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CalHR's revised training program has some upcoming free online sessions for state supervisors and managers.
Click the links below for more information and free registration:
May 8th: Performance Management in Practice - Maryland's "StateStat" Lessons Learned
May 15th: From Hierarchies to Networks - Collaborative Leadership for Government
June 26th: For Exceptional Results... Focus on the People
The Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee voted unanimously (5-0) at a hearing on April 8th to pass ACSS' anti-compaction legislation - SB 216 (Beall) - to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
SB 216 seeks to end salary compaction - the phenomenon in which supervisors make less than those they supervise - and maintain a long recommended 10% differential between supervisors and rank and file.
ACSS will be holding regional meetings in April and May to address our anti-compaction bill (SB 216) and the Governor's revised budget.
Regional meetings are a great way to network with your peers and get involved with the fight for better careers for state supervisors and managers.
Check our calendar frequently as we continue adding meeting dates.
Due to a clerical error, ACSS' legislation that would resolve salary compaction - the phenomenon in which state supervisors make less than those they supervise - was filed incorrectly with an old bill's text.
SB 216 (Beall) has now been amended to correct the error.
SB 216 is currently in the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee and is set for hearing on April 8th.
Your ACSS is working with CDCR to schedule the next Quarterly Labor Meeting in May 2013.
These meetings are an opportunity for ACSS to follow up with CDCR administration on outstanding issues and raise any new concerns our members may have.
If you have any issues or concerns that need to be addressed, please send them to ACSS Senior Labor Relations Representative Nellie Lynn by the end of April.
Keep an eye on your mailbox for the newest edition of ACSS Quarterly, featuring articles on Lobby Day 2013 and new ACSS legislation.
In the meantime, feel free to browse through last quarter's issue on our news page.
ACSS President Arlene Espinoza sat down with one of Gov. Brown's top legislative advisors at this year's Lobby Day to discuss fixing salary compaction.
Executive Secretary for Legislation, Appointments, and Policy Nancy McFadden stated that the Administration is aware of the problems that compaction brings, and said that they will be working closely with CalHR to ensure that a full cost analysis is produced as quickly as possible.
President Espinoza stressed the importance of shining a light on the issue - which has resulted in many state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees earning less than or the same as the employees they supervise.
"This has been an issue since the 90s, and it has only gotten worse," said President Espinoza.
"We've pushed reports and data for decades, and now it's time for a legislative solution to the problem."
President Espinoza met with multiple legislators in both the Senate and Assembly who have pledged their support to ACSS' current legislation to rectify compaction - SB 216.
Missed your chance to attend Lobby Day 2013?
Check out photos from the event - and the training the night before - on our official Lobby Day page now.
Senator Jim Beall kicked off ACSS' 13th Annual Lobby day training by addressing salary compaction with our largest gathering of state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees to date.
Sen. Beall explained why he readily agreed to sponsor ACSS' legislation to fix salary compaction - the phenomenon in which supervisors make less than those they supervise.
"It's common sense," said Beall.
"If we're going to stop the best and brightest from leaving state service, we need to pay our supervisors more than the employees they supervise."
ACSS President Arlene Espinoza with Senator Jim Beall at ACSS' annual Lobby Day training on March 12th, 2013.
Beall earned a standing ovation as he closed his speech by calling on Golden State legislators to fix compaction by voting yes on SB 216 and to recognize the "golden employees" of the state - the supervisors, managers, and confidential employees that implement programs and keep services running for the public day after day and year after year.
ACSS will be holding its 13th annual Ice Cream Social during our annual Lobby Day in the Capitol.
The event is open to the public, and all state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees are encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring along your friends, co-workers, and family.
Join us in the Capitol basement from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13th for your free ice cream.
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