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Fresno Co. Units 2 & 12 Meeting
Child Support Services Employees
Wednesday, March 17th - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: County Plaza, 15th Floor, Conference Room
Agenda:
- Attendance & Punctuality Policy
- Change in Attire (Director's Letter)
- Town Hall Meetings
· Local Race
· Governors Race
- Worksite Issues
- Q & A
For additional events, look up in the right column under the "Events" tab.
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 .
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
Monday, May 11, 2009
SEIU 521 Union filed Unfair Labor Practice against Fresno County, after many attempts to obtain budget information from the County Administration Office.
The County to date has failed to provide this crucial information to SEIU 521 Leadership and its members.
SEIU leadership has attempted to meet with Department Heads to get an idea of how bad the budget will be and they have informed us that they have been
directed by the CAO, John Navarette not to share the information with us.
On behalf of the members of Bargaining Units 2, 12, and 31, SEIU filed ULP (Unfair Labor Practice) charges against the County on May 11, 2009. SEIU 521
did this to protect your rights under the Myers-Millas Brown Act.
The County's actions and lack of action forced SEIU 521 to file the ULP charges.
The County's failure to provide Local 521 full and accurate information in a timely manner constitutes a failure to meet and confer in good faith.
Also the County has unilaterally adopted a "mandatory furlough" plan - whereby the County has scheduled the 40 hours of mandatory furlough with the possibility of being increased to 80 hours for the period of June 15, 2009 through June 13, 2019. The County failed and refused to provide SEIU 521 with the information relevant to the performance of its bargaining responsibilities.
By these acts the County committed an unfair practice as defined by PERB ( Public Employee Relations Board) regulation.
You will be kept informed of any future actions taken or outcomes. For any updates please visit the SEIU website at seiu521.org.
For more information:
Unfair Labor Practice (PDF)
Read the press release
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
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.
For all Fresno County Units:
Do you know what the County is proposing once again?
FURLOUGHS
The County Budget could be cut by 15-20%.
Looking at the State budget deficit and decline in the economy more layoffs may be in the horizon.
If you are concerned and want to be proactive and part of the budget solution come to the Budget Meeting below:
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
SEIU 521 Office - Unity Hall, 5228 E. Pine Ave., Fresno
Dinner will be provided;
please RSVP to (559) 447-2579.
Flyer
Fresno County Newsletter and Budget Updates
December 2009
July 2009
Budget Update (June 1, 2009)
Budget Update (April 17, 2009)
Budget Update (April 2, 2009)
March 2009
May 2008
February 2008
December 2007
Fresno County Mandatory Furlough Designation Form
If you are being told by your supervisor that you may be disciplined if you don't fill out the mandatory furlough form you may choose to submit this form with the mandatory furlough form:
Attachment to Mandatory Furlough Designation Form
"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."