County of Santa Clara

Breaking News

Steward nominations
It’s that time again… time to nominate your stewards. All nomination forms must be received by SEIU Local 521 no later than 5 p.m., May 16, 2012.

Choo-Choo!
The Purple Train made its first stop in Santa Clara County on April 18, where dozens of Social Service workers climbed on board to hear about the campaign to “Take Back Our California!”
Play along with the contestants who try to answer questions on Gov. Brown’s Millionaire’s Tax initiative, Retirement Security and Corporate Deception.

Critical Eligibility Survey – CA State Wants Your Input
For Eligibility Workers ONLY: California State Department of Social Services is requesting our direct feedback on how to improve our eligibility system for Medi-Cal and CalFresh!

More contract updates and news

We represent nearly 11,000 workers at the County of Santa Clara.

Having a problem at work? Contact your steward first.

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Chapter Meetings & Events

General Membership:
Next Meeting: May 17 at SEIU Local 521 (2302 Zanker Rd., San Jose)
Future Meetings: Oct. 18, Dec. 20

Combined Leadership Council – General Membership:
Jun. 21, Jul. 19, Sept. 20, Nov. 15

NOTE: All the above Chapter meetings will begin at 6 p.m., unless stated otherwise. Our meetings will have rotating locations to increase membership access. The location will be announced as far as in advance as possible.
Please RSVP at (408) 678-3300 to attend.

Back Log meetings with county
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month.

Steward Workshops
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Chapter News

Chapter Newsletter: Workers’ Voice, May 2012 (PDF)
In this issue:
- An “historic” meeting between rank-and-file and County’s top execs
- Eligibility Worker Industry County says no to Calworks cuts
- Get on board SEIU 521′s Purple Train
- Union members rally on Tax Day
- SEIU member seeks San Jose City Council seat

“Helpful Q&A on Furloughs for First Year”.
Reminder: You will notice that 3.478 hours are being reduced from your paycheck through June 24, 2012.

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Exempt Versus Non Exempt Job Classes (PDF)

Bargaining Updates:
Click here for the latest contract updates and news.

Scheduled Time Off (PPT)
For those who missed (or would like to watch again) the PowerPoint presentation during Saturday’s vote that explains the 10 furlough days and how they work.

Chapter News Archive

Chapter Leadership

Chapter Officers
CHAIRPERSON: wRen Bradley

DEPUTY CHAIRPERSONS:
- Robert Castillo
- Martin Contreras

SECRETARY: Steven Katz

TREASURER: Diana Marroquin

VICE CHAIRPERSONS
- APT: Benjamin Lopez
- Blue Collar: René Lewis, Jr.
- Clerical: Muriel Frederick
- Eligibility Supervisor: Delfina Morris
- Eligibility Worker: Ruben Garcia
- Environmental Health: Peder W. Eriksson, Jr.
- Probation Counselors: George Burnett
- Public Health Nursing: Velia Esquvel-Ferguson
- Social Work Supervisor: Kathleen Stahr
- Social Workers: Dan Weidman

Chapter Stewards
Having a problem at work? Contact your worksite steward first:
Stewards list (A to Z) (PDF) | Stewards by Department (PDF)

Bargaining Team
Bargaining Team A-Z and by Bargaining Unit (PDF)

Chapter Contract(s)

EPIC Agreement (PDF)

Summary of Changes to the 2006-2011 Contract (PDF)
(Effective July 25, 2011) This is a summary of changes to the contract. Please note: This summary document is not final; additional changes to the language may still be needed. We will post the new contract as soon as it’s available.

Supervisory Unit: Summary of Contract Changes (PDF)

SCCO 715 Contract 2006-2009 (PDF)
SCCO 535 Worker Contract 2006-2009 (PDF)
SCCO 715 Contract Extension to 2011 (PDF)

Santa Clara County Bylaws (PDF)

Technology User Statement (PDF)