January 16, 2011
Since October 2008, SCEA members have voluntarily agreed to economic concessions amounting to $5.23 million, of which $2.89 million is savings from the general fund, through June 30, 2014. The savings from SCEA concessions in Fiscal Year 2010-2011 alone total $2.64 million, of which $1.44 million is general fund savings. Still, the City is expected [...]
January 4, 2011
The secret ballot election for the Board of Directors of the Stockton City Employees Association (SCEA) closed on December 31. 162 ballots containing 328 votes were cast for 14 candidates in four contested regions. 6 regions were not contested. Ballots were publicly counted last night beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Chase Building. Ballot counting ended [...]
December 12, 2010
Alva "Wally" Storm (b. 1949 – d. 2010) Alva "Wally" Storm, founding president of the Stockton City Employees Association (SCEA), passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 20, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Stockton. Wally was first hired by the City of Stockton as a police dispatcher in 1986. She became active in the labor movement by joining [...]
October 30, 2010
In response to a petition by 211 members of SCEA and threatened layoffs, the Association's leadership called for a referendum to reconsider health plan changes proposed by the Health Advisory Committee but narrowly rejected by SCEA members in July. 289 members (72% of eligible voters) cast secret ballots in this election, as compared to 51 [...]
October 18, 2010
Late last week, 211 members of the Stockton City Employees Association petitioned the SCEA Board of Directors for a vote to try to spare the jobs of six of their coworkers within SCEA. In September, the Human Resources Department informed SCEA’s leadership the City Manager was considering “program reductions” that could include layoffs of 5 [...]
October 18, 2010
NOTICE OF A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION BY MAILPURPOSE OF ELECTION A secret ballot election by mail will be conducted by the Stockton City Employees’ Association (SCEA) among its members to determine whether or not SCEA should execute a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the City of Stockton that will implement immediately certain cost saving changes [...]
July 24, 2010
Changes to prescription drug copayments, annual deductibles, and the lifetime maximum benefit under the City's Modified Employee Medical Plan were disapproved by members of the Stockton City Employees Association during a secret ballot vote tonight. 58% of 212 SCEA members voting rejected a proposal by the City to increase the prescription drug copayment for non-generic drugs [...]
June 18, 2010
The jobs of 47 members of the Stockton City Employees Association were saved from elimination because of concessions approved by SCEA members on June 1. Because of the City’s financial condition, in April the City issued 58 layoff notices to SCEA members, of which 29 were civilian employees in the police department. To prevent layoffs, [...]
June 18, 2010
The SCEA Board of Directors has scheduled a general membership meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. The location of the meeting is the Chase Building, 400 East Main, Stockton, in the cafe. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following items: Discussion regarding recommendations by the Health [...]
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