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More Preparations for MOU Negotiations
The contracts for the County’s Public Services, Supervisory, Clerical and Trades units will be expiring on June 30, 2025. In preparation for the upcoming negotiations for successor agreements, SLOCEA is seeking assistance from our members who are in one of the benchmark classifications…
How to Be Involved and Stay Informed During Contract Negotiations
Staying involved and informed about what’s going on with your labor union is always important, but it is especially vital during contract negotiations. As many of you know, SLOCEA will be entering into contract negotiations for our County-represented units this spring. During negotiations, our members’ active engagement…
New Year, New Contracts: Preparing for the Next Round of Negotiations
As the new year unfolds, so does an opportunity to prepare for what lies ahead in 2025: the next round of collective bargaining. In the coming year, SLOCEA will be at the bargaining table for the Trades and Big Units at the County, as well as Unit 19 at the Superior Court...
2025 Negotiating Teams Appointed by the Board of Directors
The SLOCEA Board of Directors has officially appointed the 2025 Negotiating Teams! Review the selection process and meet the Teams…
New Option for Negotiating Team Candidates
The Board of Directors has passed a resolution to allow candidates for the Negotiating Team who cannot attend the October General Membership meeting to present their nomination candidacy via Zoom on an alternative date.
Side Letter Ratified for Unit 19 at San Luis Obispo Superior Court
SLOCEA is pleased to announce that a one year extension side-letter has been ratified by Unit 19, Supervisors at the San Luis Obispo Superior Court of California...
Nominations OPEN for 2025 Negotiating Teams
Interested in serving on SLOCEA's Negotiating Teams for the County bargaining units? The nomination period for the 2025 Negotiating Teams is now open! Check out the article for more information and the nomination form.
Collective Bargaining Update: LOCSD
After five negotiation sessions and numerous proposals and email exchanges, a tentative agreement was reached between SLOCEA and the Los Osos Community Services District on March 11, 2024, signaling a significant milestone in the negotiation process.
Job Specification Revisions: Legal Clerks
On July 10, 2023, County Human Resources (HR) notified SLOCEA that HR and the departments with Legal Clerks identified the need to revise the Legal Clerk and Supervising Legal Clerk (SLC) job specifications. The primary intent was to …
County Negotiations are Concluded!
On August 29, 2022, the SLOCEA Negotiating Teams and SLO County reached tentative agreements for successor Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for the Trades, Crafts and Services Unit (bargaining unit 02) and the Big Unit. …
2022 Collective Bargaining Update
The collective bargaining season is off and running for 2022. Accordingly, SLOCEA is now at the bargaining table with two different employers on behalf of represented bargaining units…
Member Survey Update: Collective Bargaining
Our thanks and gratitude to all members who took the time out of their busy lives, to complete and return the pre-negotiations surveys recently sent to home addresses. Although the results of the surveys were still being compiled at press time, the high level of member participation was notable…