Lbfo
December 13, 2011
San Berardino to impose LBF on county probation/correction officers
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors today will consider cutting salary and benefits for a group of probation correction officers, a move officials say will result in $3.6million savings annually.
County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux is recommending that supervisors impose a "last, best and final offer" on the Specialized Peace Officer Unit and reject an arbitrator's recommendation that the county and the unit adopt a tentative agreement from June 30.
That agreement was rejected by members of the peace officer unit, and a later attempt to bargain failed...
LINK - SBSun.com
July 14, 2010
CCPOA Case Update Memo to State Board
I have been asked to provide a brief status report regarding the major cases we have pending in various legal venues. This update covers only those issues being handled by CB&M. I will prepare an update for in-house cases and PERB's within the next few days.
Furloughs - As you are aware, we prevailed in Superior Court and are presently awaiting a decision from the Appellate Court. There is no time frame the Court is required to meet relative to issuing a decision...
July 18, 2009
DPA sends CCPOA their LBF implementation plan
On Sept. 18, 2007 DPA sends to CCPOA their LBF implementation plan. Accordingly over 40 sections of the MOU that were never even discussed previously are now eliminated. The State's initial 6 issues have now grown to over 40 issues. [DPA Memo & CCPOA Response]
August 28, 2008
Cavala: Editorial Opinion Masquerading as “News” in the Bee
When their contract expired, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association tried to negotiate a renewal with Governor Schwarzenegger. The Governor declined to renew. The previous contract, from the standpoint of a Republican Governor, was a sweetheart deal the prison guards had extracted from Democrat Gray Davis. It was time to rollback provisions that gave managers supervision over sick leave and tied pay to that of other peace officers in admittedly liberal cities.
Without a new contract, the Governor could put into effect his "last and best offer" which included the rollbacks odious to the union. Faced with this, the union sought relief in the Legislature in 2007 with a last minute bill that included their demands. The bill was defeated amid the noisy opposition of the Capitol's paper of record, the Sacramento Bee. The Bee, which has long opposed the goals of public employee unions, successfully painted the CCPOA effort as sleazy and underhanded, and it came to nothing…
LINK - CaliforniaProgressReport.com
May 22, 2008
CCPOA’s “Sunshine Response” in re: to DPA’s 5/21 Letter
RE: Negotiations pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act between the CCPOA and the State of California (Sunshine Package)
April 16, 2008
Petition for Writ of Mandate filed by CCPOA
Petitioner CCPOA is, and was at all relevant times, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, with its principle place of business in the County of Yolo. CCPOA is the exclusive bargaining representative for employees in State Bargaining Unit 6 - primarily peace officers employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act ("the Dills Act," Government Code 3512 et seq.).
March 27, 2008
Prison guards union seeks court action
California's prison guards union, which has been without a labor contract for 21 months, is going to court to force the state back to the bargaining table. The unusual legal maneuvering is an end-run around the Public Employment Relations Board, which earlier rejected an attempt by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association to get the state to resume negotiations. But the 30,500-member CCPOA said PERB's denial paved the way for the prison officers to seek other legal remedies, including a Superior Court suit. The geographic region of the suit has not yet been determined.
The state Department of Personnel Administration, which represents the governor in negotiating collective bargaining agreements with state employee unions, made its final offer to the union in September 2007 and does not plan to resume talks…
LINK - CapitolWeekly.net (Capitol Weekly)
March 18, 2008
LBFO Watch Memo
Unit 6 Members,
The purpose of this memo is to update our members on the status of the litigation surrounding the State's Last, Best, and Final (LBFO) as well as some other key issues pending with the State. Please understand that the legal proceedings discussed here are subject to change, often quickly, and that legal actions can take a long time before anything happens. CCPOA will continue to provide periodic updates via...
February 7, 2008
MOU Letter “Labor Management Relations in Bargaining Unit 6”
Dear Mr. Gilb:
Since the implementation of the last, best and final offer (LBFO) began on September 18, 2007, labor relations in Bargaining Unit 6 could fairly be describes as abysmal. Management has begun to unilaterally force new post and bid systems .......
January 18, 2008
MOU Letter “Reviewing and Analyzing”
Dear Messrs. Gilb, Tilton, Lear, and Monday:
On December 27, 2007, I sent you a letter requesting information pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act. THe information requested related to the actions taken by the State to implement the last, best and final offer......
January 16, 2008
MOU Letter “Request for Clarification Regarding Bargain in Good Faith”
Early this year, CCPOA and DPA met at PERB to attend a mandatory settlement conference. Although the case didn't settle, the parties did discuss the December 27, 2007, letter. During that discussion, DPA asked for clarification which was provided by CCPOA legal counsel in a letter to them (DPA) dated January 16, 2008. That letter is important in that it reiterated our position and followed up on the question we specifically asked during that meeting at PERB. The final paragraph of the letter from January 16 states:
If the State is not prepared to return to the bargaining table based on the terms outlined above, please advise me under what terms, if any, the State is prepared to return to the bargaining table.
