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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE As I'm sure you are all aware, on Thursday, November 6, 2008, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for a Special Legislative Session to address the current state economic crisis. Facing over an $11 billion revenue shortfall, the governor announced his plans to bridge that gap through both revenue increases and major spending reductions which impact state workers. In his news conference, the governor said, "We have drastic problems that require drastic and immediate action -- we must stop the bleeding right now..."[READ THE FULL MESSAGE] GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL SESSION11/6/08 - The following is information released today about the Governor's proposal in a Special Session with California Legislature to address the current budget deficit. It includes state employee unpaid furlough days for 17 months, reducing the number of state holidays by 2 a year and relaxing some state labor regulations dealing with meal and rest periods, overtime exemptions and work schedules. Just a reminder that this is just a proposal at this time.
DEPARTMENT UPDATES:ELECTIONS11/19/08 - Updated information for members of the KVSP Chapter regarding local chapter elections. [VIEW .pdf DOCUMENT] All other chapters holding elections, remember that your ballots MUST BE POST-MARKED by November 30th.5150 Hotline11/18/08 - Check out the current 5150 Hotline - now available online in both audio and text versions. The audio is a downloadable MP3 file that can be played through out website or saved to your computer or MP3 player.[LISTEN & READ HERE] CALIFORNIA PENS11/12/08 - New incidents, assaults and happenings from around the state covering through October 31, 2008 have been added to this growing section. Incidents can only be posted if they are reported to CCPOA. E-mail your chapter's incidents to nichol.gomez@ccpoa.org and give as many details as possible... MOST RECENT UPDATESUPERVISORY11/5/08 - Please view the attached document (.pdf Adobe Acrobat format) with an update on the 3.125% backpay case...CLICK HERE to view the document. 11/3/08 - The third segment in the continuing series has been posted to the website is a flyer in .pdf format. CLICK HERE to read the third segment. 2008 Knotts Berry Farm10/29/08 - The 16th Annual Salute to Fire & Police Personnel at Knott's Berry Farm is available Thanksgiving Day through December 21st, 2008. This offer invites you and a guest to go to Knott's for FREE. You can also bring up to 6 additional people for only $15 each. Please review the attached flyer for full details, restrictions and other information... VIEW the FlyerPUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT NOT AFFECTED BY PROPOSED IRS RULE CHANGE10/17/08 - Recently there has been a great deal of concern about a proposed rule change by the Intern Revenue Service concerning public sector pensions. The proposed rule IRS Notice 2007-69 proposes among other things to set a minimum "normal retirement age" of age 62 or later...CLICK HERE to READ the MEMO/DOCUMENTATION RETIRED CHAPTER MEETING10/15/08 - If you will be attending the Retired Chapter Meeting on November 15th in Monterey, please CLICK HERE so you can print, fill out and send in your Dinner Reservation Form. You can mail it in via the Post Office - or e-mail to Linda Dabb at headquarters.CALIFORNIA PRISONS UNDER PRESSURE
All 4 episodes are now available for viewing. The California Correctional Peace Offers Association presents California Prisons Under Pressure, a groundbreaking film documentary that examines some of the root causes of prison overcrowding. The four-part series, each a half-hour long, focuses on state policies and politics that have resulted in the current prison situation which many have labeled a corrections crisis... FULL ARTICLEDouble Dealing in Bad FaithA Chronology of Failed Contract Negotiations Between CCPOA and the State of California California's parole agents, youth facility counselors and correctional peace officers have been working without a contract since July 2006. Despite many attempts by CCPOA (Bargaining Unit 6) to move the process forward, the State of California has refused to negotiate in good faith. The following chronicles this failure over the past two years - and most notably the past two months. Every highlighted item corresponds to written documents, which will be provided on request.HTML Version | .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) Version |
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