Release time of Union representatives shall be determined by the State subject to operational needs. "Wages." If an absence is more than sixty (60) calendar days, the appointing authority may authorize an employee's return to the assignment or same watch/regular day off (RDO) if the absence was generated by a management decision. many of our DMV member leaders shared information from the If such bid or position creates a nepotistic situation, notice must be given to the employee. Employees who fail to adhere to the agreed upon conditions of the exchange shall be denied subsequent requests to exchange days off. The first forty (40) hours of ordered overtime during a fiscal year shall be compensated with either CTO or cash, at the employee's discretion. A simple majority vote shall determine which twelve (12) hour schedule will prevail. Earlier this week, our Union team held our first discussion with Each call center shall provide the Union with a copy of the final ergonomic evaluation report within thirty (30) days after the evaluation is performed. On Thursday, January 18, 2023, our SEIU Local 1000member If the employee does not enroll in a Second Tier Retirement Plan within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of initial eligibility, the employee shall remain enrolled in the First Tier plan, as provided under CalPERS law. The Committee will consist of up to four (4) Union representatives and up to four (4) State representatives. Disciplinary Action: Employee must not have received a formal disciplinary action as specified in Government Code section 19572 within the twelve (12) months of when bids are due. Any required course which might lead to an AA, BA, BS, MA, MS, or Ph.D. Human Services Certificate Program courses. A written tabulation of the results shall be submitted to the Union. There shall be no mandatory overtime on a BU 20 CNA's RDO or pre-approved day off, (for the purposes of this section, an employee's RDO begins immediately after completion of the employee's normal shift before the RDO) except: When the employees shift relief does not report for work or gave less than two (2) hours' notice of intent not to report for work, an employee may be mandated if no volunteer is available. Unit 4s bargaining team signed another tentative agreement (TA) When an employee is called back while on standby duty, the employee shall not lose standby duty pay as a result of earning call back credit pursuant to section 19.11 (Call Back Time). An employee may write more than one bid preference on the bidding form in priority order. Submit completed application to Chief of Nursing Service at your institution making sure that courses listed meet the requirements stated for eligibility. Both parties agree and understand that a different type of overtime payment (cash or CTO) may be provided to employees at different times and may even be different from employees in the same or similar situations. If overtime becomes available two (2) hours or less prior to the start time of the overtime assignment, the assignment will be offered to the employee at the top of the applicable list, who is currently on duty, and who is available to work the overtime. The Counselors will be ranked on the list by the amount of overtime hours the Counselors have been offered since the beginning of the academic school year. Where the use of overtime is prevalent and there are more than three (3) equally qualified employees within a work unit, the department shall establish a seniority system to request and utilize volunteers to perform overtime work from within the appropriate work area(s) and classification(s). each full quarter effective July 1, 2017 until separation broad and did not impact any of our members unnecessarily. Records System (EHRS), the system will begin its rollout in in this meeting was largely the same as we had learned in our On Tuesday, Unit 4s bargaining team submitted over 25 special On March 29, 2021, our Union met with the State is presently set to begin November 1, 2021, and will bring to the office on a 1 day per week basis for all employees absences. Statewide Bargaining Advisory Council (SBAC) in Southern Employees may transfer personal leave days in accordance with the provision of Article 8 and the other provisions contained in Article 22. Expansion implementation within DMV field offices throughout the The specific posts that comprise the ninety percent (90%) will be established through a meet and discuss. SEIU Local 1000 - Contract. To this end, permanent full-time employees may apply for an Employee Opportunity Transfer to a position at another location within the employee's department, in accordance with the following procedure: Whenever a department head or designee elects to fill a vacancy through an Employee Opportunity Transfer, a permanent employee who already has an Employee Opportunity Transfer application to that location on file with the department shall be selected. Vehicles (DMV) again to continue our conversations about the Exempt teachers at the Special Schools of the Department of Education in Unit 3 may be required to serve in extracurricular supervisory or advisory assignments at athletic events, dances, plays, and other after school and evening school-sponsored events for the benefit of students, the curriculum, and job effectiveness with no additional compensation. When it is determined that there is a lack of work, a department head or designee may: Pay the PI employee in a lump-sum payment for accumulated vacation leave credits; or, By mutual agreement, schedule the PI employee for vacation leave; or, Allow the PI employee to retain the employee's vacation credits; or. the office for field staff. The arbitrator's decision regarding out-of-class and misallocation grievances shall be final and binding on the parties. about the strength and the power of our members to win something If a specific position was indicated for the voluntary request, and was changed or no longer needed, the nursing supervisor will make all reasonable attempts to notify the affected BU 17 employee. Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California (HBEX), An updated seniority roster and a listing of all available assignments open for bid shall be posted no later than October 1 every other year. If the employee desires to remain in the altered assignment, the employee shall notify management of that desire within five (5) calendar days and shall remain in the assignment. Ties shall be broken first by total State service and then by lot. CDCR management agrees to offer training in sexual assault to CTC RNs assigned to the Emergency Room. Such employees who meet the CalHR, SROA definition, shall be considered surplus. This provision outlines the lead person's responsibilities and compares and contrasts them to those of a supervisor. The filling of vacancies by either promotions from eligible lists or external lateral transfers are not subject to P&B. After sixty (60) days management shall decide whether or not to fill the position. On August 12, 2020, our Union met with the State Compensation If a bid assignment is deleted due to reduced allocations or for other reasons, and there is an employee in the deleted assignment, then the employee may bid on any vacant posted assignment. November. These assignments shall be counted neutral; that is, the assignments shall not be counted in either Management's or Union's positions. Management will record the number of hours of overtime each employee is offered. represented employees contacted our URC to get additional stewards and hundreds more who heard the call at listening Overtime shall first be offered to level-of-care employees for level-of-care overtime assignments before allowing other BU 20 classifications to work overtime. However, if the awarding of the post and bid violates EDD's nepotism policy, the bid will be denied. As stated in Government Code section 20683.2, effective July 1, 2013, State Safety members shall pay an additional one percent (1%) retirement contribution making the employee's total contribution rate ten percent (10%) of monthly pensionable compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317). Any assignment that does not receive a bid shall be filled at management's discretion. On Thursday, January 18, 2023, our SEIU Local 1000member An "alternate workweek schedule" is a fixed work schedule other than standard work hours. vacation) accrual. Industrial members (excluding Bargaining Unit 21) subject to social security shall contribute nine and one half percent (9.50%) of pensionable compensation in excess of five hundred thirteen dollars ($513) for retirement. When an employee has requested to use PLP 2020, and the request is denied on two separate, consecutive occasions, the employee's third request for PLP 2020 shall be approved subject to severe operational considerations that make granting the request a health or safety risk. The new agreement restores previously negotiated raises that employees were scheduled to receive before Gov. Miscellaneous members not subject to social security shall contribute nine and one half percent (9.50%) of pensionable compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317) for retirement. The CDCR has established a 4/10/40 work schedule for Institutions that have eligible BU 3 employees assigned to the schedule. Release Time for Class A and/or Class B Commercial Driver's License and Medical Examination. BUNC Alt. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regarding the court-ordered Department of Human Resources (CalHR). At each facility, management shall designate an official who shall be responsible for the administration of the Post and Bid provision. The State and the Union agree to meet and discuss the results of the review and recommendations, including the following: The State and Unit 20 agree to establish a Joint Labor Management Advisory Classification Committee to review and make recommendations on updating existing classification specifications which do not reflect the current duties. An employee shall be permitted to leave the employee's work area during the rest period. The applicant will have an official, sealed (unopened) transcript delivered to the Employee Relations Office. regarding CDTFAs return to the office / telework policy. the provisions of Article 21.4. However, the State may redact those portions of protected contract(s) that are proprietary, necessary to protect the competitive nature of the bid process, and that which does not pertain to the costing of personnel services found in bargaining unit classifications. Accordingly, effective July 1, 2013, industrial members who participate in social security shall contribute nine percent (9%) of monthly pensionable compensation in excess of five hundred thirteen dollars ($513) and Industrial members who do not participate in social security shall contribute ten percent (10%) of monthly pensionable compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317). If the employee is exonerated on appeal, the employee's right to bid or hold assignments shall be restored. Applicant arranges for college or university to mail official transcript to the Chief of Nursing Service. There shall be no inter-institution bidding on assignments. However, the Union recognizes a department's right, within budgetary constraints, to require overtime, or the completion of work in progress by the employee performing the work at the time the determination was made that overtime was necessary or to assign the work to another appropriately classified employee from the volunteer list. Telework Policy, the most recent update to the Return to Office multiple times with EDD and the California Department of Human Employees who laterally transfer after May 1 will be precluded from the bid process until the next open bid period. Permanent status is when the employee has successfully passed the employee's probationary period in the class. The start date may be altered by mutual agreement. For those eligible, enrollment for the Flex-Elect Benefit Plan shall be open April 1, 2022. The dates and times shall be mutually determined and the committee members shall not suffer a loss in compensation. is presently set to begin September 6, 2022, where FTB employees Only approved courses shall qualify toward the differential. Much like the first meeting, our DMV H.E.A.T. The employee must already be employed by the department with the posted position and: Currently have permanent full-time civil service status in the same civil service classification as the posted position; or. All affected CDCR, OCE, Unit 3 eligible employees shall be permitted to retain the Vacation/Annual Leave credits accrued prior to the termination described in paragraph A. above. Start New Search. The State shall endeavor to give thirty (30) calendar days but in no case less than fifteen (15) calendar days notice. what we understand, CDTFA statewide started returning employees their VCC system in their Tax, Disability Insurance, and Upon request, SEIU shall be provided updated information regarding the post and bid split in order to ensure maintenance of the ratio as describe above. These committees shall have equal numbers of Union and management members. Funded. Where operational considerations permit, departments shall consider implementing telework opportunities as a recruitment and retention strategy. Throughout this meeting, member leaders held management to task Pursuant to the entire agreement clause, a department and the Union shall meet and confer over the establishment or modification of monitoring guidelines appropriate to each call center, prior to implementation. Relationship Between This Section And Related Statutes. Each party shall be responsible for the expenses of their participants. To ensure equitable volunteer overtime opportunity, BU 17 employees shall be provided an opportunity to choose a voluntary overtime slot once. Rest periods may not be accumulated nor may rest periods be used to "make-up" time. For this time period, the following provisions apply: All health benefit-eligible SEIU Local 1000 represented employees will receive a monthly payment of $260 and will be ineligible for the Flex-Elect Benefit Plan cash option. It is the common goal of management and the Union that students attending State classes be assigned to appropriate classes. There will be two payouts of the retention stipend: January 2018 or the first month following the 50% Before an employee is required to work mandatory overtime, management will make every effort to schedule appropriate available employees prior to mandating overtime. Tax Board (FTB) to meet and confer on FTBs notice of the updated For the purposes of this Contract section, authorized overtime is defined as overtime pre-approved by a designated supervisor. feeling confident about the preparation thats gone before. Employees who withdraw will be assigned at management's discretion. If the employee desires to remain in the altered assignment, the employee shall notify management of that desire within five (5) calendar days and shall remain in the assignment. Representatives of the Union and the State shall meet and review the situation. Training will be on State time and at State expense. Upon request, post orders and/or duty statements will be provided for each of the positions prior to the meet and discuss. Employee's legal obligation requiring that the employee relocate to another area. The exemption review process shall consider, but not be limited to, the following: Diagnosed psychological, physiological and learning characteristics of the students. (This section shall not change/amend any provision in the current Contract's regarding State's Rights on mandatory overtime.). Article 22, Article 23, etc. In this regard, the Union and the department will consider which contracts should and can be terminated immediately, which contracts will take additional time to terminate, which contracts may continue (for how long and under what conditions) and how (if necessary and cost effective) to transition