Sign the Petitions Supporting Maximum Flexibility for Telework TODAY. Active CAPS members have created petitions to advocate for departments to support maximum flexibility for telework now and into the future. CAPS intends to send these petitions to the CDFW and the Waterboards on August 1, 2022 – a month before their “return to work” deadline. There is a DWR petition in the works that will be released to the membership as well.
CAPS has seen the rumored limits of telework for employees without consideration of their individual duties or job classification come out from some departments across-the-board formally, from supervisors specific to their unit and from department executives in some instances. CAPS objects to establishing a maximum number of days for telework at any State Agency or Department. The practice would directly conflict with the statewide telework policy which requires departments to allow employee participation in telework to the fullest extent possible, and arbitrarily declines telework for employees not based upon their job duties, as defined in the Statewide Telework Policy. When CAPS receives notifications that have these limitations, CAPS submits inquiries and objections. However, the departments retort that they have no formal complaints. The petitions are step two! And should it be necessary, CAPS will file disputes on a case-by-case basis.
You can view the petitions here: Petition to CDFW, Petition to Waterboards.
Please sign these petitions as soon as possible. These petitions will not only ensure your voices are heard but demonstrate State Scientists are united in solidarity. There is power in collective action!
These petitions can be signed not only by Unit 10 State Scientists, but by anyone supporting maximum flexibility for telework. Please also pass this along to friends, family members, and others who are willing to sign.
Difficulty Accessing or Signing the Petition? Please note, some members have reported difficulty accessing the petitions, this is likely due to your department’s firewall. Members have reported success by emailing the links to themselves at a private email address. Other members have reported that submitting a comment prevents the system from accepting their signature. If that’s the case, please submit just your name, email, and zip code, and provide your comments in a letter to the designated party, as others have done in support of Bargaining, instead.
In Review. Check out what you may have missed from past CAPS Updates here:
July 12, 2022. STAND UP FOR SCIENTISTS Rally on FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022! CAPS has organized a rally in support of our Bargaining Team’s efforts for this contract on Friday, July 29, 2022, on the West Lawn of the State Capitol from noon – 2pm. We’d love to see you, your colleagues, your friends, and your family there! Register for the event so we can track attendance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-scientists-tickets-363374883057.
Please note, attendance will need to be on your own personal time, so get your leave request in early! Information about transportation options will be released soon, so stay tuned! Together we can show Governor Newsom and his Administration that we support our Bargaining Team’s efforts at the Bargaining Table, we demand pay equity, and NOW is the time to #ValueScientists!
Read the rest of the entries, or see what else you may have missed on the CAPS Website here: http://capsscientists.org/members/caps-member-updates/. The password is ChooseCAPS! – it is case-sensitive.