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Watch Highlights (Youtube) from 10/15/07 Hearing on the LA Court Interpreter Strike – Senator Gloria Romero, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, reps from District Attorney, Public Defender and other witnesses describe serious impacts on cases, court operations, fairness and access. LA Superior Court Presiding Judge J. Stephen Czuleger and Court CEO John Clarke deny gravity of [...]
CFI Vice-President and educator Fanny Suarez has been appointed to the CIAP as a special consultant as the CIAP reviews the ALTA study and it’s findings related to the certification process in California. The below documents contain CFI’s comments and position on the recommendations for changes to the certification process. In pdf format to view [...]
“Lost in Translation” By Mary Lou Aranguren – Nov. 1, 2007 This Daily Journal opinion piece is about the strike and hearings that was recently published in the southern and northern CA editions. If you are currently acting as a courthouse mobilizer or liaison please print and post this article. Click here to print and [...]
Region Two Bargaining Update
Agreement, understanding: The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; “they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other’s business”; “there was an understanding between management and the workers”
Changes to the Ethics Manual, Bargaining and the Big Picture, Statewide Survey Highlights, Call for Letters: the State of the Profession, Governor Vetoes AB3050, Remembering the Strike of 2007 What's the Buzz? Oct '08 (pdf)
On October 1st, the Union presented a complete counter proposal to the Region 3 courts covering all issues on the table. This was our fifth bargaining session in, and given the contract’s September 30 expiration, the Union committee is eager to reach an agreement.
Last Friday, September 19, we held our fourth bargaining session in Region 3, and received seven counter proposals to those we brought to the table. The wage offer for full time employees is a total offer of 4.5% over the term of a three-year contract, and it’s even less for part time and intermittent employees. The other big issue, hours, has yet to be discussed.
Last Friday’s bargaining session, our third, was uneventful as is expected at the beginning of bargaining. We did reach a tentative agreement regarding information that the Region will regularly provide to the union. Other proposals exchanged were about offers of employment, leaves, and benefits. We did not receive a response to the union’s wage proposal that was presented at the prior session.
At yesterday’s bargaining session, our fifth meeting, the Union and Region 2 had meaningful dialogue about our mutual and divergent interests relating to cross-assignment procedures and for dealing with benefit changes negotiated by the bargaining units we are linked to in each county for purposes of setting benefit levels and costs.
In our second bargaining session yesterday, management and union bargaining committees continued with the initial exchange of proposals. Based on what’s on the table to date, it is clear there is a gulf between the Region and the Union’s visions for your job.
Stopping AB 3050, the bill on expanding our work into Civil, is still in progress. The bill has not gone to the senate floor yet, but may go on Wednesday (we’ll keep you posted) so if you have not yet faxed your senator…please do so tonight or tomorrow!
Sat May 5 in Fresno
Homicide Investigation, the Culture of Illegal Street Drugs, the Post Mortem, Gang Sets and Subsets. 3 or 6 hrs CIMCE, free lunch. Details »