CASE had the pleasure of meeting labor leader Dolores Huerta after successful conversations with legislators and staff about the plight of CASE membership prior to the start of the legislature’s summer recess.
Save the date for CASE Summer Baseball Fun!
Join CASE members in your area for a night of baseball, networking and fun. Tickets will cost $15-$20 and purchase information is coming soon. This is a great opportunity to get to know the CASE board and colleagues across state government.
· San Francisco Giants on Tuesday September 3 at 6:45 pm, Lower Box Section 127
· Los Angeles Angels on Friday September 13 at 6:38 pm, Section 107
· Sacramento River Cats on Friday September 20 at 6:45 pm, Section 123
· Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday September 25 at 7:10 pm, Section 39RS
Unit 2 Attorneys Help Secure $50 Million Settlement with Vitol and SK as Part of Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Ongoing Enforcement Against Big Oil
Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a $50 million settlement with Vitola, SK Energy Americas, Inc., and its parent company SK Trading International (SK). You can read more about the settlement here.
Update on the WCJ Grievance. As to the former WCJ classification, an arbitrator has been selected with regards to grievance for the retroactive 4.5% raise for the period of July 2023 to February 2024. Until there is a resolution or decision as to this grievance, the next 4.5% raise will not begin until February 2025. As the arbitration proceeds forward, CASE will keep you updated.
2024 Special Salary Adjustments Take Effect. With the arrival of the new fiscal year on July 1, the maximum salary range of all Unit 2 classifications except Attorney level III classifications (see class codes identified in below) increased by 4.5%. Employees who were at the current maximum for 12 qualifying pay periods or more moved to the new maximum of the range. All other employees retained their salary and salary anniversary dates.
Also, effective July 1, the maximum salary range of the Attorney level III classifications (see classifications below) increased by 10%:
· 5795 Attorney III
· 5706 Deputy Attorney General III
· 5789 Deputy Attorney III, Caltrans
· 6180 Industrial Relations Counsel III (Specialist)
· 5812 Public Utilities Counsel III, CPUC
· 5537 Real Estate Counsel III (specialist)
· 6274 Senior Board Counsel, ALRB
· 6115 Senior Fair Employment and Housing Counsel (Specialist)
· 6733 Tax Counsel III (Specialist)
· 5763 Deputy State Public Defender Range C (only)
· 6204 Sr. Commission Counsel (Specialist) FFPC
Employees who had been at the current maximum for 12 qualifying pay periods or more were moved to the new maximum of the range. All other employees retained their salary and salary anniversary dates.
We expect to see the increase reflected in the pay you receive for time worked in July, issuing on or about August 1. CASE will continue to monitor CalHR and the State Controller’s work to implement the raises through required pay letters.
Note: The SSAs that were effective on July 1 will allow employees who had not been at the maximum of their pay scale for the last 12 months, to receive their MSA on their regular anniversary date. MSAs generally increase by 5% but cannot exceed the top of the pay scale.
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, 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).
REMINDERS
Next CASE Board Meeting is Friday, August 9. Members are invited to attend all CASE Board Meetings. The next quarterly Board Meeting will be Friday, August 9 in San Diego, California at the Hyatt Regency UTC. Prior to this meeting, on August 8 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, the Board will be conducting a meet and greet. If you would like to attend, please click here to register online. (pw: membersmatter22).
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.