliance with the provision. When assigning mandatory overtime by inverse seniority, i.e. An employee may voluntarily withdraw from participating in the Annual Bid Process by submitting a written request to the employee's supervisor. All exchanges must occur within ninety (90) calendar days from the initial exchange. Lottery (Lottery) to address issues with implementation and An employee may voluntarily withdraw from participation in the twenty-four (24) month Bid Process by submitting a written request to the employee's supervisor. Consistent with the expressed intent, an employee may only be mandated to work in another classification when all other appropriate and possible staffing efforts have been exhausted and it is operationally necessary. Vacation/Annual Leave - A Seasonal Clerk employee will be eligible for vacation/annual leave credit with pay on the first day of the following qualifying monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. An employee may be temporarily removed from the bid assignment pending a personnel/EEO investigation, but will be assigned to substantially similar start/stop time and RDO if possible. When a teacher believes a student is inappropriately assigned the assignment will be referred to the position designated in the policy for review and appropriate assignment. telework as a retention and morale booster for CDPH. To avoid or mitigate bargaining unit employee displacement for lack of work, the appointing power shall review all existing personal services contracts to determine if work consistent with the affected employee's classification is being performed by a contractor. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or their designee shall have responsibility for implementation and maintenance of this procedure at each facility and shall ensure compliance. An employee may voluntarily withdraw from participation in the twenty-four (24) month Bid Process by submitting a written request to the employee's supervisor. required separation of duties for Driver Safety Hearing Officers The Union agrees to the State safety retirement membership process as outlined in the provisions of Government Code sections 19816.20 and 20405.1 and will not be subject to the provisions of Government Code section 18717. the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), California Correctional State Safety members shall contribute eleven and one half percent (11.5%) of pensionable compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317) for retirement. PI employees choosing the FlexElect or CoBen Cash Option Program must also meet all of the following criteria: must be eligible to enroll in health and/or dental coverage as of January 1 of the Plan Year for which the employee is enrolling and; must have a PI appointment that is effective from January 1 through June 30 of the Plan Year for which the employee is enrolling and; must be credited for at least four hundred eighty (480) paid hours during the January through June control period of the Plan Year for which the employee is enrolling and; must have submitted the enrollment form during the FlexElect or CoBen open enrollment period or as newly eligible. 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. discontinuation of the formal flex policy. You are now leaving this website and being directed to the specific California government resource or website that you have requested. California Program Technicians. Transfers: Employees holding bid assignments shall not, except in cases of emergency or as otherwise provided for in this section be involuntarily transferred to another assignment. An employee may write more than one bid preference on the bidding form in priority order. is presently set to begin September 6, 2022, where FTB employees following: More than 150 newly-elected and returning bargaining Employees who are brought into CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who are not eligible for reciprocity with another California public employer as provided in Government Code section 7522.02(c) shall be subject to the "PEPRA Retirement Formula." this topic. As well, we clarified that the field is considered met with management to continue to negotiate the impact of the Bid forms shall be postmarked or fax stamped on or before the date specified in the posted bid notice. shall come out of the department's fifty percent (50%) and thus are not available for this post and bid process. An employee who has completed a normal work shift, when ordered back to work, shall be credited with a minimum of four (4) hours work time provided the call back to work is without having been notified prior to completion of the work shift, or the notification is prior to completion of the work shift and the work begins more than three (3) hours after the completion of that work shift. for an update on the repairs and upgrades underway at 450 N Salary Increase Effective on the first day of the pay period following ratification by both parties, all SEIU Bargaining Unit employees will receive a 4.55 percent salary increase. For example, the most senior DA bidding for a P&B assignment will be awarded the most senior DA's first choice. If management fails to provide a Seasonal Clerk notice that there is a lack of work for the next scheduled work shift, management will either provide four (4) hours of work or four (4) hours of compensation at management's discretion. of Human Resources (CalHR) and is a product of Article 5.13.4. of Employees appointed to the classification of Seasonal Clerk work periodically or for a fluctuating portion of time as an hourly employee. update of the Performance Appraisal process within the units in Local 1000the bargaining team responsible for On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, SEIU Local 1000met with the In Unit 3, all employees designated E or SE remain covered by section 19.1.3, paragraph F, regardless of E or SE designation. These special qualifications shall be defined in the bid notice. The choice not to participate shall result in management assigning the individual to an assignment that remains unfilled after this bid process is completed. The excess of non-posted assignments over posted assignments at each institution shall not exceed two (2) at any time. Effective with the August 2006 pay period, all full-time DJJ/CEA Unit 3 eligible employees shall cease Vacation/Annual Leave accrual, as provided in section 8.1. If the appointing authority or the CalHR disapproves the transfer, the employee shall be returned to the employee's former position; shall be paid the regular travel allowance for the period of time the employee was away from the employee's original headquarters; and the employee's moving costs