http://68.189.99.101/index.php/site/index/ en cdarker@upec792.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T17:19:01-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_announces_fall_golf_tournament/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_announces_fall_golf_tournament/#When:17:19:01Z REDDING HQ - UPEC members in the south bay area can now look forward to another golf tournament sponsored by UPEC!  Business Manager CHris Darker announced that a second PEC Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held in Pacific Grove at the City of Pacific Grove Golf Course on Friday, October 12, 2012. Plans are in the works to coordinate this benefit tournament with the LIUNA PacificSouthwest Regional Conference October 14-17th in Monterey this year. “Our Scholarship Committee is taking an opportunity to grow the UPEC’s Scholarship fund by adding an additional golf tournament to raise funds for member scholarships”, said Chris Darker. The UPEC scholarship program is self funded by the income of the annual golf tournaments. The 3rd Annual Scholarship Tournament will be held at Gold Hills Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at noon. The cost is $99.00 per person. “Our Union Relations Representative Christine Perry is the driving force behind the golf tournament’s. Christine does an excellent job of putting these together every year and the have been very successful at raising funds for our youth”, said Darker.  For more information, please contact Christine Perry at 800-241-1890. 2012-02-05T17:19:01-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/employee_rights_steward_trainings_announced/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/employee_rights_steward_trainings_announced/#When:18:51:01Z Redding HQ - UPEC Has scheduled member orientations and training for the first half of the year. A member orientation is scheduled in the Glenn-Colusa Region for Thursday, February 16th. THe time and location in Willows is pending. Employees Rights/Steward Training is scheduled in Redding for Saturday, February 25th beginning at 8:30 am - 4;30 pm and a second training on Saturday, March 24th in Capitola at 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. These trainings cover Employee rights in the workplace, Memorandums of Understanding and Steward rights and duties. All members are invited to attend the trainings and orientations. Business Manager Chris Darker and Senior Labor Relations Rep. Steve Allen are the instructors for the course. Each member receives a certificate of training. Please contact Patti Wyatt at UPEC 530-245-1890 or 800-241-1890 or by email pwyatt@upec792.com.  2012-02-03T18:51:01-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/executive_board_appoints_two_board_members/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/executive_board_appoints_two_board_members/#When:17:41:00Z REDDING HQ - The UPEC Local 792 Executive Board Appointed two (2) new Board members to vacancies on the Board at their regular monthly meeting on January 21, 2012.  Executive Board member for the Butte Region, Holly Pearson resigned in October 2011 when she accepted a job offer outside Butte County. Holly had served as the Butte Regional Representative from 2007 - 2011. Pearson is replaced by Robert Thomas who is the current President of the Butte PRofessional Employees Association in Butte County. Executive Board member for Shasta Region, Ralph Winstead was no longer eligible to serve when the Coleman Fish hatchery members voted to decertify from UPEC in December 2011. Ralph served since 2007. Winstead was replaced by Teri Bono who is a steward for the SHasta County General Unit and delegate to the Five Counties Central Labor Council in Redding. Business Manager Chris Darker administered the oath of office.  “This gets us back to having a full board with the exception of the Siskiyou Region” said Darker. Former Siskiyou DSA President Mike Karges resigned in July 2011. 2012-02-03T17:41:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_supports_ab_1208/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_supports_ab_1208/#When:00:30:00Z REDDING HQ - Business Manager Chris Darker announced this morning that both Local 792 and Local 777 are supporting AB 1208 Calderon. This bill has to do with Superior Court funding. The Bill would delete the existing way the Judicial Council allocates funding for trial court operations, and would instead require that the amount allocated to each trial court from the amount appropriated for trial court operations be equal to the pro rata share of the prior fiscal year’s adjusted base budget. Existing law provides that the Judicial Council retains the ultimate responsibility to adopt a budget and allocate funding for the trial courts,and authorize a trial court to carry unexpended funds over from one fiscal year to the next.  This Bill would delete those provisions and would instead provide that unexpended funds shall be the funds of that court, which may carry those funds over from one fiscal year to the next. This bill would prohibit those funds from being reallocated or redirected without the consent of the management of the trial court. “This Bill will give our local trial courts local control and the ability to manage it’s own money without having to spend down their funds. We believe this will provide better stability for our members”, said Darker. 2012-02-01T00:30:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_case_updates/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_case_updates/#When:07:06:00Z Redding HQ - Members can go to the Business Managers Page for new case updates. 