Furlough Case Update/Memo

State Board,

On Friday, February 26th 2010 the Court of Appeal issued a decision relative to our pending furlough appeal. Contrary to the missive written by the Sac Bee on its State Worker Blog. CCPOA DID NOT lose. As you may recall, CCPOA asked for the Court to dismiss the appeal filed by the State. They did.

Furlough Case Update/Memo

State Board,

On Friday, February 26th 2010 the Court of Appeal issued a decision relative to our pending furlough appeal. Contrary to the missive written by the Sac Bee on its State Worker Blog. CCPOA DID NOT lose. As you may recall, CCPOA asked for the Court to dismiss the appeal filed by the State. They did....

A Letter to Matt Cate

Dear Mr. Cate:

This letter is written on behalf of all the men and women that work for you in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations that are represented by Bargaining Unit 6.

In opening, we feel compelled to refresh your memory regarding the furloughing of Unit 6 members. On or about December 19, 2008, the Governor issued Executive Order S-16-08 directing State agencies to furlough employees for two days per month. On or about July 9, 2009 the Governor added a third furlough day via Executive Order S-13-09. These Executive Orders contained "limited" exemptions but also specifically exempted those who provide "service and functions of state government directly related to the preservation and protectionof human life and safety."

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letter from Chuck Alexander to Senate Leaders

Read the thank you letter from Chuck Alexander to Senate Leaders.

CCPOA’s Reply to Opposition to Request for Injunction Relief

CCPOA replies to the Opposition to Request for Injuctive Relief. CCPOA's demand for a resumption of bargaining is an issue of first impression under the Dills Act; however, "construing and applying the duty to bargain... [is a] task lying at the heart of the Board's function."

Request for Injunctive Relief

On March 11, 2008, CCPOA filed this REQUEST FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF with the Public Employment Relations Board. The complaint is basically an allegation that the State is in violation of the law by their refusal to return to the negotiations table with CCPOA for the purpose of negotiating an MOU. This is predicated on a "change in circumstance" that CCPOA believes has taken place since the LBFO was implemented that mandates a return to bargaining. Our complaint points out several substantial changes since the imposition of the LBFO including:

• DPA's failure to secure Legislative approval for the LBFO
• The Governor's declaration of a fiscal state of emergency, and
• The PERB's issuance of a complaint regarding the duration of the LBFO.

Apprenticeship Program Update

State Board,

As you have been previously informed, CCPOA is actively litigating the validity of the CDCR Apprenticeship program. On Friday, (January 23, 2009) we filed the attached writ with the Sacramento Superior Court.

Upon further developments on this case, we will notify you via e-mail, as well as posting on the CCPOA web page.

MRSA INFO FOR COPS AND FIREFIGHTERS

MRSA FACT SHEET FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (040908, v8)

Eric L. Nelson, M.S., M.A. ©2008

elnelson@ucdavis.edu

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a staph infection which only responds to the most powerful drugs, and it can be fatal even in children (Mayo Clinic, 2007; CDC, 2001). In 2005 MRSA killed 18,650 people in the U.S. -- more than were killed by AIDS. Another 94,000 Americans sustained life-threatening MRSA infections, and MRSA has become the leading cause of soft tissue infections presented in hospital Emergency Rooms (Klevens, Morrison & Nadle, 2007). Additionally, MRSA can contribute to the worsening of other disease processes such as toxic shock syndrome, bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis (Christianson et. al., 2007).

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Information Request (California Public Records Act)

This letter is a request under the California Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6250, et seq. for copies of the following identified documents. As such, you must determine whether to comply with this request within 10 days of your receipt of this letter. If you deny this request, you must clearly state the reason for your denial and provide the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial. (Government Code Section 6256.2)

Pay Info for Military personal

TO: All Agencies/Campuses in the Uniform State Payroll System

FROM: Don Scheppmann, Chief

Personnel/Payroll Services Division

RE: MILITARY LEAVE PAYMENTS

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Governor’s Executive Order

Memo from Chuck Alexander and the documents filed by CCPOA in rebut to the State's latest appeal maneuver of last week, the "Opposition to Petition for Writ of Supersedeas"...

Governor’s Executive Order

The following is the Brief filed by CCPOA in opposition to the appeal filed on January 14, 2010 by the State regarding the Alameda Court decision...

Governor’s Executive Order

Memo from Chuck Alexander regarding the Court's decision to grant a "temporary stay" regarding the furlough case...

Governor’s Executive Order

The following is a memo from CCPOA Executive Vice President Chuck Alexander to the State Board regarding the most recent update to the status of the furlough case. It contains the appeal filed by the State and a request for a temporary stay to stop the State Controller from complying with the Alameda Court decision...

Governor’s Executive Order

The following is a memo from CCPOA Executive Vice President Chuck Alexander to the State Board regarding the most recent update to the status of the furlough case that was heard earlier this month by Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch, including a copy of the judge's official Writ of Mandate...

Governor’s Executive Order

This morning Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled in favor of CCPOA on the Governors "work for free" Executive Order regarding furloughs. Judge Roesch ruled that the state must: "...rescind the portions of Executive Orders... that are in violation of State law that will and have resulted in salary reductions to those employees represented by..." CCPOA.

The ruling goes on to require the state "...to pay all employees represented by Petitioner (CCPOA) in this action for all hours worked for which furlough credits have not been utilized." Basically, if employees work, they must receive their full normal salary for that day, not a furlough credit.

CCPOA fully anticipates the Schwarzenegger administration will appeal the decision and seek to stay implementation of the decision. As the fight continues for our members' rights, as always, we remain ready for the next battle.

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Apprenticeship Program DIR Letter

Dear Directory Duncan:

I am writing to you in your capacity as the Administrator of Apprenticeship. As you know, the CCPOA has filed a complaint with your office against the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding the CDCR Apprenticeship Program. You have appointed Vanessa Holton to act as the hearing officer with regard to CCPOA's complaing. This matter is not moving forward at a reasonable pace, and I am requesting your assistance in seeing that the legal issues pertainint to CCPOA's complaing get resolved quickly.

Governor’s Executive Order

Today the Law Firm of Carroll Burdick and McDonough, working on behalf of CCPOA and the members of Bargaining Unit 6, argued our position in our furlough case in Alameda County Superior Court. CCPOA maintains that failing to pay our members for time worked in exchange for furlough days under the State's furlough program is a clear violation of the law...

Governor’s Executive Order

Yesterday afternoon, the Superior Court of Sacramento issued a tentative ruling denying the State's effort to consolidate all the furlough cases into one...

Senate Rules Committee Report

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