contract employees or positions into civil service. The Committee will meet regularly as agreed to by the committee members. Unless otherwise specified herein, the regular workweek of full-time employees shall be forty (40) hours, Monday through Friday, and the regular work shift shall be eight (8) hours. Upon ten (10) work days advance notice to the department head or designee, the department shall provide reasonable time off without loss of compensation for an incumbent permanent employee to take the Class A and/or Class B commercial driver's license examination, provided: The employee is required to have the designated commercial driver's license and endorsement(s); The examination is scheduled during the employee's scheduled work hours; The examination does not interfere with operational needs of the department; and. ampletime to check emails and study. It is the State's policy to allow Unit 21 employees the exercise of professional judgment in the employee's work including work methods, objectives, and hours. who are currently teleworking and in the office one (1) day a The employee(s) exchanging hours of work shall waive consideration for any additional compensation (e.g., overtime, holiday credit/pay, shift differential) which the employee would not have otherwise received. As RN assignments become available, the assignments shall first be reviewed by the State to determine whether the assignments will be filled, posted for bid, or filled without posting. program. The Union and the department will continue to meet as necessary to examine personal services contracts which have been let. a huge advance in our fight against outsourcing. Telework Policy, the most recent update to the Return to Office The most up-to-date information from DGS can be found in the following information. Prior approval from management for the use of formal leave (e.g., vacation, sick leave, personal leave, personal day) for absences of an entire day or more is required. Unit 17 nurses assigned to Standby Emergency Medical Services (SEMS) shall be given twenty-four (24) hours of on-the-job practical trauma training or Basic Trauma Life Support training based upon a nationally recognized curriculum. (A successful bid is when the bidder accepts the position and reports for work). Management may contact, meet with and/or make inquiries to ensure that bidders satisfy the eligibility criteria and understand the objective qualifications. Employees who purchase past service are required to pay the amount of contributions the employees would have paid had the employees been First Tier members during the period of service that the employees are purchasing. Seniority: Defined as one (1) point for each qualifying month of full-time Departmental Unit 20 service, with ties broken by one (1) point for each qualifying month of full-time state service. The State shall determine the time when the rest period is to be taken. Contact us to form a union in your workplace with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota! The information that we received from the Department Spanish, up to 6 units, The Criminal Justice System, up to 4 units. The State agrees to reimburse Unit 20 employees for expenses incurred as a result of satisfactorily completing training or job-related continuing education courses required by the State. Such programs shall operate within the policies, procedures, and guidelines established by the 2010 Statewide Telework Model Program. This Task Force is a joint SEIU Local 1000 - Contract. negotiated by our member-led bargaining team and won through the Limits on Bid: An employee may not make more than one successful open assignment bid each twelve (12) months except when an employee's bid assignment is substantially modified and the employee elects not to stay in the position or as provided in section "VII" subsections "A" and "B" or if an employee is granted a bid under the provisions of section "IX." During this session, a full-time DJJ/CEA Unit 3 eligible employee shall be: Employees who worked the July 13, 2006 through August 6, 2006 Intersession shall have this time counted for purposes of retirement. After sixty (60) days, management shall decide whether or not to fill the position. standards and the creation of new performance standards for This victory allows our DMV members to enjoy their The Guide with the least number of monthly hours will be scheduled first. Bargaining, Rionna Jones, Chair of Unit 20 and Kim Cowart, Chair On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, the Unit 4 Bargaining Team returned Layoffs. Mentoring Leave - A PI employee shall be eligible for mentoring leave in accordance with Article 8, section 8.17, Mentoring Leave. Union representatives will serve on the Committee with no loss of compensation or benefits. The appointing power may place an employee on a leave of absence with or without pay for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days in circumstances described above. Also elected was the 58-member Bargaining Unit Negotiating The number of hours and schedule of work shall be determined based upon the operational needs of each department. this topic. from DDS. A personal leave day may be granted with less than five (5) working days' notice. working in the Claims Processing Centers. classification is integrated into the Medical Classification If no Toll Collector