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Officers
President: Richard Solis, Behavioral Health - 453-4099
Vice President: David Chavez, Behavioral Health - 453-5090
Secretary: Debra Miranda, PATH, Behavioral Health, 455-2100
Treasurer: Josie DeHart, Heritage - 488-3496
All Chapter Officers listed above are also Shop Stewards in their respective departments.
Meetings & Events
- Worksite Meeting
Tuesday, August 31 - 12:00-1:00 PM
Heritage Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Topics of Discussion:
• Worksite Issues
• Elections
− Chapter Elections Units 4, 12 & 36
− Board of Supervisors
− Governor's Race
- Chapter Meetings
Chapter meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. They are held at Pathways to Recovery, 515 S. Cedar Avenue - Fresno, CA .
Next meetings:
• September 8
• October 13
• November 10
• December 8
- For additional events, look up in the right column under the "Events" tab.
Nominations for Chapter Officers
Nominations now open through September 7, 2010 at 5:00 PM.
In order to be accepted as a candidate a petition with twenty five (25) signatures of members must be submitted to the Unit 12 Election Committee c/o SEIU Local 521, 5228 E. Pine Ave. Fresno, CA 93727. Petitions will be available from the Election Committee or at the Union office.
96% of voters from Bargaining Unit 12 membership voted YES for Temporary Office Closure (TOC) Agreement 2010/2011.
Thank you to all membership for participating!
On June 22, the Board of Supervisors approved the TOC Agreement.
If you have questions regarding TOC please contact your leadership or call the Union office at 447-2560.
Temporary Office Closure (TOC)
Employees subject to this agreement (excluding employees regularly working part-time work schedule) will take 40 hours of TOC (unpaid time off) in Fiscal Year 2010/2011, to be taken between June 14, 2010 and June 12, 2011.
However, their pay will be adjusted over the remaining pay periods in the fiscal year (e.g. approximately 1.54 hours per pay period over 26 pay periods, approximately 1.60 hours per pay period over 25 pay periods, etc.) so that the financial impact of the unpaid time off hours is minimized as much as possible.
Mandatory Furlough
The County agrees not to impose Mandatory Furlough pursuant to Personnel Rule 12 during fiscal year 2010/2011.
MOU Addendum TOC
Fresno County Members Vote to Save Jobs
July 2, 2009 - In order to minimize layoffs to Fresno County workers in this time of budget crisis, workers in Bargaining Units 2, 3, 4, 12, 22, 31 and 36 voted yes on Temporary Office Closure (TOC). The 2% cut will be offset by the 3% increase workers are scheduled to receive in December 2009 and is a better alternative than the 22% pay cut the County wanted these units to take. » Read more
Fresno County Violating Its Own Rules
Press release, May 16, 2009
Watch the video - KMPH Fox 26 of Saturday's furlough appeals
SEIU Local 521 Files PERB Charges Against Fresno County For more information:
Unfair Labor Practice (PDF)
Read the press release - May 11, 2009
In the news:
Union Suing Fresno County Over Furloughs, CBS47, May 12 - Watch video.
Union files complaint against Fresno County, The Fresno Bee, May 12, 2009
Did You Know? The County wants to take money out of your check!
To participate contact the Union office at (559) 447-2579 or sign-up online.
For more information, read the flyer:
Did You Know Budget Flyer 6.23.08
"Thank you for all your support," Hackett said. "You can count on me to support proposals that will advance the financial health and security of our pension fund. I will always maintain a high level of professionalism along with establishing an open line of communication for members."