NEWS

Regional budget meetings coming soon

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.

ACSS' anti-compaction bill gets hearing

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 issues, Your ACSS

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.

ACSS Quarterly - Arriving Soon!

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 discusses compaction with the Administration

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.

Lobby day photos up now

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.

Sen. Beall says fixing compaction is "common sense"

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.

Ice Cream Social on 3/13/13

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.

Lobby Day parking info

Wondering where to park for our training at the Citizen Hotel on March 12th and Lobby Day at the Capitol on March 13th?

We've got you covered. Don't forget to keep your receipts for reimbursement!

Please note: Guests staying at the Citizen Hotel can valet their cars for $25 per day (includes in/out privileges).

TRAINING: Tuesday, March 12th @ 5:30 PM
City Parking Garage - 921 10th Street
$1.50 each half hour ($18 max.)

LOBBY DAY: Wednesday, March 13th @ 9:00 AM
City Parking Garage - 11th & O Street (next to ACSS HQ)
$1.25 every 20 minutes ($20 max.)

Remember to keep your receipts. Expense forms will be available at Tuesday's Training/Dinner.

Shining a light on supes who make less

CalHR Director Julie Chapman addressed salary compaction - the phenomenon in which supervisors earn the same or less than those they supervise - in front of the Senate Subcommittee 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary today.

The Director stated that CalHR will have a list of recommendations for resolving compaction to the committee on or about June 30th of this year.

ACSS Legislative Advocate Ted Toppin thanked chair Sen. Loni Hancock and the other committee members for drawing attention to an issue that has plagued state excluded employees for years.

"The time has come to shine a light - a very bright light - on this issue and resolve it once and for all."

In an effort to raise more awareness of and support for resolving the issue, ACSS will be speaking one-on-one with dozens of legislators in the Capitol at our annual Lobby Day on March 13th.