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The Triennial event for ACSS Elections and Policy Changes
A report released on Feb. 27 by the Little Hoover Commission has detailed key areas that have fallen behind in Gov. Brown's reorganization effort, including the State's continuing recruitment and retention issues.
Though the Commission have covered the issue of salary compaction and its negative impact on retaining a skilled workforce, this report focuses instead on maze-like hiring practices, excess classifications, and lateral transfers.
Though the Commission's report finds many areas that are still in need of improvement after the merger of DPA and SPB into CalHR, special note is made of CalHR's expanded training efforts and successful physical merger.
Read the full report for additional details.
Former CalHR Director Julie Chapman (left) and Acting CalHR Director Richard Gillihan
CalHR Director Julie Chapman will be retiring immediately, effective as of close of business Friday, Feb. 28th, as announced in a press release on Feb. 27th by CalGovOpps Secretary Marybel Batjer. Deputy Director Howard Schwartz will be stepping down as well.
Department of Finance Program Budget Manager Richard Gillihan will step in as acting director of CalHR. CalHR Labor Relations Assistant Deputy Director Pam Manwiller will act as interim deputy director.
As excluded employees rely on the Legislature and CalHR to set their compensation and working conditions, any time there is a shift in leadership we are presented with the potential for new gains and new losses.
ACSS will continue working with our existing and new contacts at CalHR to maintain and improve their response to excluded employee needs throughout this transition.
In response to a shooting involving a supervisor in Riverside, SCIF has dispatched CHP officers to their locations in Riverside, Glendale, Monterey Park, and Santa Ana.
SCIF has confirmed with ACSS that every effort will be made to provide access to counseling services to employees in Southern California via the free Employee Assistance Program.
If you are contacted by the media regarding this incident, SCIF has asked that you direct them to SCIF Communications Director Gina Simons.
If you have concerns about this incident please contact ACSS Senior Labor Relations Representative Nellie D. Lynn at nlynn@calcsea.org
If you registered for Lobby Day, you should have received a confirmation email from us within a few minutes, containing all the details of your registration.
If for some reason you never received your confirmation email - or received an email with incorrect information - please check your spam folder then call ACSS HQ at (800) 624-2137 ASAP to let us know.
We'll see you at the training on March 11th!
ACSS has relocated to new offices. We're still within the historic Golden1 Building, but we've moved into a larger space to accomodate our growing organization.
Our new address is:
ACSS 1108 O St Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814
Please update your address books accordingly.
California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) has announced that they will be conducting a "Patient Safety Culture Survey" of all medical care staff, including mental health and dental care.
Per CCHCS, the survey should run through March 7, 2014.
If you have any concerns regarding this survey, please direct them to ACSS Senior Labor Relations Representative Nellie D. Lynn at nlynn@calcsea.org
The deadline to register for our annual lobbying event is drawing near.
We'll provide accomodations, training, and even reimburse ACSS members who wish to attend and register prior to the February 20th deadline.
If you're ready to take a stand for better salaries, benefits, and working conditions for state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees, this is a great way to get involved.
CalHR has released an official PML detailing rate drops across the board for Long Term Disability Insurance Program for excluded employees.
The PML notes that the premium rate reduction - effective April 1, 2014 - will not affect the insurance benefits, which will stay the same.
See the full PML for the new rates and additional information.
Are you tired of hearing negative spin about state employees from elected officials?
Are you tired of seeing your livelihood thrown under the bus by one attack after another at the polls?
Now you can be part of the solution from the comfort of your own desk in just 30 seconds.
By donating as little as $2 a month to the ACSS PAC with our online form, you can pool your resources with thousands of other state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees to support candidates and issues that will help improve your working conditions, your benefits, and your compensation.
Referencing recent data thefts at Target and Neiman Marcus, the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) has revised its internal security policies.
SCIF will be introducing several new security measures, including a new notice that users will have to acknowledge and agree to every time they log into their workstations.
There are also to key new additions to SCIF's Information Security policy:
Finally, SCIF has announced that it will be developing its infrastructure and business practices in compliance with the "Privacy by Design" model.
Concerned that SCIF's new security policies may have an impact on your career? Contact ACSS Senior Labor Relations Representative Nellie D. Lynn at nlynn@calcsea.org
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