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SEIU corrections officers stand firm for public safety
SEIU 521 members stood together when Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims threatened to lay off 69 officers in February, closing three floors of the jail and letting hundreds of inmates out. The members convinced the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to find other ways to close the budget gap, with the final vote coming Feb. 5.
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Fresno Correctional Officer Approve Pay Cuts
- Watch video and read news article
CBS 47 TV, Feb. 2, 2010
- Fresno Supervisors Hope To Find End To Inmate Release
KMPH Fox 26, Feb. 2, 2010
More News Articles:
- Sheriff Mims Halts Early Release of Fresno Inmates
ABC 30, Feb. 2, 2010 (Watch video)
- Fresno Supervisors Vote To Prevent Further Early Inmate Releases
KMPH, Feb. 2, 2010 (Watch video)
- New budget plan avoids Fresno Co. Jail releases
Fresnobee, Feb. 2, 2010
Fresno Co. Sheriff Wants to Unnecessarily Fire 69 Correctional Officers
Sheriff Says She Must Resort to Drastic Measures
(News Article and Video)
KGPE - CBS TV 47, Jan. 13, 2010
Mims could have spared some jobs, union says
Fresno Bee, Jan. 13, 2010
Budget Cuts Impact Correctional Officers
KSEE 24, Jan. 13, 2010
Fresno Co. Sheriff Wants to Unnecessarily Fire 30 Correctional Officers
Officers Held Press Conference on Thursday to Ask Sheriff: "Where's the Money Gone?"
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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.
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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
12-Hour Shift Survey
Shift Keys Survey Results
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:
Did You Know? Budget Flyer (6.23.08)
Officers
President: Josie Ruiz - 488-2850
1st Vice President: Vacant
2nd Vice President: Vacant
Secretary / Treasurer: Anna Casey - 488-3327
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"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."