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Oct 4, 2024

CalHR Proposed Class Consolidation – Staff Services Manager Series

The proposal includes renaming the classes for the nearly 9,500 current employees in the SSM series...

May 28, 2024

ACSS Secures Compaction Related Special Salary Adjustments for Supervisory and Managerial Tax Auditors and Pharmacists

These salary increases to address salary compaction are retroactive to July 1, 2023. 

Dec 14, 2023

CalHR Releases Pay Letters Implementing July 1, 2023 Salary Increases

CalHR issued a series of Pay Letters implementing the 3% General Salary Increases and many Special Salary Adjustments (SSA) effective July 1, 2023.

Aug 21, 2023

As Tentative Agreements for New Labor Contracts are Reached, ACSS Continues to Meet with CalHR

ACSS continues to meet with the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to discuss pay and benefits for the state’s supervisory, managerial, confidential and exempt employees.

Jul 31, 2023

ACSS Continues to Meet with CalHR Over Salaries

ACSS’ message to the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has been consistent and clear – CalHR has a statutory obligation to set salaries for excluded employees and salary increases are needed.

Jul 12, 2023

Despite the New Fiscal Year, Most Salary Issues for Excluded Employees Remain Unresolved

On July 11, 2023, CalHR published Pay Letter 23-23. While the pay letter reflects welcome salary increases for some excluded employees, it also reveals that for most supervisors and managers, CalHR has yet to determine the pay plan for the 2023 – 2024 fiscal year.

Nov 23, 2021

ACSS Eliminates Salary Compaction in Three Classes by Urging CalHR to Increase Excluded Employee Salaries at CDPH

Because of a unique bargaining unit alignment, salaries for excluded employees in the Health Facilities Evaluator series at the California Department of Public Health were not keeping pace with their rank-and-file nursing subordinates. In response, ACSS made a salary proposal to CalHR to resolve the on-going salary compaction issues with the rank-and-file Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse classification.

Sep 29, 2021

Vacancies Filled and Issues Discussed at ACSS Board Meeting in Sacramento

On September 11, 2021, ACSS held an in-person Board of Directors meeting in at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. The first order of business was to fill two vacancies on the ACSS Board of Directors, and a vacancy for a Chapter President. Amal Kattan-Handal was Nominated by Chapter 503 President Jim Teahan and confirmed as the new Board Member for Chapter 503 (Sacramento area). Bret Blaydes was confirmed as the new Board Member for Chapter 509 (Southern Central Valley area). Nicole Stewart was confirmed as President of Chapter 507 (South Bay Area and Monterey). ACSS President Todd D’Braunstein swore in the new Board Members and Chapter Officer by reciting the Oath of Office.