both from and back to the original headquarters shall be paid in accordance with the CalHR laws and rules. The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this Contract, each had unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining, and that the understanding and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Contract. brought to the table proposals that addressed four of the most An employee who makes this election is eligible to purchase past Second Tier service. If these occur, the employee shall have the right to bid again. steps on the road to contract negotiations that will begin next After sixty (60) days, management shall decide whether or not to fill the position. Double shifts will be permitted, consistent with departmental policies/procedures. The QRP will make a decision on the appeal and notify the applicant in writing within ten (10) calendar days of the decision. progress towards making this state a California for All. Any required course which might lead to an AA, BA, BS, MA, MS, or Ph.D. Human Services Certificate Program courses. set up individual options meetings very soon. The survey shall be jointly conducted by the Union and the Department designee. An "alternate workweek schedule" is a fixed work schedule other than standard work hours. If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant a formal grievance shall be filed on a CalHR 651 (Job Description Form) provided by the State within: Fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the decision rendered by the supervisor; or. As stated in Government Code section 20683.2, effective July 1, 2013, State Safety members shall pay an additional one percent (1%) retirement contribution making the employee's total contribution rate ten percent (10%) of monthly pensionable compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317). Effect a combination of a, b, or c above. compensated fairly for the work they do, regardless of where they It contains hundreds of articles that regulate virtually every aspect of the work we do for the state. Departments shall provide ergonomic training to all employees assigned to each call center. Additional daily rate incentives may be paid for hard to fill classifications. in this meeting was largely the same as we had learned in our Courses granting continuing education units do not qualify. Grievants arbitrating a rejection on probation shall have the burden of going forward and the burden of proof. If the employee is exonerated on appeal, the employee's right to bid or hold assignments shall be restored. 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. The provisions of this section shall apply only to Unit 17 employees in WWG 2. Chuckawalla Valley, Centinela, High Desert, California Through the establishment of a volunteer overtime seniority system, departments will endeavor to reduce the amount of mandatory overtime by distributing overtime among volunteers as permitted by operational needs, security, health, safety, and emergencies. A department head or designee shall authorize bereavement leave with pay for a permanent or probationary full-time State employee due to the death of the employee's parent, stepparent, spouse, domestic partner (as defined in accordance with Family Code section 297), child, grandchild . As a result of the court Management shall designate an official who shall be responsible for the administration of the Post and Bid process. specifically in terms of information security. received a notice from the Department on this issue at which Well do whatever it takes to get these kinds of bogus adverse of proper notice to our Union about the system. October. The Health Care Services Division (HCSD) will endeavor to develop the training program within six (6) months. Parties reached agreement: 06/03/2021. Reasonable amount of State paid release time for employees to participate in employment interviews associated with the efforts described above. In accordance with Section A. of this Article, it may not always be practical, in every instance, to offer overtime to the most senior employee (e.g., operational needs, security, health, safety, and emergencies). When a training session is scheduled on an employee's scheduled work day and outside the employee's scheduled work shift, and the employee is required to attend and the training session is canceled without prior notice, the employee shall be compensated for the actual time from the beginning or end of the employee's shift to the notice of cancellation. There shall be seventy percent (70%) of the RN qualifying post assignments (excluding specialty areas) in the CDCR allotted according to seniority at each facility. Here is information we received from the Department: Our Union team met with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) The CDCR, OCE, 220 Day Academic Calendar Year shall consist of 208 instructional days, and 12 staff development/training days. Such information shall be maintained by the appointing power for three (3) years and shall be made available to the Union upon request. The complete Tentative Agreement between the state and SEIU is posted at . launch of a new electronic records system that California Excellent business analysis, communication, presentation, leadership, time management and inter-personal skills; Ability to effectively lead workshops and presentations to a mixed audience containing differing levels of seniority and experience. Every department shall have a flexible work hours program which shall include flexible work hours, an alternate workweek schedule, and/or reduced workweek schedule. Staff shall only be assigned an involuntary slot once, until the entire list has been depleted. Employees who laterally transfer after November 1 will be precluded from the bid process until the next open bid process. Notwithstanding the above, FLSA covered employees traveling on state business, outside of the employee's normal work hours (as defined in FLSA) will be granted a special allowance for actual time spent traveling. An additional five (5) minute break per continuous hour of work on a computer shall be granted to an employee in an hour when no other break or rest period has been granted. "Risk Management" shall reply in a reasonable time. In arbitrations involving adverse actions, the arbitrator shall determine if just cause exists and, if not, the appropriate remedy. It shall not be considered standby when employees are contacted or required to return to work but have not been required to be available for receipt of such contact. Nearly 200 elected bargaining representatives from up and down process that legal support staff began working on in late If an employee is called at home, and management reaches an answering machine/service, management will leave a message advising the employee of the overtime opportunity. The list will be a progression as described above. in an effort to highlight upward mobility and employee Any eligible full-time DJJ Academic Teacher or Vocational Instructor will be permitted to use available approved Educational Leave credits, pursuant to Article 8.28.3 Educational Leave of this MOU. 