On September 23, 2026, UPE met and conferred with representatives from Sacramento Superior Court over plans to upgrade the phone system at FRC. The Court will now be using Cisco Finesse. This new system will require those taking calls to log into the system on their computer with a unique ID. They will then need to place themselves in Ready mode to receive calls and Not Ready mode when they are not prepared to take a call, such as on break or away from their desk. The new sys

To allow greater participation by our membership, your UPE Court Professional and Office Technical Bargaining teams will hold in-person strike authorization votes at all Courthouses on September 16, 2026. Strike Authorization Vote September 16, 2026 TCS 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Conference Room 485 FRC 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Room 210 (2nd Floor Break Room) JCH 11:00 am to 2:00 pm 1st Floor Staff Lounge CMJC 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Room 210 UPE Staff and Bargaining Team members will be a

Strike Authorization Vote September 10, 2026 UPE Union Hall 9333 Tech Center Dr. Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95826 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm UPE and Sacramento Court continue to bargain, but the Court is not making the movement necessary to obtain a fair contract. Your UPE Bargaining Teams are calling on members to attend a strike authorization vote at the BAC Meeting on September 10th. The time for collective action is drawing near, and members must continue to show the Court we wi

Unfortunately, Sacramento Superior Court under Kelly Sullivan’s administration continues to undervalue its employees and employ more and more excuses for not offering our members a fair and livable raise. Today, the Court’s latest lame excuse was the need to preserve reserve funds in case a natural disaster were to strike the Court. The only natural disaster to strike the Court is the ongoing disaster caused by the Court’s mismanagement of its staff and funds. Members cont

On August 26, 2026, your UPE Office Technical Bargaining Team continued negotiations with Sacramento Superior Court. This was the last scheduled bargaining session before the expiration of the contract on August 31, 2026. The parties did not reach agreement and remain far apart on key issues, but the sides did schedule another meeting for September 3, 2026. The Court increased its compensation offer to a one-time payment of $1,000 for all employees. This is only a $250 increa

Just when we thought the Court couldn't go any lower, they slithered in yet another slimy proposal—this time targeting our members' vacation rights. Today, the Court responded to UPE's proposal to increase vacation slots for all units with their own proposal. The Court proposal contains language that could reduce the number of available vacation slots and potentially give the CEO discretion to decide whether certain units should lose vacation slots altogether. Vacation time i

On August 6, 2026, UPE met with the Sacramento Superior Court regarding its proposal to eliminate the daily lunch closure and implement continuous public service hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During the meeting, UPE presented information from other California trial courts and written statements from current and former Civil Self-Help Services employees. UPE advocated for employee safety by proposing: A consistent law enforcement presence in the Civil Self-Help Services

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 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

United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Court on October 22, 2025, to discuss an upcoming policy change regarding the process for reviewing ability-to-pay (ATP) requests in traffic cases. The Court is implementing a procedure in which courtroom clerks will review certain ATP applications only when they are not assigned to courtroom duties. These determinations will not be made while clerks are in the courtroom, but instead on days when they are working

United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Court on September 17, 2025, regarding the Court’s proposal to discontinue four public copy...

On August 13, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Courts to discuss a new proposed program called...

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

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

UPE met with Sacramento Superior Court management on June 25, 2025, to discuss the implementation of Policy 812: Domestic Violence and...

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