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In observance of the 2015 Thanksgiving week, ACSS will be open on a reduced schedule as follows:
Wednesday November 25th: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday November 26th: ACSS CLOSED Friday Novemember 27th: ACSS CLOSED
We will return to normal business hours on Monday November 30th. Check out the ACSS Events Calendar for more upcoming events and holiday hours.
It's that time of year! Check the ACSS Events Calendar for your local ACSS Chapter's annual Member Appreciation Dinner & Meeting during the month of December. Make sure your RSVP soon. Space is limited for some meetings. Please contact your Chapter's President for more details.
The next ACSS Board of Directors meeting will be held in Culver City (Los Angeles) from January 22-23, 2016. If you plan to attend, please make sure you secure your hotel registration by JANUARY 5, 2016!
(REMEMBER: In order to have your costs reimbursed you must have your Chapter President's approval prior to booking your room or attending. Once you have your president's approval, you may reserve your room.)
Click here for more details on this event.
Have you ever wondered who pays into the pension fund income? CalPERS has released an illustration to help explain the sources of income that fund public employee pensions. Every dollar spent on public pensions comes from 65 cents of investment earnings, 22 cents from employers and 13 cents from employees.
Click here to read the full article on the CalPERS website.
Calling all Supervisors, Managers and Excluded State Employees who work for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation... ACSS will be visiting CDCR facilities in Northern California during the month of November! Check the ACSS Events Calendar to see when our next meeting will be held in YOUR area! Our Member Outreach Coordinators will be present to inform you about ACSS programs, your rights as an excluded employee, and will listen to any issues you may be experiencing at your workplace.
Lunch or snacks will be provided to members and potential members who RSVP prior to the meeting date. Stop by on your break or lunch.
Did you know that as a member of ACSS, you are guaranteed coverage in several of these discounted group insurance plans?
LIFE INSURANCE
ACCIDENT AND TRAVEL INSURANCE
DISABILITY INSURANCE
HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE
For details, rates and enrollment forms on these insurance plans, visit www.cseabenefitsprogram.com. For additional questions, please contact the CSEA Member Benefits department at (800) 952-5283, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (closed from 1 - 2 p.m.)
If you haven't joined already, sign up today for the ACSS Political Action Committee (PAC)! More than ever, the PAC needs your voluntary contribution. Donate as little as $2 per month! The ACSS PAC is the easiest way for you to support candidates and issues that will benefit your career, compensation, and benefits. By joining the PAC, you can make a difference and help ACSS fight to protect YOUR retirement benefits. Read the latest news about proposed measures that could threaten your pension.
JOIN PAC TODAY!
Cal HR released a Personnel Management Liasons (PML) that describes changes to the minimum qualifications of the Career Executive Assignment (CEA). Since SB 99 went into effect on September 22, 2015, CEA recruitment is now open to the public and not just for state workers, therefore the potential candidate pool has more competition.
SB 99 also implements some changes in reinstatement rights. Soon CalHR will release an updated CEA booklet that includes these updates.
Click here to read PML 2015-031
Click here to read more about SB 99 - PML 2015-030
The Q4 2015 Newsletter is here! In this edition, newly elected ACSS President Frank Ruffino introduces himself and provides inspiration about his vision for the future of ACSS.
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On October 8, 2015, ACSS met with CalHR’s representative to talk about resolving salary compaction globally for all excluded state employees. Our efforts gained momentum to ensure that all supervisors and managers have at least a 10% minimum differential in salary above the employees they supervise.
In this meeting with CalHR, ACSS presented data to highlight specific classifications that don’t have a 10% differential above their subordinates such as in the CDCR Office of Education whose excluded employees make significantly less than those they supervise. The salary compaction information presented by ACSS focuses on those excluded classifications that ACSS represents. We urged CalHR to adopt ACSS’ proposals to address the pay compaction issues facing excluded state employees and recommended appropriation of funds for excluded employee special salary adjustments in the next budget cycle.
CalHR’s representative stated that CalHR will commit to give ACSS’ proposals careful consideration and pointed out that this administration has shown a willingness to establish a minimum salary differential between supervisors and their subordinates.
ACSS also addressed the issue of parity for increases in pay and benefit negotiated with rank and file state employees. MOU parity would include general salary increases and benefits like the Department of Water Resources Operational Availability Incentive Program provided to bargaining units 9, 11, and 12.
As always, ACSS continues to address the issue of salary compaction and will keep you updated with our diligent efforts to resolve compaction for all excluded employees.
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