On October 16, 2024, your 005 Office-Technical board met with management from DHS on Micron Avenue for our second session regarding their "Reception Desk Coverage Procedure." Management agreed to our suggested additions to the policy. The policy now protects HSCs teleworking, to avoid another incident where they would get called in on a non-office day to cover reception. It also ensures that the Admin SOA is providing coverage to reception equally along with HSCs.
Management has agreed to revise their policy and add these changes
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UPE thanks governing board members Sylvia Garcia, Jennifer Avalo, and steward Diana Corona for their participation and advocacy.
On June 2, 2026, your UPE bargaining team met with Labor Relations and members of management to discuss the implementation of a new time clocking and scheduling system. The purpose of these meetings i
Greetings, union brothers and sisters, Your 008 and 005 negotiations team met with the department over the implementation of CORE. UPE continued to try to convince the department to offer additional
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