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On September 23, 2026, UPE met and conferred with representatives from Sacramento Superior Court over plans to upgrade the phone system at FRC. The Court will now be using Cisco Finesse. This new system will require those taking calls to log into the system on their computer with a unique ID. They will then need to place themselves in Ready mode to receive calls and Not Ready mode when they are not prepared to take a call, such as on break or away from their desk. The new sys

UPE met and conferred on September 21, 2026, with representatives from DHA regarding changes to the handling of WTW sanctions. First, all sanctions must be cured on intake (if there has been a 30-day break in aid), during recertification, and now during continuing contacts where clients express a desire to cure the sanction and an intent to participate in WTW activities. These changes are state-mandated. The state promised a change to CAL-SAWs that would automatically cure

BALLOT VOTING HAS OPENED FOR COURT OFFICE TECHNICAL ~ Specialized Employee Chapter (Account Clerk, Paralegal, Lead Court Attendant, Court Services Coordinator, Judicial Secretary) If you have not received an emailed link to vote, please check your spam! For assistance call the union office (916)736-9503 Results for those chapters not generating a ballot to be seated 2027 for a 3-year term: 005 Chapter 1 (1 seat) Stephanie Juarez 008 Service Chapter (2 seats) Deanna Green

Greetings UPE Family! On September 14, 2026, your UPE negotiations team met with the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) and the Office of Labor Relations about the update made to the above-referenced policy. There are two (2) updates to this policy: the first being an update to form CS106 and the second being an update to the name of Publication 86 listed in the Related Documents section of this policy. The form CS106 (Special Skills Service Request) was

Greetings UPE Family! On September 14, 2026, your UPE negotiations team met with the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) and the Office of Labor Relations about the update made to the above-referenced policy. There was a complete overhaul of this P&P since the last one was in 2001. In the policy, it was not clear whether a referral has already been made to the PHN by ER and whether there is a PHN assigned; if the referral is promoted to IS, does there

On September 14, 2026, your UPE Court Professional Bargaining Team again met with the Sacramento Court. Today, our team was able to reach a tentative agreement on a proposal that clarifies and better protects retiree healthcare. Unfortunately, the court has been unwilling to move from their positions regarding salary increases, vacation slots, and reimbursement for professional dues. Most notably, the court remains dead set against providing a salary increase to address the r