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The CSEA (California State Employees Association) Foundation awarded five $1,500 scholarships to outstanding students that are either dependents, spouses or grandchildren of CSEA Affiliates (ACSS, CSR, CSUEU, SEIU Local 1000 and UAW). One of the $1,500 scholarship recipients was sponsored by an ACSS member from Chapter 503 in the Sacramento area. ACSS would like to congratulate Evan Lovell who attends Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, sponsored by ACSS Chapter 503 member Howell Lovell III. The CSEA Foundation Board and ACSS extends its sincere congratulations and continuing academic success to all recipients and those who submitted applications.
Click here to read the press release from the CSEA Foundation.
As you get closer to retirement it is important to examine your retirement benefits to ensure you’re on the right path. On August 26-27, 2016, CalPERS is hosting a Benefits Education Event at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa for informative breakout sessions, exhibits, and assistance with my|CalPERS. Whether you are new to the workforce, mid-career or nearing retirement, this event can help you plan ahead by better understanding your CalPERS benefits.
In addition, CalPERS will host a 90 minute Planning Your Retirement webinar on Wednesday, August 31, at 11:00 a.m. Planning and education are crucial components to making sound decisions when approaching retirement. By attending this webinar, you will learn about your CalPERS benefits and the strategic choices you can make to maximize your retirement pension.
As of July 19, 2016, the Administration was in the midst of contract negotiations with 16 out of the 21 bargaining units throughout California after most state employee contracts expired on or around July 1.
SEIU Local 1000 is currently in the process of negotiating contracts with the state over 6 different bargaining units. In a document dated July 8, the state offered SEIU rank-and-file employees a 12 percent general salary increase spread out over 4 years. However, the offer would also require a 3.5 percent increase in contributions towards prefunding retirement health benefits over that time period.
Some other details of the state’s offer to SEIU-represented employees are:
On July 30, 2016, SEIU Local 1000 released a newsletter stating that the talks had come to a crossroads and they “feel that the state’s offer does not meet the priorities [the members] shared [with the state] through town halls and bargaining surveys.” SEIU Local officials did not respond for comment.
According to Ted Toppin, Lobbyist and ACSS Legislative Correspondent, “The statutory provisions of the budget extend the 2016 pay raises – and the prefunding retiree health schedules – extend to the state supervisors and managers who are linked with the rank and file employees of each bargaining unit”.
>> Click here to read more in the article from the SacBee.
Effective July 1, 2016, the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has increased official state travel lodging and private aircraft reimbursement rates for all Excluded employees. Click here to read the details of PML 2016-020.
ACSS President Frank Ruffino swears in Elena Yuasa (Chapter 513 President, on left) and Dionne Faulk (Chapter 511 Secretary-Treasurer, middle) to their new positions as ACSS Chapter Officers.
On July 23, 2016, ACSS held a Board Meeting in Sacramento. The Board moved motions to appoint a select number of Chapter Officers in some ACSS Chapters where there were vacancies. The new officers present at the meeting were sworn into office.
Chapter 504 - Vice President – Kimisha Hall
Chapter 505 - Secretary-Treasurer – Joseph Abhulimen
Chapter 511 - Chapter President – Angel Ramsey - Vice President – Joseph Aiu - Secretary Treasurer – Dionne Faulk*
Chapter 513 - Chapter President – Elena Yuasa* - Vice President – Alberto Covarrubias
*Sworn in at the Board Meeting.
In other business conducted at the meeting, the Political Action Committee (PAC) reviewed the results of the 2016 California Primary Election, held in June, and also recommended the Board approve additional candidates for endorsement. The Board approved the motion and ACSS now additionally endorses the following Legislative candidates:
The PAC Committee also presented information on a few propositions that will be appearing on the 2016 November ballot. Of these, ACSS discussed at length Prop 55 (The School Funding and Budget Stability Act of 2016). Prop 55 is a Prop 30 renewal that proposes to extend the tax increases for wealthy taxpayers and allocates those funds to public schools where school boards decide how the revenues are to be spent.
The next ACSS Board meeting is scheduled for September 30 – October 1, 2016.
Take a peek at the new Political Program pages of the ACSS website. In addition to the usual list of endorsed candidates and lobby day information, we have added the following:
Let us know what you think! Email communications@acss.org with comments or questions.
On July 7, 2016, Bargaining Unit 12 Maintenance Workers (rank-and-file) rejected a pay increase agreement and authorized a strike. While the agreement proposes a ten percent increase in pay through 2019, it also requires employees to pay nearly half of the increase back toward retiree health benefits. At this time, the impact on excluded employees (managers and supervisors) is unknown. For now, BU12 and the Employer go back to the bargaining table to discuss how much state employees should contribute to retiree health benefits.
>>Read the full SacBee article for details...
CalHR released the official pay letter (PL1613) that details a 5% salary increase for managerial, supervisory and other excluded classes related to Bargaining Units 9 and 10. Effective July 1, 2016, all employees in classes/ranges M09, S09, E48, E59, M10, S10 and E59 shall receive the 5 percent increase.
The pay letter also provides documentation for pay differentials in Bargaining Unit 6.
>> Download PL1613
Cal HR provided information to ACSS regarding pay increases for excluded employees associated with Bargaining Units 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety), 9 (Professional Engineers) and 10 (Professional Scientific):
CalHR will release official Pay Letters in the near future that contains more details of these pay increases and improvements. ACSS will continue to follow up and advocate for additional special salary adjustments for excluded employees associated with these bargaining units, in addition to advocating on behalf of excluded employees in all other bargaining units across the state.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is hosting a CalPERS Benefits Education Event (CBEE) in Los Angeles to inform members in a four-county area about programs and benefits available to them. The first event will take place at the LA Hotel Downtown on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The next CBEE will be held in Southern California in August at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel on August 26 and 27 for CalPERS members in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.
Whether new to CalPERS, in mid-career, or close to retirement, the CalPERS CBEE offers all CalPERS members a wealth of information about their retirement benefits, health benefits and deferred compensation. Representatives from CalPERS will be on hand to answer questions.
For more information and to register, visit the CalPERS Benefits Education Events web page.
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