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ACSS received the Pay Letter 14-08 from CalHR and we can now confirm who will get the 2% general salary increase effective July 1, 2014. Check if your class received a raise by reading the official pay letter.
CalHR will develop separate pay letters for specified increases for excluded employees aligned with Bargaining Unit 5 and for special pay adjustments for some of the excluded employees aligned with Bargaining Units 9 and 10. A separate pay letter for excluded employees aligned with Bargaining Unit 6 is anticipated as well. There may be some additional letters that provide special adjustments for specified classifications. ACSS will notify you of these additional letters as they become available for release.
For questions, please directly contact YOUR local ACSS Labor Relations Representative.
Have lunch and learn with ACSS!
Charlotte Hoar (ACSS Organizer) will be visiting the California Department of Education's Worksite in the first floor Board Room (Room 1101) of CDE (1430 N Street in Sacramento) on Thursday, July 17th. She will have two presentation sessions: 11:30am and 12:30pm. At each session you will learn more about ACSS, your rights as an excluded employee and hear about the issues ACSS is working on that matter to you. Lunch will be provided for current and potential ACSS members who RSVP by Tuesday July 15th.
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The California Department of Transportation has released a Deputy Directive Policy that applies to all DOT excluded employees on the use of State vehicles. The policy cites statute and CalHR regulations as authority. CalTrans urges all employees to adhere to California laws, regulations, and CalTrans guidance related to the use of State vehicles. Below is a list of the policy main points. The notice did not provide an effective date of implementing this policy.
ACSS received the following response from CalHR regarding the pay package for excluded employees, fiscal year 2014-2015:
"Most excluded employees (excepting S05 and S06 employees) will be receiving a 2% GSI effective 7/1/14. The budget also provides funds for the policy objectives to address compaction for S09 employees to bring them to 5% above their subordinates and to implement Like Pay for Like Work for S10 employees. Any increases greater than 5% will be incrementally PERSable over a 3 year period."
As of Friday, June 27, 2014, CalHR has not responded to ACSS several inquires concerning whether Unit 12 Supervisors will get a 2% raise instead of the bonus. Pay letters should be issued by July 8th and ACSS will receive an advance copy from CalHR. In addition, CalHR still has not confirmed the S09/M09 and S10/M10 classifications that will received a salary adjustment or the amount.
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Charlotte Hoar (ACSS Organizer) will be visiting the Employment Development Department (EDD) in Sacramento on Thursday, June 26th.
She will be in the EDD Auditorium (at 722 Capitol Mall) from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. At the meeting you can learn more about ACSS, your rights as an excluded employee and hear about the issues ACSS is working on that matter to you.
Lunch will be provided for members and potential members who RSVP by Tuesday, June 24th.
Per a memo from CalHR, retirement contribution rates will increase effective July 1, 2014, for certain state employees pursuant to the Public Employees' Reform Act of 2013 and CalPERS law. Click here to learn more about the required employee retirement contribution increases for excluded, exempt, and represented employees by retirement category.
Departmental personnel offices are not required to take any action. The State Controller's office (SCO) will process a mass update to capture employee retirement contribution changes.
Charlotte Hoar (ACSS Organizer) will be visiting the California Health Care Facility in Stockton on Monday, June 23rd.
She will be in the CHCF Visiting Center (at 7707 Austin Rd, Stockton) with six 45 minute sessions starting at 10:30 a.m. with a new session beginning on the half hour of every hour. The last session will end at 4:15 p.m. At each session you will learn more about ACSS, your rights as an excluded employee and hear about the issues ACSS is working on that matter to you.
Refreshments will be provided free for current and potential ACSS members. Come by on your break or lunch! Click the link below to RSVP by Friday, June 20th.
On June 12, ACSS Executive Director Rocco Paternoster met with Richard Gillihan, Acting Director of CalHR to discuss compaction and other issues facing ACSS members.
Paternoster was appreciative that Gillihan spoke honestly and frankly during the productive meeting regarding the state budget process, employee compensation issues, and especially compaction, showcasing Gillihan's depth of knowledge and expertise on the subject. Compaction and SB216 were discussed at length. In addition, Paternoster was able to provide CalHR with with specific information on multiple state supervisory classifications which make significantly less or incrementally more than the classifications they supervise.
While Acting Director Gillihan could not commit to resolving compaction he did acknowledge that it was an issue in state service and committed to continuing to work with ACSS on labor issues.
Charlotte Hoar (ACSS Organizer) will be visiting the Franchise Tax Board Central Office on Thursday, June 19th!
She will be in the Gray Whale room (at 9645 Butterfield Way, Sacramento) from 11:30am to 1:30pm and will chat about what ACSS can do for you, your career and ACSS' influence to assist in fixing the ongoing salary compaction problem.
For participants who RSVP, lunch will be provided to members and potential members! Click the link below to RSVP by TUESDAY June 17th.
Frank Ruffino (ACSS Board Member and VP of Governmental Affairs) poses with the honorable Fiona Ma (former assemblywoman and candidate for the Board of Equalization) along with ACSS members at the Los Angeles County Democratic Party's JFK Awards reception.
From left to right: Chapter 511 Treasurer Joseph Aiu; Chapter 511 Vice President Angel Ramsey; ACSS Vice President of Governmental Affairs Frank Ruffino, The Honorable Fiona Ma; ACSS Board Member Dolores Weeks; ACSS Vice President of Membership Todd D'Braunstein; and Chapter 511 President Maria Suarez.
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