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United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento County Department of Airports on October 23, 2025, to review several policy updates affecting the Department of Airports. The Scheduling and Leave Time policy confirms that vacation and shift bidding will take place twice a year using Schedule Express and will be based on seniority. There are blackout dates around holidays, which can only be requested one month before the actual holiday. Only one dispatcher per shift may b

United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Court on October 22, 2025, to discuss an upcoming policy change regarding the process for reviewing ability-to-pay (ATP) requests in traffic cases. The Court is implementing a procedure in which courtroom clerks will review certain ATP applications only when they are not assigned to courtroom duties. These determinations will not be made while clerks are in the courtroom, but instead on days when they are working

On October 17, 2025, UPE met with the department about the revised Permanency Social Worker Standards CPS (Adult Protective Services). The last time the standards were published was 2019.   Throughout the policy, UPE had many suggestions for improvement that, surprisingly, the department considered and changed. These changes included making sure that the County provides chargers for all device types in order for Social Workers to "be available by cell phone during work hours…

Greetings, Union Brothers & Sisters 005/008 members met with the department regarding the federal government shutdown and Cal Fresh benefits not being administered effective November 1st, 2025. UPE’s primary concern is the safety and security of our members. The department stated that while the actual number of security staff has not been increased, the Sheriff’s Department has agreed to increase patrols by officers at all open lobbies.  UPE expressed dissatisfaction with the

United Public Employees (UPE) met with Merced County Department of Public Health on October 16, 2025, to discuss concerns raised about changes to the duties of employees in the Medical Claims Clerk classification.  During this meeting, it was reported that duties were being affected due to the implementation of an electronic software system, CureMD. The County acknowledged that the implementation of CureMD involves a structural change to how billing and related functions and

On October 16, 2024, United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Merced County Human Services Agency (HSA) to discuss updated operational directives: Directive #79 covering Work Schedules and Directive #48 covering Time and Attendance Reporting. Directive #79 outlines policies for regular work shifts, alternate work schedules (AWS), split shifts, and telework. During the meet and confer, UPE proposed several changes to protect flexibility and fairness for employees. First, UPE