On September 14, 2026, your UPE Court Professional Bargaining Team again met with the Sacramento Court. Today, our team was able to reach a tentative agreement on a proposal that clarifies and better protects retiree healthcare. Unfortunately, the court has been unwilling to move from their positions regarding salary increases, vacation slots, and reimbursement for professional dues. Most notably, the court remains dead set against providing a salary increase to address the r

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

On August 31, 2026, your UPE Court Professional Bargaining Team met again with Sacramento Superior Court to negotiate a new contract. August 31st was the expiration date for the current contract. The parties did not reach agreement but did schedule another session for Friday, September 4, 2026. The two sides remain far apart on salary, the biggest issue. UPE continues to advocate for fair ongoing wage increases to help address the rising cost of living, while the Court cont

Today, August 28, 2026, your UPE bargaining team once again met with the court to work towards a renewed contract. At today’s session, some progress was made. However, our sides remain far apart on a deal. Our teams exchanged proposals related to expanding access to retiree healthcare. We were also able to tentatively agree with the court on a proposal that would expand employees' ability to take bereavement leave. Further, the court provided a packaged proposal aimed at ad

On August 24, 2026, your UPE Court Professional Bargaining Team and Sacramento Superior Court continued negotiations. UPE continued to make proposals designed to improve working conditions and wages. That did not change at this meeting. UPE provided a counter to expand bereavement leave and maintained our position on fair and livable wages for our members. The Court has yet to respond to UPE proposals relating to Professional Dues, increases to Service Awards, increases to Va

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

Court Offers Insulting One-Time Payment Your UPE Court Professional Unit Bargaining Team continued negotiations with Sacramento Court on August 14, 2026. UPE made seven additional proposals in an effort to improve working conditions and livable wage increases. The proposals included wage increases, protections against AI, improvements to retiree health benefits, and the ability to cash out sick leave and/or convert to vacation time. The Court responded with an insulting prop

Your UPE Court Professional Bargaining Team held its second negotiations session with the Court on July 13, 2026. UPE passed three proposals, all related to providing more time off for our members. The Court provided UPE with two proposals that seek to further clarify the existing language in the contract. The Court also countered UPE’s proposal to expand bereavement leave. The Court will be providing UPE with a presentation on its Budget for 2026/2027 on July 14, 2026.

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 represents 3500 members in the UPE 005 Office Technical and 008 Welfare Non-supervisory bargaining units in...

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On August 22, 2024, your UPE Court Office-Technical and Court Professional Bargaining teams held a Bargaining Advisory Committee meeting...