November 30, 2022

Governor Authorizes Informal Time Off (ITO). Governor Newsom has continued the historic tradition of authorizing up to four (4) hours of Holiday ITO for all employees, based on time base. If you do not use your ITO during the holiday season, you may keep it until the end of the Fiscal Year. You can read more … Read more

November 22, 2022

Recruit a New Member, Earn a Recruitment Incentive. CAPS offers an incentive for recruiting new members, whether they are Rank-and-File, Supervisory, or Managerial State Scientists. The online membership application form can be located on the CAPS website at http://capsscientists.org/application. It only takes a few minutes to sign up. Make sure the applicant fills in the “referred by” … Read more

November 15, 2022

CalPERS Monthly Webinars. CalPERS provides free monthly webinars for members about their benefits and financial planning options. CalPERS invites all state employees to participate, whether new to state service, mid-career, or approaching retirement. There are two remaining upcoming online webinars for 2022. These will focus on power of attorney (November 16) and community property (December 14). … Read more

November 8, 2022

The quarterly CAPS Board of Directors’ Meeting for the 2021-2023 Board of Directors was held last Saturday, November 5, 2022. Actions by the Board of Directors included:   Approving the minutes of the August 20, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting, Approving an update Bargaining Team consisting of Chairperson District 2 Director Jacqueline Tkac, and President Margarita … Read more