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Sacramento Courts - Bargaining Survey

Your UPE Bargaining Team has officially held our first caucus meeting in preparation for negotiating our next successor contract. To make sure your voice continues to lead this process, we have developed a bargaining survey so you can tell us directly what you want to see in your next contract.

The link to the survey is attached below. Please take a few moments to complete it.

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10th ANNUAL UNITED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SCHOLARSHIP

The UPE Board of Directors is proud to announce the 10th annual United Public Employees Scholarship program. Open to the families of UPE members. The program offers $1500 scholarships to help with college expenses.
The scholarships are part of the Union’s endeavor to give back to our members. UPE is committed to investing in our membership whether it is in the form of representation, negotiations, or member appreciation programs such as these scholarships.
Applications

Applications must be postmarked by June 8, 2026. As a part of the application, those applying must complete a minimum 500-word essay, including three letters of reference and transcripts.
Scholarship recipients will be awarded at June 16, 2026, Board of Directors meeting.

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DHA - ABAWD Meeting #3

Greetings UPE sisters and brothers, Your UPE 008 team met again with DHA management on 5/1/26 regarding ABAWD/HR1 changes to the CF program. Department management agreed to several of UPE’s proposals to hopefully lessen the impact of the massive HR1 changes: Workers will be held harmless for 6 months for errors and omissions due to the newness of the program changes. Workers will be given discretion to decide which customers are “obviously unfit for employment” under the new

008 WELFARE NON-SUPERVISORY

May 1

New Countywide Policies

On April 17, 2026, UPE 005 representatives met with Sacramento County over four new proposed County-wide policies: Incompatible Activities, Nepotism, Pre-Employment Checks, and a County Code of Conduct. Incompatible Activities requires members to disclose any outside employment that may conflict with their County employment. The Pre-Employment Checks relate to what criminal history information DPS can and cannot disclose to hiring Departments while considering new candidates.

008 WELFARE NON-SUPERVISORY

Apr 28

New Countywide Policies

On April 17, 2026, UPE 005 representatives met with Sacramento County over four new proposed County-wide policies: Incompatible Activities, Nepotism, Pre-Employment Checks, and a County Code of Conduct. Incompatible Activities requires members to disclose any outside employment that may conflict with their County employment. The Pre-Employment Checks relate to what criminal history information DPS can and cannot disclose to hiring Departments while considering new candidates.

005 OFFICE TECHNICAL

Apr 28

EMD Financial Account Adjustment Policy

Greetings, UPE 005 brothers and sisters! On April 23, 2026, UPE met with the County and Labor Relations to discuss the Financial Account Adjustment Policy. This is a new policy that covers financial adjustments that may be made by the accounting section. These duties include, but are not limited to, adding or reversing charges, assessing delinquency fees, and writing off uncollectable accounts. The policy also speaks to desk procedures being written, including, but not limit

005 OFFICE TECHNICAL

Apr 23

Sutter - Interpreter Coordinator Duties

On April 17, your Sutter governing board met with management to discuss the vacant court services technician position. This position's primary duty is to coordinate interpreter services for the Court. This position has historically been hard to fill because people want to be promoted to a court clerk. Currently, court clerks are absorbing these duties without extra pay. We proposed that the court create a new specialized court clerk position with a higher pay scale for taking

SUTTER COURT

Apr 20

DHA - ABAWD Meeting 2

Greetings Union Brothers, Sisters, and Friends, Your 008 bargaining team met for the second time with the department regarding the re-implementation of ABAWD requirements for CalFresh, due to HR1. Management shared all training materials with us, and we took a deep dive into the content, training structure, and analyzed what would make this more effective for staff. Due to the diligence and extensive steps required for workers to handle ABAWD,

008 WELFARE NON-SUPERVISORY

Apr 20

Protecting your happy

...and your employee rights since 1983

Sacramento Courts - Bargaining Survey

10th ANNUAL UNITED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SCHOLARSHIP

DHA - ABAWD Meeting #3

New Countywide Policies

New Countywide Policies

EMD Financial Account Adjustment Policy

Sutter - Interpreter Coordinator Duties

DHA - ABAWD Meeting 2

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