July 29, 2011

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This is CCPOA's 5150 information hotline and today is Friday, July 29, 2011.

CCPOA NEWS

Letter From State President on Seniority Scores–  State President Mike Jimenez sent out a memo to the CCPOA State Board this week addressing a letter that is being sent to ALL CDCR employees from the CDCR Human Resources division.  Here are some excerpts:

The purpose of this letter is to inform each employee of their seniority score and provide you with the opportunity to dispute any discrepancies should one exist.  The letter is being sent based on the premise that staffing reductions will occur as a result of the passage of AB109, which is designed to move some LOW LEVEL offenders out of the state system and return them to local supervision. Though the letter does not mention the recent Supreme Court decision, the expected population reductions may also correlate to staffing changes.

CCPOA met with CDCR earlier this week and we will be discussing this issue with the Governor’s administration to seek further clarification on the department’s implementation plans for AB 109.

This notice is being provided to you in an effort to keep CCPOA members updated with the most current information that we have. Please don't be alarmed when you receive your Seniority Score Verification letter and there is no additional information available from your local management team.

We are doing everything we can to get more information from CDCR and the Administration and will pass it along to all of you as soon as we learn anything more.  To read the entire letter, please go to the CCPOA website.

Arbitrator Rules on 80-Cap, Order Overs –   Also this week, CCPOA prevailed in an arbitration over a grievance we had filed pertaining to the 80-hour cap rule for overtime.  The arbitrator held that Article XII, Section 12.05(B) of the contract controls voluntary overtime.  While the 80-cap was not eliminated, the arbitrator ruled that the department must first utilize the voluntary overtime list, by seniority prior to ordering over. We’ll post more on this issue next week.

CCPOA Furlough Case Set for Hearing  –  CCPOA’s successful lawsuit over the Schwarzenegger administration’s furlough program has been set for oral arguments before California’s 1^st District Court of Appeals on August 18.  Unlike many of the other state worker lawsuits over the furloughs, CCPOA’s case is based on the “self-directed” aspect of the furloughs, which required employees to work for free with the promise of actual days off in the future.  A brief article was published by the Sacramento Bee and we have linked the story on the CCPOA website.

CCPOA Training Conference & Convention–  The CCPOA Annual Training Conference & Convention will be held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on August 17-18th.  CCPOA Members wishing to pre-register for the conference should contact Suzanne Davis at 800-821-6443, ext. 236.  You can also email her at suzanne.davis@ccpoa.org .  Those wishing to reserve rooms at the CCPOA rate of $69 may call 1-888-746-6955 at the Rio and mention the group code “SRCCP21”. 

CDCR NEWS

Inmate Homicide Investigation–  Authorities are investigating as a homicide the death of a 25-year-old inmate at High Desert State Prison near Susanville.  The inmate, who came to the prison in May to serve a sentence of 25 years-to-life for a Santa Clara County murder, was found in his cell Monday morning.  His cellmate is being held in isolation while the crime is being investigated by state and local officials.

CDCR Tells Court of Delay in Population Reduction Plan–  CDCR said in a court filing last week that it has the funding to reduce its prison population in compliance with a US Supreme Court order, but it anticipates it will meet the court’s first prisoner reduction benchmark a month behind schedule. The full article discussing some of the details of the plan is linked to our website. The prison realignment law goes into effect Oct. 1, giving the corrections department time to finish its fall population projection, which will include projections related to the number of inmates the law will take out of the state's prisons.  In addition to moving inmates to county jails, the department plans to add about 10,000 beds and plans to move inmates to prisons in other states.

CAPITOL NEWS

State lawmakers on summer recess for the next couple of weeks and will resume their legislative work when they return on August 15^th.

 

For current information on private prison news, the latest on parolee problems and up to date information on current topics, please visit the CCPOA website where we post the information as it comes in.

Thanks for calling the 5150 information hotline and have a safe shift.