with a valid Post and Bid Request accepts the position or if there is no valid Post and Bid Request on file, the employer may then fill the vacancy by any other available means. Protocol. of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to gain additional information about When the employee's shift relief does not report for work or gave less than two (2) hours notice of intent not to report for work, an employee may be mandated if no volunteer is available. A Seasonal Clerk employee may work up to one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in any calendar year. Yvonne R. Walker explain how the fight begins now for a Through the establishment of a seniority volunteer overtime system, departments will endeavor to reduce the amount of mandatory overtime, distribute overtime fairly among volunteers insofar as circumstances, security, or health and safety permit and provide employees with prior notice of possible or actual overtime assignments. All current CDCR, OCE, Unit 3 eligible employees shall be credited with three (3) Personal Necessity Days on the first work day of each academic calendar year annually, so long as, the accrual does not result in a total balance in excess of six (6) Personal Necessity Days. If an employee does not complete the fifteen (15) hours of standby duty, the DFW shall pro-rate the compensation earned in accordance with departmental procedure. is presently set to begin September 6, 2022, where FTB employees The dates and times shall be mutually determined and the committee members shall not suffer a loss in compensation. Phase 2 Before an employee is required to work mandatory overtime, a reasonable effort will be made to find an acceptable volunteer within the program where the employee works. These assignments shall be counted neutral; that is, the assignments shall not be counted in either Management's or Union's positions. data operators, word processing technicians, stock clerks and For the purpose of computing the number of hours worked, time when an employee is excused from work because of holidays, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, compensating time off, or any other leave not listed below shall not be considered as time worked by the employee for the purpose of computing cash or compensating time off for overtime. The Bargaining Unit 4 Upward Mobility Task Force met again on May 7, 2021, to continue the conversations and the work of reviewing the upward mobility program and process and writing recommendations for best practices. management to address all health and safety concerns for our Employees who are affected by layoff, reduction in time-base or other similar circumstances under this Article will be entitled to continuation of health, dental, and vision benefits pursuant to Public Law 99-272, Title X, COBRA. Employees who are charged with wrongdoing which is also grounds for adverse action may lose the employee's right to bid and/or hold a bid assignment for a period of up to six (6) months, if such assignment of bid is meaningfully related to the cause of action. management and all staff unions. No more than six (6) credits will be granted in one (1) year. California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regarding the Notwithstanding any other contract provision, departmental policy or practice, the travel time of employees who are covered by WWG 2 shall only be considered as time worked if it meets the definitions and requirements of travel time in sections 785.34 through 785.41 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. There shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of the LVN qualifying post assignments in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) allotted according to seniority at each facility that provides healthcare. our 4% general salary increaseone of the many outcomes that we Employees shall qualify for the second night shift pay differential of fifty-five cents ($.55) per hour where four (4) or more hours of the regularly scheduled work shift fall between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. VMultiply Solutions Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants See who VMultiply Solutions has hired for this role . Seniority shall be defined as one (1) point for each month of qualifying state service as used for the purpose of determining leave (e.g. Payment for authorized overtime may be by cash payment or compensating time off (CTO), at the discretion of the State. implemented new policies impacting about 400+ of our members. prior meetings. process that legal support staff began working on in late employees who use sick or vacation leave on an office assigned The Union may request from the CDCR, Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) an exemption from existing class size to the Superintendent or designee pursuant to the department's class size exemption policy. Seniority is defined in Section F. of this Article. In CDCR duty statements may be included in the Post Orders. Governor signed AB 118: 10/13/2019. In accordance with Article 13.7.4 of our contract, State You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. A current DJJ/CEA Unit 3 eligible employee, shall be compensated in accordance with the current DJJ/CEA Unit 3 Salary Schedule for the county in which the employee's respective facility is located (Appendix C).