The quarterly CAPS Board of Directors’ Meeting for the 2021-2023 Board of Directors was held on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Actions by the Board of Directors included: Approving the minutes of the May 21, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting, as amended live, Committing the Elections Committee to conduct a census and review a possible modification … Read more
Know Your Rights: Weingarten Rights. State Scientists (and all state employees) have the right to request a union representative to attend a meeting they reasonably believe will result in disciplinary action. These rights are called “Weingarten Rights” which are derived from a 1975 Supreme Court Case (NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc.). These rights apply in … Read more
Supervisor’s Committee Annual Meet and Confer Scheduled. The CAPS Supervisor’s Committee’s annual Meet and Confer with CalHR has been scheduled for Friday, August 19, 2022. The Committee will use the meeting to discuss items of importance to CAPS Supervisory members, including wages; direct report to supervisor ratios; workload; geopay; and others. Wear your CAPS Shirt … Read more
Highlights (see paragraphs below for more detail on these topics): CAPS shared new member letters, an additional article about the importance of recruiting and retaining State Scientists and a podcast that highlighted the article. CAPS passed two proposals to the State – 2.xx and 6.1 One section was tentatively agreed to: 6.2 CalHR brought in … Read more
CalPERS Released Preliminary Health Plan Premium Rates. The CalPERS Pension and Health Benefits Committee are working with the health plans to release final rates for Board approval in July. However, at the Committee’s June meeting, preliminary rates were released for 2023. All projected 2023 HMO rates can be viewed here, and PPO rates here. Additionally, … Read more
CAPS Continues to Engage on Telework. As mentioned in a previous CAPS Update (the password is ChooseCAPS! – it is case-sensitive), CAPS delivered the CDFW and Waterboards Petitions to the Department’s Labor and Executive Offices on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Waterboards recently relented upon a department-wide approach to limiting telework, however, CAPS has heard that there … Read more