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UPE Challenges DHA’s End to CTO
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...
Oct 8, 2025


DHA Meet and Confer: Fraudulent Document Referral Process
On 9/30/25, your 008-bargaining team met with the department regarding their proposal for a new fraudulent document referral process for...
Oct 2, 2025


UPE Member Update – Utility Billing Services Classes
On August 28, 2025, United Public Employees met again with the Department of Finance and Department of Personnel Services to continue...
Oct 2, 2025


Meet and Confer Update: DCFAS/APS On Call
On September 15, 2025, UPE met with the County about the revised On-Call P&P for APS (Adult Protective Services). Upon reading the...
Sep 19, 2025


Meet and Confer Update: Feedback Reports
Greetings, union brothers and sisters, On September 18th, 2025, your 008/005 governing board members met with the department for a second...
Sep 19, 2025


Meet and Confer: Leave Usage before Service Retirement
On September 11, 2025, UPE held its third meeting with the County regarding their proposed plan to implement a new policy regarding the...
Sep 17, 2025


Meet and Confer Update: Department of Finance Implementation of Key Fobs
On September 8, 2025, UPE and representatives from the Department of Finance met and conferred over the implementation of key fobs for...
Sep 12, 2025


DHA Meet and Confer Update: Implementation of Feedback Reports
On September 8, 008 and 005 governing board members met with the county for our second session discussing their want to implement...
Sep 9, 2025


005 and 008 New Contracts Ratified
Your 005 and 008 UPE Negotiations Teams are pleased to announce that the membership of both bargaining units have ratified new three-year...
Aug 13, 2025


005 and 008 Contract Negotiations Contract Ratification Vote Locations August 12, 2025
The Contract Ratification vote will take place today Tuesday August 12, 2025. Members are permitted reasonable release time to vote, up...
Aug 12, 2025


008 Tentative Agreement Summary
Below is a complete summary of the tentative agreement (TA). The UPE 008 Negotiations Team will hold an in-person membership meeting at...
Aug 6, 2025


008 Contract Negotiations: Tentative Agreement Reached
Your UPE 008 Negotiations Team reached a tentative agreement with Sacramento County today on a new 3-year contract. UPE will hold a...
Aug 6, 2025


008 Negotiation Update: New Strike Date
On August 1, 2025, your UPE 008 Negotiations Team met with Sacramento County to continue contract negotiations. While progress was made...
Aug 4, 2025


IHSS Telehealth Reassessment
On July 29, 2025, UPE and fellow 008 advocates met with IHSS for a follow-up on their upcoming implementation of the Telehealth...
Aug 1, 2025


008 Contract Negotiations
On July 31, 2025, your UPE 008 Negotiations Team met with Sacramento County to resume contract negotiations. The parties had positive...
Aug 1, 2025


STRIKE August 5th and August 6th
Since the strike on July 8, 2025, Sacramento County has yet to make any movement on their proposals. They are still asking for too many...
Jul 29, 2025


ATTENTION: DCFAS/CPS/SWH
Hello sisters and brothers of UPE! During recent site visits this week at OB3, Kings Way, and GRP, we learned that there have been rumors...
Jul 25, 2025


Meet and Confer: CWS-CARES Sandbox
On July 3, 2025, UPE met with the County regarding the new program that will replace CWS-CMS, CWS-CARES in October 2026. The State of...
Jul 17, 2025


County Doubles Down on Hardship: Ends DHA App Reg Differential
On July 11, 2025, the County provided its first response to UPE regarding bargaining since UPE declared impasse on June 24, 2023. Instead...
Jul 11, 2025


THANK YOU!
UPE wishes to extend a huge thank you to all the members who stood up for their rights and their dignity during the strike yesterday!...
Jul 9, 2025
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