Business Manager Elected to Vice President of CLC

Sunday, January 31, 2010

REDDING - The 2010 Officer Elections were held for the Five Counties Central Labor Council on January 28th. Approximately 60 delegates from Northstate Unions were in attendance for the vote. Long time President Dwight Evans, IBEW Local 340 was re-elected as President followed by Chris Darker, LiUNA/UPEC Local 792 as 1st Vice President, Loel Yerion, UFCW Local 8 as 2nd Vice President, and Ruth Rhodes of APWU, Local 960 as Secretary-Treasurer. Council Officers serve two-year terms .
The Central Labor Council represents Unions who have members working in Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties. Darker had been nominated for President but a couple days before the election decided to withdraw his nomination for the Vice President post. Labor Council meetings are on the 4th Thursday of each month beginning at 6:00 p.m at 900 Locust Street in Redding.

Business Manager Comments on SCGU Vote

Go to Business Managers Office for his comments and update.

Shasta County General Unit Vote

Thursday, January 21, 2010

The result of the Shasta County General Unit vote that occurred on January 21, 2010 was Yes. We will keep the SCGU informed as we move forward with the outcome of this vote. If you have any questions feel free to contact the UPEC Union office at (530) 245-1890.

LiUNA Donates $25,000 to Haiti Quake Victims

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Washington DC - LIUNA will donate $25,000 to the relief effort in Haiti, where a massive earthquake devastated the capital and killed tens of thousands of people. In addition, LIUNA Local 1652 - whose membership includes many men and women of Haitian origin who still have family members on the island - has responded by sponsoring a collection of goods and funds that will be donated to victims and by talking to local radio stations appealing for community help. 

Modoc Medical Center to Pay OT Owed to Ambulance Personnel

Friday, January 15, 2010

The Modoc Medical Center has finally begun the payment of overtime owed to fifteen employees of the Ambulance Department at the hospital. During negotiations in the summer of 2009 the Union learned that the Ambulance Department had erroneously denied overtime to its personnel basing their decision on a special exemption for police officers and firefighters. The Union immediately brought this to the attention of the new administration at the hospital and it has taken until now to pay the employees what they are owed. These thousands of dollars in payments will be going out to these employees over the next four paychecks.

The error was made upon the inception of ambulance personnel as full time employees at the hospital over two years ago. The Union would like to thank the employees of the ambulance crews who perform a dangerous and heroic job for the citizens of Modoc County for being patient through this long and drawn out process. The Union would also like to thank the current hospital administration for recognizing the error when it was brought to their attention and eventually rectifying the problem.

Shasta Deputy Sheriff’s Avoid Unilateral from BOS

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

REDDING - The Shasta County Deputy Sheriff’s Association were relieved this morning when the Board of Supervisors dropped a unilateral implementation of a last, best and final offer from the agenda. The Board emerged at 9:15 am this morning and announced that the item had been tabled to January 26th. The Board received a counter proposal from the Association last week which the Board is considering.