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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


Healthcare Cost Relief For 2026 – Unit 3 Members
Merced County has announced that health insurance premiums will rise in general by approximately 13.9%Â in 2026. This increase is due to...
Oct 1


Meet and Confer Update: Airports Dispatch Emergency Staffing
On September 19, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) again met with the Department of Airports to address the ongoing staffing shortages...
Oct 1


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...
Oct 1


Sutter Bargaining Update
On September 25, your Sutter Bargaining team met with the Court for our 2nd negotiations session. We passed over about 8 proposals, some...
Sep 30


Placer Bargaining Update
Yesterday, your bargaining team met with the Court team and the CEO to address the current bargaining impasse. Both sides articulated...
Sep 30


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


Placer Bargaining Update
As many of you may have seen from the posted position statement by the Court, we did not offer a counter to the Court's package proposal...
Sep 19


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


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


Meet and Confer: Yuba Update P&P
On September 12, your Yuba governing board met with the court to discuss updates to their policies and procedures manual. Most of the...
Sep 16


Sutter Bargaining Update
On September 15, your Sutter bargaining team met with the Court for our second contract negotiation session. We went over their draft FY...
Sep 16
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