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

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

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

On October 21, 2025, UPE met again with representatives from the Department of Finance to follow up on the implementation of the new property tax system that the Department had recently implemented.   UPE called attention to the fact that the transition has been slow, as processes are still being updated for the new system. The Department acknowledged that the new system has slowed work down and that there are issues.   UPE asked that the Department send all employees the loc

Greetings, union brothers and sisters. Your 008 & 005 bargaining unit met with the department today regarding the closure of 28th Street. The department stated that members will begin to move as early as January 2026 in small groups over time. The building will be turned over to the owners by June of 2026. The County’s intention is to allow some function groups to bid on their new location based on seniority & others would not and would therefore be forced to go to certain wo

On October 14, 2025, UPE met with the Department of Airports to discuss several Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Topics included Fire Call Handling, General Emergency Call Handling, Law Enforcement Call Handling, Trainer Responsibilities, Audio/Video Review and Release, Aviation Worker Screening, Airport Vacation Bidding, Communications Center environment, Overtime Selection and Assignment, and Scheduling and Leave Time. UPE is still in the process of meeting with the de

UPE met and conferred with representatives from the Coroner's Office on October 7, 2025, over their plan to add security cameras to the lobby and property room. Two cameras are planned for the lobby. One providing coverage of the entrance and front counter, and another placed over the badge door facing back to the front counter. They also plan to install one camera in the property room, which is a state requirement. UPE clarified with the Department that the purpose of the ca

United Public Employees (UPE) met with Sacramento County on October 3, 2025, to discuss Senate Bill 525 (SB 525) the new state law that raises the minimum wage for health care workers. During the meeting, we talked about who qualifies as a “health care employee.” This includes County workers who spend more than half of their work time providing patient care, health care services, or supporting health care operations. Under SB 525, these employees must earn at least $21 per ho

As most are aware, DHA announced on October 6, 2025, that CTO would no longer be available for OT through the end of the 2026 fiscal...

On 9/30/25, your 008-bargaining team met with the department regarding their proposal for a new fraudulent document referral process for...

On August 28, 2025, United Public Employees met again with the Department of Finance and Department of Personnel Services to continue...

On September 19, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) again met with the Department of Airports to address the ongoing staffing shortages...

Greetings, union brothers and sisters, On September 18th, 2025, your 008/005 governing board members met with the department for a second...

On September 11, 2025, UPE held its third meeting with the County regarding their proposed plan to implement a new policy regarding the...

On September 8, 2025, UPE and representatives from the Department of Finance met and conferred over the implementation of key fobs for...

On September 8, 008 and 005 governing board members met with the county for our second session discussing their want to implement...

On September 5, 2025, UPE met and conferred with representatives from the Department of Finance regarding the implementation of a new Tax...

On August 22, 2025, United Public Employees met with the Department of Personnel Services (DPS) and the Department of Finance (DoF) to...

On August 18, 005, advocates and board members met with DCSS management to discuss a pilot to shift the NRPS-IN process from Child...

Your 005 and 008 UPE Negotiations Teams are pleased to announce that the membership of both bargaining units have ratified new three-year...