Retirees Make their Case on Health Care; County Hears and Responds 
Dec. 1 - When a squabble between Kern County and the Kern County Superior Court forced some retirees to change their health care plans, the retirees didn't take it laying down.
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In the News
- Tulare County Court Workers Volunteer on Furlough Days
Workers put furloughs to good use
USA Today, Feb. 28, 2010
Employees at the Tulare County courthouse learned in November that they would be furloughed one day a month. Courtroom clerk Miguel Espinoza and SEIU organized a volunteer day at a Visalia food bank, where 20 furloughed workers prepared care packages. "Giving back made furloughs a little easier to swallow," he says.
Photo on the right: Courtroom clerk Miguel Espinoza volunteering at a Visalia food bank along with fellow SEIU 521 members.
- LOIS HENRY: Closing courts wrong approach
The Bakersfield Californian, Nov. 14, 2009
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Newsletter - The Court Reporter
February 2010
In this issue:
- Weather can't keep 521 members down
- Vote for Executive Board Officers, Delegates & Trustees
SEIU 521 elections: February 6 - 18
- Corporations Given More Political Power
- Judicial Council votes to keep courts closed
- Stay In Touch
Courts workers can stay in touch with each other through a Yahoo e-mail group. Send an e-mail to:
Local_521_Superior_Courts-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (note that's three underscores and then one hyphen).
- Court-county squabble endangers and unites retirees
September 2009
May 2009
October 2008
We represent court workers in the following counties:
Kern
Kings
Fresno
Mariposa
Monterey
San Benito
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Tulare