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Delegates representing thousands of ACSS members from every corner of the state convened to adjust the ACSS bylaws to better serve you and to elect a new compliment of directors and officers to serve the organization for the next three years.
Take a moment to read President Espinoza's report on the activities or get to know your new 2013-2015 Board of Directors, composed of state supervisors and managers from the Department of Motor Vehicles, Deptarment of Corrections, State Compensation Fund, Department of Finance, and more.
Just one month after they stated that the severe cuts they proposed in their budget - including a universal 5% cut to your modest pay - were "made from necessity, not to make a point," Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez have approved up to 10% raises for nearly 100 legislative employees making in excess of $100,000 a year.
Your ACSS wants to know your opinion on this matter.
Do you think the raises are just? Do you think the cuts to your livelihood are still justified? Do you think the legislature needs to enact a similar incentive program for state supervisors and managers?
Take the poll on the lefthand side of our website and tell us your opinion about these controversial raises.
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ACSS Executive Director Rocco R. Paternoster recently spoke with the L.A. Times regarding the raises granted to nearly 100 legislative employees already making in excess of $100,000 per year.
"It's really a slap in the face not only [to] the employees but also the public," said Paternoster.
The raises - up to 10% for some employees, according to the Times - were approved by both Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez just one month after they announced a budget rife with cuts that they insisted were "made from necessity, not to make a point."
The news of a privileged few receiving raises as thousands of state supervisors and managers struggle to make ends meet in light of a nearly 5% pay cut levied against them this month is dismaying, confirmed Paternoster.
"Supervisors and managers who have met or exceeded job performance expectations haven't had a raise to look forward to in years - just cuts."
As always, your ACSS is committed to fighting unjust attacks on your modest compensation.
Read the entire L.A. Times article here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-legislature-raises-20120720,0,7113664.story
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Gov. Brown confirmed this week that revisions to the modest public employee pension system will not be on the ballot for November's General Election, but that he intends to drive through pension changes in the legislature.
Inside sources have told ACSS that Gov. Brown called on legislators to come to an agreement on pension cuts by the end of August.
Your ACSS is committed to fighting unfair pension slashing, especially the implementation of a questionable "hybrid" scheme that would place up to half of state employee pensions in a risky 401(k) investment.
As the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) moves forward with a drastic reform of California's penal system, the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) is meeting with CDCR to protect the rights of state excluded employees.
According to CDCR, the plan blueprint - titled The Future of California Corrections - will "cut billions in spending, comply with multiple federal court orders for inmate medical, mental health and dental care, and significantly improve the operation of California's prison system."
In July and August ACSS will meet and confer with CDCR and CalHR over changes to the working conditions of excluded employees.
Read more about what ACSS will discuss, and how you can help, after the jump.
DPA has released a personnel memo detailing the Personal Leave Program (PLP) for 2012 for excluded and exempt employees.
Your ACSS is analyzing the PML and its relation to the separately released bargaining unit PMLs detailing PLP 2012.
We have arranged a meeting with DPA to address any potential violations of your rights as an excluded employee. Check back soon for details.
The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions will not push a vote on pension reform before summer recess begins.
Inside sources have indicated to your ACSS that the joint parties of the Conference Committee - the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, and the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee - will wait to tackle pension reform until after the legislature reconvenes on August 6th.
Your ACSS will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
DPA has released the following Personnel Management Liaison Memos (PMLs) regarding the "Budget Savings Reduction and Personal Leave Program 2012", a.k.a. PLP 2012:
Your ACSS is analyzing the PMLs now to determine if any of them may violate your rights or unfairly target state supervisors and managers who oversee rank and file employees in the above bargaining units.
UPDATE: DPA has now released PMLs re: PLP 2012 for bargaining units 10, 19, 2, 8, 7, 9, and 13.
See the full list here: http://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/policy-memos.aspx
The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions is likely squeezing in a hearing before summer recess begins.
Inside sources have indicated to your ACSS that the joint parties of the Conference Committee - the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, and the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee - will likely be weighing pension reform legislation on Monday, July 2nd, and possibly rushing it to a floor vote on Thursday, July 5th, just one day before the end of the session.
It is unclear whether the hearings will be open for public testimony.
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