Layoff Updates
May 19, 2010
SROA - Offers of Employment: Another Example of Management Stupidity
As you may recall in May of 2009 a large number of letters went out to BU6 Correctional Officers indicating that they were affected by a potential Layoff. Officers who received the Layoff letter also received a CDCR “pre-filled out” scantron indicating that, if subject to a layoff, they would work anywhere in the state. The names of all those officers were put on an SROA list.
CCPOA went to the negotiations table regarding the Layoff. The end result was that no Correctional Officer was laid off. This should have eliminated the need for the SROA List...
April 20, 2010
General Layoff Update
January 1, 2010
General Layoff Information
CCPOA is working hard to obtain all the information on the proposed CDCR layoff as it becomes available. We have created this section of the website to provide you with the latest information we have received, and more importantly attempted to confirm.
In addition to having our legal team reviewing the entire layoff program that has been proposed, CCPOA is also doing everything it can to provide the Legislature and Administration with concrete examples of the impact the layoffs will have on both employees and public safety as a whole.
August 25, 2009
NEW LAYOFF NOTICES
On August 21, CCPOA received a notice from the Department of Personnel Administration informing us that they would be sending out approximately 1200 Surplus Notices to BU6 DJJ staff. Although all CDCR staff received a memo dated August 24, titled "Layoff/State Restriction of Appointment Notice Update," the notice sent to CCPOA did not include any CDCR Adult institutional staff. DPA generally sends out three times as many Surplus Notices as positions it intends to abolish. Further, the numbers may fluctuate with the number of vacancies, adjustments to the ward populations, staff retirements, etc. According to the notice, any layoffs would be effective December 31, 2009. Final layoff notices have to be sent at least 30 days prior to that date. CCPOA will soon be meeting with the state and will do everything it can to mitigate the impact of the "downsizing of the DJJ."
August 24, 2009
Layoffs/Seniority/Military Information
In the event of a layoff, you may be entitled to up to one year credit of seniority if you served recognized military service prior to your state employment. (CA Gov. Code 19997.6) Recognized military service is defined as "full-time service by a person in the armed forces during the national emergency or a state military emergency." (CA Gov. Code 18540.3)...
June 15, 2009
Appeal From Layoffs Response
Attached is the response CCPOA received to the "layoff" appeals that were filed on behalf of numerous members. As you can read from the response, since there were no "specific" dates for layoff, appeals are premature. Were this response from anyone other than DPA, it would be good information. Unfortunately, the response is from DPA, the very agency that sent CCPOA the notice of the intended implementation date of July 1...
June 8, 2009
State Board Memo from Acting President Chuck Alexander
Last week CCPOA received the attached notice from DPA regarding the proposed layoffs. We have attached the entire notice and "plan" that CCPOA received. As you can read, there is NO "plan" attached to the official noticed. Please share this "plan" with your members. Upon receiving any information we will forward it to you immediately...
June 8, 2009
State Board Memo from Acting President Chuck Alexander
Last week CCPOA received the attached notice from DPA regarding the proposed layoffs. We have attached the entire notice and "plan" that CCPOA received. As you can read, there is NO "plan" attached to the official noticed. Please share this "plan" with your members. Upon receiving any information we will forward it to you immediately...
June 5, 2009
State Service Listing 30 Day Challenge Period
On Friday May 29, 2009, CDCR posted, at each institution/facility, the State Service listing of all Unit 6 employees who received a Layoff/SROA Notice. If you received a layoff Notice, please review your service score as soon as possible. If you do not agree with CDCR's calculation of your state service score, you have 30 days from May 29, 2009, to file a challenge.
May 29, 2009
Cut the Fat - The POLL
CCPOA recently commissioned a statewide poll of California voters on how to solve the state’s budget problem. We especially wanted to learn how voters feel about cuts to the Department of Corrections. While some recent polls have found initial support for cuts, our poll probed deeper to learn that voters want to cut the fat, not the muscle...
