Shasta Courts MOU Changes (Proposed) Posted in Downloads Section

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

A summary document describing the proposed MOU changes that implement an increase in vacation accrual and corresponding salary decrease for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 has been posted in our downloads section.  Please log in and visit “Downloads” to view the proposal.

A meeting has been called for Wednesday June 24, 2009 at noon in the Department 8 Courtroom.  We will circulate additional copies of the summary there for discussion and vote.

These changes are in connection with an effort to mitigate budget shortfalls at Shasta Courts and potential legislated furlough days.  While they do not guarantee total budget security and cannot therefore guarantee that no layoffs could occur if the budget situation worsens - these represent our best efforts at addressing the budget shortfall problem as we currently understand it to be.

Shasta County Administrator to Meet with Unions

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

REDDING - Shasta County Chief Administative Officer responded today to a request from the county unions to meet over the budget issues The meeting has been scheduled for Friday, June 12 at 9:00 a.m. in Board Chambers for the Joint Issues Forum (JIF) members to meet with the County Administrator Larry Lees, Board of Supervisors Chairman Glenn Hawes, County Negotiator Gene Bell, Human Resources Director Michelle Schafer, and Marty Bishop.
UPEC Business Manager Chris Darker said the unions want to be proactive rather than reactive to the needs of the County and the citizens they serve. County Management has agreed to allow each bargaining unit to bring an additional 3 bargaining unit members to this meeting.  These members must get permission from their supervisors to attend and will only be allowed 1 hour of County paid time to attend the meeting. 

Motion for Default Judgement Filed Against SRMC

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -The National Labor Relations Board Region 20 filed a Motion for Default Judgement against the former owners of Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) for an Unfair Labor Practice charge (ULP) on June 9, 2009. The former owners have not responded to the NLRB case filed by UPEC in December 2008. UPEC petitioned the NLRB on behalf of all UPEC represented employees at SRMC that employees be paid their severance pay and benefits they should have received on October 31, 2008 when Prime Healthcare took over the hospital on November 1, 2008. as agreed in the Union contract and/or SRMC Policies.
The hearing scheduled for next Monday, June 15, 2009 has been postponed until July 28, 2009. 

DRAFT SRMC RN Contract Posted

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Members and Bargaining Unit Employees are invited to view the draft SRMC RN Contract, available in our downloads section.  You can follow the link from this page directly to that Draft Contract as well:  Click on the link below.

Click here to View or Download the Draft SRMC RN Contract. Document No Longer Available.

UPEC 2009 Conference Shortened

REDDING - The first Annual UPEC Local 792 Conference will be shortened to the Saturday agenda only. Those who have signed up already will receive a phone call to advise of the change. “I think we found that during these economic times that an extra overnight stay makes the difference for many of our members” said Business Manager Chris Darker. There is still room for members to attend both the Golf tournament and conference.

UPEC Wins Big for SRMC Nurse

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

REDDING - UPEC Local 792 represented a former Shasta Regional Medical Center Registered Nurse before the Department of Industrial Relations on May 6, 2009. RN Angela Eckelman was seeking $310.48 in back wages that were owed her following her layoff on October 31, 2008. UPEC Labor Relations Representative Dave Ritchie aggressively pursued the case on her behalf and won an additional $13,971.60 in penalties against Shasta Regional Medical Center.
Business Manager Chris Darker said, “Unfortunately we can’t predict when an employer is going to violate federal law as SRMC did last October. We can, however, and we will, aggressively go after those who do. Just because we may not have a contractual or legal obligation to resolve the devastating affects, I feel a moral obligation to represent our former members and get what they are owed”. UPEC continues to represent former SRMC employees in matters related to the devastating layoff of October 31, 2008.