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). The first webinar of 2023 will focus on when you change retirement systems (January 11). All online sessions start at 11:00 AM and generally last for 20 minutes. Please visit the CalPERS Webinar page to register and for more details about these and future sessions.
Know Your Rights. State Holidays. The Holidays are fast approaching, and as such, it can be a helpful reminder that CAPS MOU, Section 4.1 entitles State Scientists to several state-observed holidays with pay, in addition to any official State holidays declared by the Governor. The next state-observed holiday with pay is Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 24th), and the Day After Thanksgiving (Friday, November 25th). Additionally, every full- and part-time employee receives one personal holiday each fiscal year. Happy Holidays!
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” field to receive your incentive! CAPS is only as strong as its membership. Choose Unity. Choose Strength. Choose CAPS!
In Review. Check out what you may have missed from past CAPS Updates here:
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 Gordus, District 3 Director Itzia Rivera, District 4 Director David Rist, District 5 Director Monty Larson as members,
- Approving modifications to the CAPS Bylaws that ensure the language is gender neutral and clarifies timelines related to information release for Board Elections,
- Approving incoming CAPS Local Representatives Apollo Fraidany (CalRecycle – Cerritos) and Harihar Nepal (Waterboards – Redding).
The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2023 (to be held virtually).
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.