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Contracts listed under the "CONTRACTS" tab.

Officers
President: Doreen Perkins - 488-1949
Vice President (Unit 6): Barbara Graves - 488-3508
Vice President (Unit 15): Juan Alvarado - 488-3241
Secretary/Treasurer:  Kristi Garcia - 488-3332 

Stewards are listed in the purple column on the right.



Meetings & Events
- Chapter Meetings

Chapter meetings are scheduled for 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Fresno Main Courthouse in Department #50.
Next meetings:
· September 9
· October 14
· November 11
· December 9

- For additional meetings and events, look up under the "Events" tab in the purple column on the right.



Nominations for Chapter Officers
Nominate your candidate by Friday, September 10, 5 PM.
Click here for more information:
 Nomination Form

Vote Results on Mandatory Furloughs
Units 6 & 15 voted yes to implement mandatory furloughs for the fiscal year 2010-2011. The vote result was 66% in favor of accepting furloughs.

 
For important news for court workers, click here.

Victory for Court Accountability and Oversight
April 20 - We won this fight, but the battle continues!
Our phone calls and testimony from SEIU 521 court worker Annette Ruiz-Vides on Tuesday worked! An Assembly committee has voted 10-0 to pass AB 2521, which will bring transparency to the state court system. The bill now goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

» Read more

 

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
News article | Blog



Newsletter - The Court Reporter

 February 2010

In this issue:

- Weather can't keep 521 members down

- 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

Brown vs. Whitman Mock DebateSept. 9 Spaghetti Dinner

Valley BenefitsLife Insurance for Central Valley members - Limited-time open enrollment!
Visit http://MyValleyBenefits.com for more information.

AFRAM Caucus:  Brochure & Events
APALA Caucus:  Brochure & Events
Latino Caucus:  Brochure & Events
Women's Caucus:  Brochure & Events

Steward Training Workshops

Fresno County Newsletter and Budget Updates
 August 2010
 March 2010
 December 2009

Archive:
 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