January 6, 2008
Letter to Paul Starkey DPA Labor Relations Counsel
On January 16, 2008, Suzanne Branine from CCPOA's Legal Counsel sent a letter to Paul Starkey, of the Labor Relations counsel for DPA.
December 27, 2007
MOU Letter “Pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act”
Dear Messrs Gilb, Tilton, Lear and Monday:
As you are well aware, on September 18, 2007, the Department of Personal Administration (DPA) notified the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) that the pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act section 3517.8, the State was "exercising its right to implement all three years of its last, best and final offer (LBFO).....
December 14, 2007
DPA Letter to EEs - Dated 12.14.07
SUBJECT: Status of Implemented Terms
In correspondence to you dated September 18, 2007, we informed you of our intention to implement certain terms and conditions of employment following the rejection of our final offer by CCPOA. In that correspondence we, informed you of our intention to implement all three years of the economics contained in that offer.
December 14, 2007
CCPOA Memo re: DPA Letter - Dated 12.14.07
State Board,
Yesterday, December 13,2007, we sent you a copy of the Department of Personnel Administration's (DPA) initial response letter to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). In this letter, DPA has withdrawn the second and third year "economic proposals" of its (State's) implemented package. The significance ofthis is quite obvious in that, as we predicted long ago, this Administration never intended to honor any multiyear year package including any pay increase to Unit 6. Also, with the current budget problems created by this Administration, it remains to be seen whether the pay promised to Unit 6 for this year will happen.
In reading the letter further, you will note that the State "agrees" with CCPOA's complaint regarding the "omission" of the vice presidents' leave (VPL) in the last best and final. As a result, this section ofthe LBF will presumably be honored by the State. That remains to be seen.
December 13, 2007
DPA Letter - Dated 12.13.07
Re: California Correctional Peace Officers Association v. State of California, et al.
UPC No. SA-CE-1621-S
Request for Dismissal
Dear Mr. Smith:
The California Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CCPOA), in its Second Amended Unfair Practice Charge, alleged that the State engaged in a number of unfair practices. On December 7,2007, the Office of the General Counsel of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) agreed with CCPOA on two matters and issued a complaint against the State of California (State). (See, separate PERB letters, dated December 7,2007, Notice of Complaint and Partial Dismissal.)
December 13, 2007
DPA Letter - Dated 12.13.07
Re: California Correctional Peace Officers Association v. State of California, et al.
UPC No. SA-CE-1621-S
Request for Dismissal
Dear Mr. Smith:
The California Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CCPOA), in its Second Amended Unfair Practice Charge, alleged that the State engaged in a number of unfair practices. On December 7,2007, the Office of the General Counsel of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) agreed with CCPOA on two matters and issued a complaint against the State of California (State). (See, separate PERB letters, dated December 7,2007, Notice of Complaint and Partial Dismissal.)
December 7, 2007
CCPOA vs. PERB - Official Complaint
It having been charged by Charging Party that Respondent engaged in unfair practices in violation of California Government Code section 3519, the General Counsel of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), pursuant to California Government Code sections 3513(h), 3514.5 and 3541.3(i) and California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 32640, issues this COMPLAINT on behalf of PERB and alleges:
December 7, 2007
PERB Partial Dismissal - Dated 12.07.07
Re: California Correctional Peace Officers Association v. State of California (Department of Personnel Administration)
Unfair Practice Charge No. SA-CE-1621-S (Second Amended Charge)
PARTIAL DISMISSAL
Dear Mr. Adam:
The above-referenced unfair practice charge was filed on September 25,2007, and amended on October 2,2007. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) alleges that the State of California (Department of Personnel Administration) (State or DPA) violated the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act)...
September 12, 2007
Package Offer - Dated 09.12.07
The State of California (State) hereby makes the following last, best and final offer to CCPOA to settle and conclude negotiations over a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The State proposes a 3-year package offer which provides fiscal certainty for the State and guarantees specific and transparent pay increases to the members of Unit 6, the State's employees.
This offer is a formal offer and supersedes all others. This is a package offer which must be accepted or rejected in its entirety.
September 12, 2007
Letter from DPA - Dated 09.12.07
Dear Messrs. Adam, Jimenez, Weiss and Alexander:
On August 22, 2007, the State of California (State) provided a package offer to you. We received the California Peace Officer Associations (CCPOA's) rejection of this offer on September 5, 2007. Although we appreciate CCPOA's agreement to rollover language, CCPOA failed to address all of the sections identified on the summary sheet, and added other sections that were not a part of the respective sheet...
September 12, 2007
September 2007 “Last Best and Final Offer”
On September 12, 2007 the State issues its "Last Best and Final package offer. It includes some very minor changes to its previous offer of August 22, 2007. [Last, Best & Final Offer, 09/12/07]