2012-01-31T07:06:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_files_representation_petitions/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/upec_files_representation_petitions/#When:06:54:00Z REDDING - UPEC local 792 files two (2) Petitions with the Shasta Mosquito Control and Vector District last week. The Petitions cover the Technical Unit and Supervisory Unit. Employees contacted UPEC in November 2011 to discuss representation. The District Board recently prepared and passed Employer-Employee Relations Rules (EERR) that address employee-employer relations in November 2011. District employees have never before thought of forming a union but recent events prompted they organize. UPEC Business Manager Chris Darker said, “We are happy to have the support of the employees at the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District”. Darker has begun preparing proposals for a first contract for both bargaining units.  2012-01-31T06:54:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/political_candidate_forum/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/political_candidate_forum/#When:05:57:00Z REDDING - The first of several Candidate Forums is scheduled for February 4, 2012. The Saturday event will begin at 10:00 am at the Redding Headquarters of UPEC Local 792. All members are encouraged to attend this event.  Members of the Redding Joint Political Action Coordinating Committee (JPACC) will interview six (6) candidates for Assembly District 1, Senate District 1, Shasta COunty Board of Supervisors District 4. This event is open to members and their families. 2012-01-31T05:57:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/member_orientation/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/member_orientation/#When:05:54:00Z REDDING - Member Orientation for those who have joined UPEC in the past twelve months is scheduled for Tuesday, January 31st at 5:30 pm at the UPEC Office 1800 Park Marina Drive. All members and non-members in UPEC represented bargaining units are encouraged to attend. The Orientation is approximately one hour. For more Information contact UPEC at 530-245-1890. 2012-01-31T05:54:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/shasta_county_professional_bargaining_unit_meets/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/shasta_county_professional_bargaining_unit_meets/#When:17:00:00Z On January 18, 2012 members of the Shasta County Professional Unit met at the Union office. Christine Perry, Public Relations Representative, for the Union met with the members. Christine spoke about the “Employee Spotlight” program that will highlight the special achievement’s of our Union members throughout the north state. Christine also discussed our UPEC Scholarship program for the sons and daughters of our members who are graduating high school this year. The money for the scholarship program is raised through an annual golf tournament sponsored by UPEC. No Union dues are used for the scholarships. This years golf tournament is set for June 10, 2012 at Gold Hills Golf Club starting at 1:00 PM. Come out and help support our scholarship program. We had discussion on the negotiation surveys that were sent out. If you are interested in being on the negotiation team and have not received negotiation training please plan on attending the next negotiation training session (TBA). It is required that you attend training prior to being placed on the negotiation team. There will be an orientation meeting set for January 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM at the Union office to learn what the Union does for the employees that we represent. This meeting is open to any employee of any organization that is represented by UPEC. Please RSVP at 245 1890 if you plan on attending. Our next member meeting for the Professional Unit is set for Thursday February 16, 2012 starting at 5:30 PM so that Business Manager Chris Darker and Senior Labor Representative Steve Allen can attend.  2012-01-26T17:00:00-08:00 http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/shasta_county_general_unit_meeting2/ http://www.upec792.org/index.php/site/shasta_county_general_unit_meeting2/#When:20:31:00Z A little over thirty members of the Shasta County General Unit met on January 17, 2012. Christine Perry discussed the Union sponsored “Employee Spotlight” program that recognizes members from all of our bargaining unit’s in the north state. Any member can be spotlighted for there services in the community or other talents that they may have. Christine also discussed our UPEC Scholarship program for the sons and daughters of our members who are graduating high school this year. The scholarship money is raised through an annual golf tournament sponsored by UPEC. None of the Union dues are used for this program. This years tournament is set for June 10, 2012 at Gold Hills Golf Club starting at 1:00 PM. Come out and help support our scholarship program. We had discussion on the negotiation surveys that were returned and some members expressed an interest in attending the next negotiation training session. It is required that you attend a training prior to being placed on the negotiation team. There will be an orientation meeting set for January 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM at the Union office to learn what the Union does for the employees that we represent. This meeting is open to any employee, of any organization, that is represented by UPEC. Please RSVP at 245 1890 if you plan on attending. Our next General Unit member meeting is set for Wednesday February 15, 2012 starting at 5:30 PM so that Business Manager Chris Darker and Senior Labor Representative Steve Allen can attend. 2012-01-25T20:31:00-08:00