Category Archives: Contract Negotiations
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 [...]
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, [...]
May 12, 2010
NOTICE OF A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION BY MAIL PURPOSE 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 members wish to execute a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the City of Stockton that will modify the current [...]
March 31, 2010
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, SCEA had a general membership meeting to share information about the City's budget crisis receive comments and suggestions from members.Discussion was lead by SCEA attorney Joe Rose of the Rose Law Firm, P.C., with the SCEA Board of Directors in attendance, and was centered around the expectation that the City [...]
June 20, 2009
This evening, the secret ballots were publicly counted in SCEA's election for the City concessions proposal. There were 277 ballots cast in the election, representing 61% of SCEA's total membership (452). Of those, 187 members (68%) voted to reject the concessions proposal. 90 members (32%) voted to approve the concessions proposal. There were 189 ballots cast [...]
May 20, 2009
In their continuing efforts to close the budget gap, the City Council and City Manager Gordon Palmer are requesting further labor concessions from all bargaining units, including SCEA. In a recent message posted on the City's website, Mr. Palmer announced the City's desire that all employees make a monthly contribution to healthcare premiums along with [...]
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