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NAJ ALIKHAN THIS IS THE CHANNEL 1000 NEWS…ON TONIGHTS BROADCAST
GRIEVANCES TO COURT…WHAT LOCAL 1000 IS DOING AS THE STATE TRIES TO BLOCK
ARBITRATION OF COLUMBUS DAY GRIEVANCES
OUTSOURCING FIGHT...A MAJOR VICTORY AT THE YOUNTVILLE VETERANS HOME AND HOW IT
IMPACTS OUR MEMBERS
AND FURLOUGH FRIDAY…WHY MEMBERS TOOK TO THE STREETS WITH THEIR DEMANDS TO STOP
ILLEGAL FURLOUGHS…THE CHANNEL 1000 NEWS STARTS NOW
LOCAL 1000 STAFF ATTORNEYS ARE PREPARING A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO BE FILED IN SUPERIOR
COURT FOLLOWING THE GOVERNORS LATEST ATTEMPT TO AVOID HIS LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION TO STATE EMPLOYEES
THIS MOVE COMES DAYS AFTER THE STATE REFUSES TO ARBITRATE THOUSANDS OF GRIEVANCES
FILED BY LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS FORCED TO WORK OR FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR A PAID HOLIDAY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION SENT A LETTER TO LOCAL 1000 ATTORNEYS…
REFUSING TO ARBITRATE THE 20-THOUSAND GRIEVANCES FILED BY MEMBERS ON OR AFTER
OCTOBER 12TH.
D-P-A SAYS THE CASE CAN’T BE ARBITRATED BECAUSE IT **QUOTE** INVOLVES A PURE QUESTION
OF LAW AND IS SUBJECTED TO CONFLICTING RULINGS AS THE SAME ISSUE IS PENDING IN OTHER
JUDICIAL FORUMS.
LOCAL 1000 ATTORNEYS WILL SEEK JUDICIAL INTERVENTION TO FORCE DPA AND THE GOVERNOR TO
FOLLOW OUR CONTRACT AND ARBITRATE THE COLUMBUS DAY GRIEVANCES.
DPA ALSO IS REFUSING TO ARBITRATE THE OVERTIME GRIEVANCES BASED ON THE SAME THEORY.
LOCAL 1000’S ON-GOING FIGHT TO STOP OUTSOURCING HAS SCORED A VICTORY AT THE STATE VETERANS
HOME IN YOUNTVILLE THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR MEMBERS IN BARGAINING UNITS 11 AND 20
THE STATE PERSONEL BOARD HAS DENIED THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CLAIMS THAT
RADIOLOGICAL AND LAB TECH SERVICES WERE SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND URGENTLY NEEDED.
S-P-B ALSO AGREED WITH LOCAL 1000’S ATTORNEY’S THAT A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP EXISTED
WHICH D-V-A ALSO DENIED.
S-P-B SAYS CONTRACTOR SERVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR EQUIPMENT…MATERIAL…FACILITIES OR
SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE OR CAN FEASIBLY ACQUIRED BY THE VETERAN HOME…AND
CANNOT DISPLACE ACUTE CARE SERVICES.
D-V-A HAS UNTIL DECEMBER 16TH TO APPEAL
LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS TIRED OF THREE-DAY-PER MONTH FURLOUGHS TOOK THEIR MESSAGE TO A
MAJOR FREEWAY
THIS IS VIDEO LAST FRIDAY IN BERKELEY…WHERE LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS AND STATE WORKERS FROM
OTHER UNIONS TOOK OVER A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVERLOOKING INTERSTATE 80 TO PROTEST GOVERNOR
SCHWARZENEGGER’S ILLEGAL FURLOUGHS. THE WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE…OUR MEMBERS SAY…EVEN
THOUGH THE GOVERNOR IS SHUTTING DOWN THE STATE THREE DAYS A MONTH.
THE FURLOUGHS HAVE DISRUPTED THE STATE SO MUCH…A RECENT STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
VEHICLES INDICATES LONGER WAIT TIMES FOR CUSTOMERS AT THE D-M-V AS A RESULT OF THE
FURLOUGHS…SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR PLEDGED TO FIX WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE.
AND A REMINDER…BALLOTS FOR THE CALPERS BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION RUNOFF ELECTION ARE DUE
THIS FRIDAY. WE’RE BACK WITH MORE LOCAL 1000 NEWS AND INFORMATION THURSDAY
PODCASTS OF ALL CHANNEL 1000 PROGRAMMING…AVAILABLE ON ITUNES BE CLICKING THE CHANNEL 1000
TO GO BUTTON TO THE RIGHT OF THIS NEWSCAST…OR GO TO THE ITUNES STORE AND TYPE IN CHANNEL 1000
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BREAKING NEWS…UPDATES…AND LINKS TO THE INFORMATION YOU NEED…LOCATED RIGHT BELOW THIS NEWSCAST
THIS HAS BEEN THE CHANNEL 1000 NEWS FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER FIRST…THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US…FROM SACRAMENTO I’M NAJ ALIKHAN…FROM ALL OF US ON THE CHANNEL 1000 NEWS TEAM…HAVE
A GREAT NIGHT