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ON TODAY'S BROADCAST...
BENEFITS AND SECURITY: HOW MEMBER'S VOTES WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
TOP STEP SALARY INCREASE: HOW PREVIOUS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE PAYING OFF
CHANNEL 1000 STARTS NOW...
GOOD EVENING.
OUR MEMBER-ELECTED BARGAINING TEAM SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED A 3-YEAR AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES:
• AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD PAY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
• NO NEW FURLOUGH OR PLP DAYS DURING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT
• REDUCTION IN HEALTH CARE DEPENDENT VESTING FROM TWO YEARS TO ONLY ONE
• INCREASES IN BUSINESS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES • REMOVAL OF THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR PLP
EARNED IN 2010 AND 2012 • A STRONGER DIGNITY CLAUSE AND WORKPLACE
BULLYING PROTECTIONS • AND WE ALSO RENEWED MORE THAN 95 PERCENT
OF THE GUARANTEES FROM OUR LAST CONTRACT
IN ORDER FOR US TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, IT MUST FIRST BE RATIFIED
BY A VOTE OF LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS AND MADE INTO LAW BY THE LEGISLATURE.
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15, THE STATEWIDE BARGAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET AND AGREED TO SEND
THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR A VOTE, AND THE BARGAINING UNIT NEGOTIATING
COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED RATIFICATION. MEMBER VOTING HAS BEGUN AND WILL LAST UNTIL JULY
8.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN VOTE. ALL LOCAL 1000-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WERE SENT A BALLOT
IN THE MAIL, WHICH MAY BE MAILED BACK. YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE AT ONE OF MORE THAN 200
SCHEDULED WORKSITE MEETINGS. LOCAL 1000 AREA OFFICES ARE ALSO OPEN DURING NORMAL BUSINESS
HOURS, SO YOU MAY ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT. SATURDAY POLLING LOCATIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
ON JUNE 29.
JUST SOME IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION... YOUR VOTE MUST BE RECEIVED AT SEIU LOCAL 1000
HEADQUARTERS IN SACRAMENTO NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. ON JULY 8. BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR NAME
ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE, OTHERWISE YOUR VOTE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
AND PER OUR LOCAL 1000 POLICY FILE, ONLY MEMBERS CAN VOTE TO RATIFY OR REJECT THE AGREEMENT.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT EACH LOCAL 1000 OFFICE AND AT WORKSITE RATIFICATION
MEETINGS, SO YOU CAN JOIN. IF YOU PREFER TO VOTE BY MAIL, A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION HAS
BEEN INCLUDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. BALLOTS THAT ARE RECEIVED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WILL BE COUNTED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING RATIFICATION -- VISIT OUR 2013 CONTRACT RATIFICATION WEBPAGE
AT SEIU1000.ORG. THERE YOU WILL FIND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MASTER TABLE AND UNIT SPECIFIC
TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS AND SUMMARIES OF EACH AND A LIST OF RATIFICATION MEETINGS. YOU CAN
ALSO GO TO THE EVENTS CALENDAR ON OUR HOMEPAGE AND SEARCH FOR THE RATIFICATION MEETING NEAREST
YOU BY ENTERING YOUR ZIP CODE.
WHEN OUR BARGAINING TEAM NEGOTIATED OUR CURRENT CONTRACT IN 2010, THEY WON A 3 PERCENT WAGE
INCREASE THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE TOP OF EACH PAY RANGE EFFECTIVE JULY FIRST OF THIS
YEAR. UNDER OUR 2010 CONTRACT, ALL EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE THE INCREASE ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN
AT THE OLD MAXIMUM SALARY RANGE FOR 12 PAY PERIODS. THOSE AT THE OLD MAXIMUM SALARY RATE
FOR LESS THAN 12 QUALIFYING PAY PERIODS SHALL RECEIVE A NEW SALARY ANNIVERSARY DATE BASED
UPON THEIR QUALIFYING SERVICE.
THIS DOES NOT IMPACT BARGAINING UNIT 3 EMPLOYEES IN CDCR WHO WORK AN ACADEMIC CALENDAR OR SEASONAL
CLERKS. ALL BARGAINING UNIT 3 EMPLOYEES AT CDCR WHO WORK AN ACADEMIC CALENDAR SHALL HAVE
A 3 PERCENT SALARY DIFFERENTIAL AFTER WORKING AT STEP 6 OR HIGHER FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 QUALIFYING
PAY PERIODS. ANNUAL STEP INCREASES ARE MAINTAINED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES BELOW THE TOP STEP.
BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR MORE RATIFICATION NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS HERE ON CHANNEL 1000 AND
AT SEIU1000.ORG.
THAT'S OUR BROADCAST, I'M KALE ELLEDGE. AND THANKS FOR WATCHING.