CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE
CASE Advocates On-Air. CASE again publicly advocated for a sensible state telework policy in this Tuesday night report on ABC News 10 in Sacramento. “There hasn’t been a good rationale,” President Tim O’Connor said of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s return to office (RTO) order. “What happened during the pandemic (was) the legal industry in general … proved that we could accomplish our work in a virtual setting.”
CASE has been a leading public voice urging Newsom to reconsider his plan to force all state employees to work in offices at least two days per week. The News 10 story marked the sixth time a news outlet has sought an interview with our union’s leadership since departments began rolling out various RTO plans in January. Expect the state’s one-size-fits-all policy to gain more attention—and provide CASE with more opportunities to forcefully argue against it in the media—as the mid-June deadline approaches to apply the plan statewide.
2nd Annual CASE Public Service Scholars Award Application Deadline Next Week. Applications are open for the 2nd Annual CASE Public Service Scholars Award. CASE Members and their dependents pursuing higher education are invited to apply by next week’s May 1 deadline. Click here for more information and to apply (pw: membersmatter22).
MOU Suggestion Box. While we are a year away from the next round of bargaining, it’s never too soon to collect ideas for future negotiations. You have access to our MOU Suggestion Box, a place for members – and ONLY members – to contribute ideas for new or improved benefits and MOU terms at any time. We are, of course, well aware of the need for the Governor to address continuing salary lags (both within the unit and between state service and local government jobs), so we are hoping to collect your ideas on non-salary MOU items. To complete a suggestion card, click here. (pw: membersmatter22).
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
News of interest to Unit 2 legal professionals:
California sues Huntington Beach to stop voter ID requirement – CalMatters
California among 15 states recruited by Biden administration to help enforce airline consumer laws – CBS News
Sacramento pain doctor sues medical board over probation. ‘Putting my reputation in danger’ – The Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News
REMINDERS
Next CASE Board Meeting is Friday, May 17. Members are invited to attend all CASE Board Meetings. The next quarterly Board Meeting is Friday, May 17. Register here no later than Thursday, May 16 at 5:00p and you’ll receive the link by 9:00am on Friday morning to attend. (pw: membersmatter22)
Support Foster Youth and Your Health. Join your fellow CASE members for a good cause on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the Foster the Future Run in La Cañada. The event, with 5k or 10k options, benefits Journey House and CASE members receive $15 off their registration using the discount code CASE.
Tracking Return-to-Office Mandates. Your feedback on the impact of return-to-office mandates is invaluable in helping CASE prepare to meet and confer with departments and agencies as well as preparing grievances and for arbitration as necessary. Consider sharing the impact of the proposed policy changes with us via this form.