On February 17, 2026, UPE met and conferred with representatives from Sacramento County and SCERS regarding updates to the County's policy regarding Retired Annuitants. Retired Annuitants are retired County employees who come back to work for the County on a part-time basis. Both State Law and SCERS rules tightly regulate the use of annuitants. State law was recently updated to allow SCERS to fine Departments $200 for failing to properly monitor and report on their use of ret

On February 18, 2026, UPE met and conferred with representatives from Sacramento County DPS regarding the OA/OS class study. The County agreed to a change proposed by UPE to the class specifications that maintains the current relationship between education and experience for determining whether an applicant meets MQs. UPE also proposed, and the County agreed to a change to the Lead OA and OS classifications that better makes clear they are not supervisors and should not be di

As you are well aware, on November 20, we held a ratification vote for the tentative agreement reached between the Place Superior Court and your Bargaining Unit, and the contract was ratified with a 55% margin . The terms of the new contract will go into effect on the December 19, 2025 , pay period. UPE would like to thank the bargaining team and its members for their support throughout the process. TOGETHER WE STAND STRONG!

UPE met and conferred with representatives from the Sacramento Court on November 18, 2025, regarding the planned implementation of an online portal for defendants to apply for Trial by Declaration (TBD). With the implementation of the portal, defendants will still be able to make written requests for TBD, but there will no longer be a de novo option, and defendants will no longer have to post bail. The process for handling written TBDs will not change. When someone uses the o

On November 6, 2025, UPE met with the County about expanding online reporting to now include the general public, in addition to mandated reporters. The department has stated they expect this to reduce the number of phone calls, but they do not expect this to change the overall workload. UPE asked if there is another County that has adopted this model and what their stats are, phone calls vs. online reports. This information was not readily available, and they wanted to know w

Thursday, November 20, 2025       7:30 am, Juvenile Unit – 11270 B Ave., Auburn Thursday, November 20, 2025        Dept 6 / 10:00 am – 11:00 am        Historic Courthouse - 101 Maple St., Auburn  Thursday, November 20, 2025 11:30 am – 3:30 pm / 2nd Floor Training Room Gibson Courthouse -10820 Justice Center Dr, Roseville     YES, vote to ratify the contract No vote will be considered a strike vote TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG!

On November 13, 2025, our Bargaining Team met with Court Administration and their representative from the Judicial Council to continue discussions on a successor agreement. We have made numerous attempts to collaborate with the Court to reach an agreement, but they have been unwilling to give a proposal that has a guaranteed increase, only language that would trigger a higher increase. By the end of the day, we were able to reach a tentative agreement when the Court finally s

On November 13, 2025, UPE and your Court bargaining team finalized the bargaining process by holding a ratification vote. Our members had the opportunity to be part of this process by casting their votes, and we are happy to report that 100% of those votes were in favor of ratification. The contract is slated to take effect on the first full pay period of December, so there will be a change to your wages. UPE would like to thank the bargaining team members, Jennifer Lambert,

On October 21, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with Sacramento Courts to discuss ongoing concerns related to the Self-Help Unit, including the transfer of Deputy Clerks out of the unit and the impact it has on the paralegals. UPE requested this meet and confer after learning that two Deputy Clerks assigned to the Family Law Facilitator’s Office (FLFO) were transferred to other departments — one to Records and the other to Family Law because the courts stated that not

Greetings, Union Brothers & Sisters  On November 6th, the 005/008 bargaining team met with the department for the second time regarding the closure of the 28th Street bureau. Previously, UPE proposed that all HSSs in the Yellow & Green groups be allowed to bid by location based on seniority. Today, the department officially accepted that proposal and agreed to allow CSRs to bid by location regardless of special skills. These are both victories for our 28th Street members. UPE

Our bargaining team has contacted the court to see if they are interested in returning to the bargaining table. We have scheduled a meeting for Thursday, November 13th , to resume negotiations in hopes of reaching an agreement and finalizing a contract. We will provide an update to our members after the meeting. Stay tuned! TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG!

UPE will be holding voting on Thursday November 13th from 11:30-1:30 pm in the Jury Assembly Room. Please come and cast your vote! Tentative Agreement Summary Economics Two-Year Contract. Salary Adjustment for all Classifications. 2026: 5.5% 2027: 2% Increase to longevity benefit for any employee with 25 and 30 years of service. They will now get a 5% one-time lump sum payment, instead of the prior 2.5%. This brings them up to the 5% that the 15 and 20 years of service get. I