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Meet and Confer Update: Court Public Copy Machines
United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Court on September 17, 2025, regarding the Court’s proposal to discontinue four public copy...
2 days ago


COT M&C: VTO Program
On August 13, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Courts to discuss a new proposed program called...
Aug 29


UPE Update – Courtroom Clerks
On July 22, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with Sacramento Superior Courts management at the Carol Miller Justice Center to...
Aug 1


UPE Update: Interpreter Scheduling System Change
UPE and the Courts met on July 16, 2025, to discuss the “Interpreter System Change.” The Sacramento Superior Court is switching from the...
Aug 1


Important Policy Update for Court Staff Domestic Violence and the Workplace
UPE met with Sacramento Superior Court management on June 25, 2025, to discuss the implementation of Policy 812: Domestic Violence and...
Jul 23


Update Court Attendants Uniform Policy and Allowance
UPE recently met and conferred with the Courts on June 23, 2025, regarding updates to the Court Attendant Uniform Policy, effective July...
Jul 23


Meet and Confer Update: COT Class Study
On July 14, 2025, UPE held its final meeting with the Court regarding the Court Office Technical Classification Study. The Classification...
Jul 18


2025 Voluntary Time Off (VTO) Program – Update
On June 16, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with representatives from the Sacramento Superior Court to discuss the Voluntary Time...
Jul 10


Important Information Regarding Planned Strike for UPE Court Office Technical and Court Professional Units
United Public Employees represents 3500 members in the UPE 005 Office Technical and 008 Welfare Non-supervisory bargaining units in...
Jul 7


Meet and Confer: Implementation of New Scanning Procedures
UPE recently met with the Courts on May 21, 2025, to discuss the rollout of new scanning procedures for employees in the Family and...
Jun 25


Meet and Confer Update: Court Office Technical Class Study
On June 11, 2025, your UPE Court Office Technical Governing Board met again with Sacramento Superior Court regarding the ongoing class...
Jun 13


Improving Working Conditions
Executive Director Ted Somera and the Court Executive Officer Lee Seale invite members/employees in the Court Office Technical Bargaining...
Apr 15


Improving Working Conditions
Executive Director Ted Somera and the Court Executive Officer Lee Seale invite members/employees in the Court Office Technical Bargaining...
Apr 11


Court Attendant Uniform Dress Code Policy
Dear Brothers & Sisters, We want to update you on the ongoing discussions regarding the proposed changes to the Court Attendant Uniform...
Apr 9


Window Hours & Copy Requests at Family Law Facilitator's Office
UPE recently met and conferred with the Court regarding two topics that impact the daily operations at the Family Law Facilitator’s...
Mar 7


Courtroom Clerk Assignments
On February 26, 2025, UPE continued its discussions with the Sacramento Superior Court regarding proposed changes to Courtroom Clerk...
Mar 7


Sacramento Courts: Court Vehicle Defensive Driving Course
UPE met and conferred with the Court this week regarding a new Court vehicle-use policy. As part of new state mandates, the Court has...
Feb 13


4/10 Schedule at Carol Miller Justice Center
UPE held a meet and confer with the Court on January 7, 2024, over the Court’s plan to close CMJC every Friday and shift staff to a 4-day...
Jan 10


Sacramento Courts: Vacation Slot Increase Petition Process
UPE met with the Court to draft a procedure for units to petition for increases in the number of allotted vacation slots. Each unit has...
Jan 9


Sacramento Courts: Vacation Slot Adjustments
UPE met and conferred with the Court about a proposal to reduce the number of vacation slots for certain units specified in the chart...
Jan 9
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