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Lobby Day registration open

This March supervisors, managers, and confidential employees from all over California will gather in Sacramento and march on the Capitol to fight against attacks on our livelihood.

Lobby Day is our chance to sit down with legislators and tell our stories. To tell those in power how their decisions affect us, and to tell them how they can better meet our needs and protect our careers. Lobby Day is our chance to work together to show California how important state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees truly are.

The more of us that show up, the more impactful our message will be. Don't be left behind. Register to attend Lobby Day now!

Want to know your rights? We'll come to you.

Have issues with difficult employees at your workplace?

Worried about pension cuts, layoffs, or hiring freezes?

ACSS can come to you and give you the lowdown on supervisors' and managers' rights.

Throughout the next few months, our labor relations representatives will be visiting worksites to provide information and answer any questions you or your coworkers may have. We'll even provide lunch.

Want ACSS to visit your worksite? Complete our brief survey and we'll get in touch with you ASAP.

ACSS Quarterly - Arriving Soon!

Keep an eye on your mailbox for the newest edition of ACSS Quarterly, featuring articles on Lobby Day 2013!

In the meantime, feel free to browse through last quarter's issue on our news page.

Your support, Your political success

We've all heard about the billions that anti-labor and anti-public employee Super PACs funneled into the 2012 General Election, but did you know that ACSS has a PAC dedicated to fighting for your career and benefits?

Our PAC is 100% led by state excluded employees just like you. No billionaire donors. No special interests. Just state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees that want to fight back against the attacks on our livelihood that have become all too commonplace.

Without the ACSS PAC, we wouldn't have been able to fight back against Prop. 32 or put more than 50 pro-supervisor candidates in office in 2012.

Want to find out more about the fight for better careers and benefits?

Take a look at our PAC brochure.

Still not an ACSS member? Join online now.

ACSS has launched a new online application system for supervisors, managers, and confidential employees.

It only takes a minute to join the state's largest and most experienced organization fighting for your career and benefits, and we offer more benefits - for less - than any other organization in the state.

Monthly dues max out at just $36 and entitle you to:

* Career representation from the state's most experienced labor professionals

* Hundreds of discounts on electronics, phones, Apple products, and more

* Discount insurance policies

* $10,000 death benefit

* And so much more!

FAQ on new state hospital neckwear policy

On October 31, 2012, the Department of State Hospitals' (DSH) new Neckwear Policy became effective. Your ACSS met with DSH to address the concerns and questions raised by impacted excluded employees.

DSH explained that the new policy is consistent with Cal OSHA's review and recommendation that resulted from concerns of choking hazards being brought to CalOSHA by employees at Napa State Hospital. As part of their review CalOSHA identified other items that presented a choking hazard. Under the new policy DSH employees "working within any state hospital shall not wear any item that encircles the neck and could be used as a choking or strangulation device."

Examples of prohibited items include, but are not limited to:

• Neckties,
• Scarves,
• Necklaces, and
• Non-state issued lanyards.

See our full FAQ and DSH's responses after the jump.

Holiday parties!

Have you checked the ACSS calendar lately?

There are lots of upcoming meetings throughout the state, including Holiday/End of Year parties.

Make sure you check the calendar, find your regional meeting, and RSVP before the deadline!

Looking back on Lobby Day 2012

As we begin preparations for Lobby Day 2013, it's time to look back and reflect on the success of last year's event.

Each year, hundreds of state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees join together at the Capitol and talk with legislators face-to-face. It's a chance to put a human face on the issues that we so desperately need resolved.

Issues like pay inequity, pension attacks, health and safety concerns, and more.

There is no greater opportunity for new or returning legislators to hear how the decisions they make on the senate or assembly floor really impact state excluded employees.

Head over to www.acss.org/LobbyDay to see photos and reflections from last year's event.

Holding politicians accountable starts with you

In this General Election, California state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees helped put more than 50 legislators in office who have pledged to lend their support to our most crucial issues.

Issues like supervisors making less than the employees they supervise.

We're not going to fix all of our problems in one year, but 2013 is a key year for ACSS political action.

And it all starts with you.

In the coming weeks, we'll be posting information about and opening online registration for Lobby Day 2013. Lobby Day is your chance to sit down face to face with your elected officials and hold them accountable for the promises they made on the campaign trail. It's your chance to get involved in the fight for better careers and benefits, and after all the attacks we've faced this year, we're going to need a big turnout to make an impression.

Stay tuned, and get ready to fight for your rights!