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. state. Limits on Bid: An employee may not make more than one (1) successful open assignment bid. If an employee receives fifteen (15) calendar day notice, the employee may request to meet with management to discuss an extension for an additional fifteen (15) calendar days and requests shall not be unreasonably denied. The department shall publish a corrected seniority list within five (5) business days when errors in seniority scores are identified and confirmed. include: Our Union team met again with the Employment Development "Tenure" is the right, under the provisions of this article, of an employee to continue full-time employment as a teacher at a particular special school, subject to resignation, dismissal, suspension, or other disciplinary action for cause. If the employee calls back after another employee accepts the overtime, that employee will not be allowed to accept the overtime. It is the intent of the State not to arbitrarily make mixed shift work weeks for punitive reasons. On the same holidays in two (2) consecutive years. If cash compensation is paid to an employee for accrued CTO, such compensation shall be paid at the regular rate earned by the employee at the time the employee receives such payment. CTO for employees shall be earned on a one and one-half (1) time basis and may be authorized in lieu of cash compensation. Must be a permanent full-time Dental Assistant (DA); probationary employees are excluded. the upward mobility program and process and writing An employee is working "out-of-class" when the employee spends a majority (i.e., more than fifty percent [50%]) of the employee's time over the course of at least two (2) consecutive work weeks performing duties and responsibilities associated with a higher level existing classification that do not overlap with the classification in which said employee holds an appointment. years. Employees who have been absolved of wrongdoing as stated above, shall be accorded one (1) successful bid so long as this bid is exercised within three (3) months of the decision absolving the employee. specifically in terms of information security. Seasonal and temporary employees are not subject to PLP 2020. Some of the major details from the JLMC discussion of the problem of LTAs working out of class that it may set a However, except for the permissions expressed in Section A. of this Article, institutions will endeavor to afford overtime as outlined below in Sections I and J of this Article. That vacuum of communication too often leads to work being outsourced that could have been done by existing state staff. BU 20 LNVs shall be assigned voluntary overtime by BU 20 departmental seniority, on a rotational basis. their intent to implement performance standards for some Program triers of fact for these hearings. Once a BU 20 CNA has signed up for voluntary overtime, it is the employee's responsibility to work that position, unless the CNA has given the nursing supervisor, or their designee, seventy-two (72) hours' notice to enable the timely scheduling of a replacement. Any employee whose calls are monitored shall promptly be given a copy of any report generated and feedback on every call monitored. We were able to have an open conversation with management about and discuss the refocused direction of the Program Technician The departments shall continue existing practices of disseminating education and training information. Consistent with the salaried nature of FLSA-exempt employees, these employees: Shall not be charged any paid leave for absences in less than whole day increments. Failure on the part of the employee to submit a request form by 4:00 p.m. on May 1, shall result in a no preference indicated (NPI) for the employee. Employees who are charged with wrongdoing which is also grounds for adverse action may lose the right to bid and/or hold a bid assignment for a period of up to six (6) months, if such assignment of bid is meaningfully related to the cause of action. Where the use of overtime is prevalent and there are more than three (3) equally qualified employees within a work unit, the department shall establish a seniority system to request and utilize volunteers to perform overtime work from within the appropriate work area(s) and classification(s). The rest period shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes total for any day. Verifies successful completion of required units from transcripts. Donation verification shall be provided upon request . San Joaquin County Bargaining Team Updates - SEIU 1021 The employee and the Union will be notified within five (5) working days of denial. (This section shall not change/amend any provision in the current Contract's regarding State's Rights on mandatory overtime.). The number of hours and schedule of work shall be determined based upon the operational needs of each department. When Shannon Pree was the victim of a horrific violent crime last An updated seniority roster and a listing of all available assignments open for bid shall be posted no later than October 1 every other year. If the exception is denied, it shall be reviewed, upon request by the employee, by a committee composed of two (2) representatives of the appointing power and two (2) representatives of the Union. The meeting focused on maintaining health and safety for all bullying of our stewards.. represented employees contacted our URC to get additional For all DJJ/CEA Unit 3 eligible employees, when a regular holiday falls on an employee's unassigned, non-work day, and the employee is required to work, the employee shall receive eight (8) hours of holiday credit. It is the common goal of management and the Union that students attending State classes be assigned to appropriate classes. Management shall have the option each fiscal year to compensate employees up to forty (40) hours with CTO. The parties also recognize the desirability of permitting a permanent employee to transfer within the employee's department and classification to another location which the employee deems to be more desirable. The retirement quarter age/benefit factors apply for service rendered on and after the effective date of the 1999-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the State and the Union.