ESC is pleased to learn that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has announced additional COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for some utility workers. Additional information about eligibility requirements and details for how to get vaccinated are detailed here.
President Biden moved very quickly in repealing the union-busting, anti-federal worker Trump Executive Orders in his first couple of weeks in office. Read the recently released OPM guidance on implementing his reversals, which IFPTE views as yet another example of the President’s strong support for federal workers and their collective bargaining rights.
We are pleased to announce that Centro Legal de la Raza’s 1-year Contract Extension Agreement has been ratified and will go into effect on March 15th, 2021! The agreement includes guaranteed 2.25% COLAs, senior status promotion increases, additional holidays, monthly wellness days, and more!
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic turned our worlds upside down, and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions pushed Kaiser to recognize the sacrifices of our unions’ healthcare workers with a Hero Bonus. Now, Kaiser is trying to short-change thousands of our coalition sisters and brothers, including ESC members, and penalize them for not meeting PSP goals they could not meet during a pandemic — take action today and tell Kaiser CEO Greg Adams that we will not stand for this!
The new 3-year Legal Aid at Work contract achieves the excellent wages and benefits that reflect the important work you all do, including an organizational minimum wage, increased sick leave income protection time, pay increases and job classification transparency, and so much more!
The Executive Board of the Engineers and Scientists of California Local 20, IFPTE, is excited to welcome Wei-Ling Huber as the new Assistant Executive Director. A lifelong activist for justice, Wei-Ling spent the last 25 years working to improve and expand economic opportunities for East and North Bay hospitality and food service workers during her time as president of UNITE HERE 2850. She is excited to now join Local 20’s committed member leaders and talented staff in their efforts to raise contract standards to even greater heights and help more professional workers enjoy the benefits of union membership.
Due to a vacancy on the Optometry Unit Board, nominations are now open for District 3 Representative. Nominations for the position are due Monday, February 22nd, 2021.
PG&E has changed its policy on notifying employees about potential COVID exposures to comply with a new state law. PG&E will contact you directly if their contact tracing determines that you had close contact with the COVID-positive person. If you have concerns, call the PG&E HR help line, 415-973-HELP.
Last week, President John Mader and Executive Director Frankie Preciado met with the new PG&E CEO, Patti Poppe. The tone of this introductory meeting was positive and we look forward to many more to come.
IFPTE applauds and thanks President Biden for acting so quickly to overturn these destructive and draconian Trump executive orders. There remains a lot of work to undo the great damage done to our federal workforce and our federal institutions by the Trump Administration, and today’s actions by President Biden is a great start toward achieving that goal.
