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Posted: 1/30/2015
Even though SB 216 did not pass, the resonance of the issue of compaction has made its mark in the knowledgebase of California legislators. ACSS has made tremendous strides in the last several years shedding light and creating awareness into the issue of compaction. Five years ago, lawmakers did not know that compaction was a serious issue facing the managers, supervisors and other excluded state employees. With ACSS’ efforts, compaction is now a known and understood topic at the Capitol. At the recent ACSS Board Meeting held in mid-January of 2015, a Committee member vocalized that “things are starting to happen [with the issue of compaction] and it’s great!” The ACSS Board members agreed.
On January 8, 2015, CalHR released Pay Letter 15-01 for a 4% general salary increase for managers and supervisors of Unit 6. In addition, on January 14, 2015, CalHR released Pay Letter 14-17A as an addition to Pay Letter 14-17 (originally released in September 2014), which announced a special salary adjustment to additional classes of excluded employees of Unit 9. These pay letters are a sign that the compaction ball is rolling and we are starting to see some resolution. Even though not all units and classifications have been addressed by CalHR to resolve the issue of compaction, these pay letters are a start in the right direction.
Immediately after the veto of SB 216, ACSS met with CalHR to discuss the next steps to address compaction. ACSS continues to work closely with CalHR, prioritizing and targeting specific classes. We expected more from the Governor on the support of SB 216 and at this time there is no specific date set to completely resolve the issue of compaction within the State of California. Nevertheless, it is still a top priority for ACSS and despite the unfortunate result of SB 216, we urge members to acknowledge the progress and successes thus far. There has been a fundamental shift in how the state deals with managers and supervisors. It is just in the last few years that the state has finally recognized that compaction must be dealt with and that ACSS is the most prominent organization to lead this monumental effort.
As usual, ACSS will continue to update you with progress on our efforts to resolve compaction.
Posted: 1/28/2015
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, CalHR signed off to revise a pay letter to provide OIG E97 classes a 4% raise effective 1/1/15. ACSS noticed that (E97) classifications at OIG were not included in PL 15-01 with BU06 and they were excluded from PL14-08 for the 2% GSI effective July 1, 2014. Pay Letter 13-09 provided OIG (E97) classification a 4% increase to the increase to the top of the salary range, so the last increase our members at OIG in (E97) classes received was the 4% increase to the top of the range. This did not seem correct. Therefore, ACSS investigated the issue and presented the facts to CalHR. We are pleased that the issue has been corrected and that our affected members will receive the intended pay raise.
Posted: 1/262015
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Posted: 1/20/2015
In the fall of 2014, ACSS held a membership drive promotional sweepstakes to encourage new membership. The winner, selected at random out of 63 entries, is Mr. Adrian Pena of Chapter 509. Mr. Pena is a Health Program Audit Manager at the Department of Healthcare Services in Fresno. He won a 60" LG HD TV that was delivered to his home in December. Mr. Pena explains that the reason why he joined ACSS is because "managers and supervisors need to stick together" In addition, he joined because the membership fees are low and are a good value for the services he receives. ACSS congratulates Mr. Pena for participating in our membeship drive and for joining ACSS.
Posted: 1/15/2015
The Q1 2015 Newsletter is now online! Download it here. This issue features ACSS' Representation Program and how we can help YOU! Also included in this issue is a review of the six-year term of ACSS' President, Arlene Espinoza. Check it out now!
Posted: 1/14/2015
Join us at the Capitol Building on March 11, 2015! Training/Dinner March 10, 2015
At Lobby Day the goal is for you to unite with other ACSS members and educate your legislators about the issues that affect your careers. We need to turnout in greater numbers than ever before to show lawmakers, the media, and the general public that we want our careers to stay productive and protected!
Posted: 1/13/2015
On Friday 1/9/15, Governor Brown released his proposed 2015-2016 State Budget. Brown claims that the budget still remains “precariously balanced” and urges “financial restraint and prudence” in order to avoid another recession in the future. Here are the proposals that affect ACSS and ACSS members:
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Posted: 1/6/2015
As has been much reported, the Governor will propose that state employees begin pre-funding of state retiree healthcare in his budget to be released on Friday at 10 a.m. In his inaugural State of the State speech on January 5, 2015, he makes only a vague reference to the issue. The Governor mentions in his speech, “For the next effort, I intend to ask our state employees to help start pre-funding our retiree health obligations which are rising rapidly.” More details will be available on Friday, but we are told the issue will be subject to collective bargaining. Unfortunately this puts supervisors in a difficult position and potentially affects supervisors by having more money taken from paychecks to fund pensions. ACSS will be intervening on this process on behalf of its members.
ACSS will continue to inform you on progress with this issue and bring to light the news that is important to you as managers, supervisors and confidential state employees.
Posted: 1/5/2015
Several Assembly and Senate Bills that could impact CalPERS members made their way through the California Legislature in 2014. One of the most important bills signed into law may affect your retirement benefit decisions, while others will work to protect benefits and strengthen the pension system and health benefits program.
AB 2472 (Committee on PERS) allows members, when they are newly retired, to change their survivor benefit option election if CalPERS receives their request within 30 days of the issuance of their first retirement payment, rather than before the receipt of the first check.
AB 1163 (Levine) reflect the Board’s ongoing commitment that its Board members possess the education and training necessary to ensure the sustainability of our retirement, health, and other benefit plans. These education requirements match the education and training policy that the Board has been working on for several years.
SB 1182 (Leno) and SB 1340 (Hernandez) will improve CalPERS’ access to health care cost information, so that health care purchasers can better identify cost drivers and possibly negotiate lower health benefit rates, therefore improving health plan transparency.
SB 1251 (Huff) provides a narrow exemption to the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) for the Cities of Brea and Fullerton in Orange County. The bill allows these cities to form a new joint powers authority (JPA) and provide the retirement benefit formulas currently provided by the cities, rather than reduced PEPRA formulas. Without this exemption, the cities argue that they could not transfer existing city employees to the new JPA.
Posted: 1/4/2014
The ACSS Board of Directors will meet on Saturday January 17th from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley at 901 Camino Del Rio South in San Diego. This meeting is open to the public. You are invited to come and participate in the meeting. For more details, view the ACSS Events Calendar.
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