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Your Rights in an Investigative Interview
The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has held that when an employer conducts an investigatory interview to investigate allegations of misconduct against an employee, the union has the right to reasonable notice of the alleged wrongdoing in advance of the interview.
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. …
SLOCEA History: February 1988 Interview with Eva Hurd, a SLOCEA Pioneer
A 1988 interview with one of SLOCEA’s founding members, Eva Hurd, from the SLOCEA archives.
“SLO County Is Lucky To Have A Strong Advocate Like SLOCEA”
After working for the past year in a position represented by a very large union I have been reflecting on my time as a member of SLOCEA…
Thank You, Pat, For Eight Years Of Steadfast Leadership
In April 2014, SLOCEA was transitioning to our new General Manager Pat McNamara. At that time, I had just 2½ years under my belt as SLOCEA’s Field Representative and was still extremely green…
2022 Academic Scholarship Recipients Announced
It is truly SLOCEA’s honor to award Academic Scholarships. This year we received nine outstanding applications - each extremely impressive and certainly worthy of special recognition for all their hard work and dedication. SLOCEA’s Academic Scholarship Committee awarded three Academic Scholarships and six Academic Awards..
Labor Terms to Know
Since SLOCEA and the County are in the throws of negotiations for a successor agreement, this seemed like a good time to further clarify some of the labor terms and jargon that you may be reading on the Member Portal…
The Importance of the Member Portal
During the 2014 collective bargaining cycle, SLOCEA introduced the Member Portal. This new site was added to the home page of our website and was primarily created to provide confidential, up-to-date news and information to the membership regarding negotiations for their individual bargaining unit…
SLOCEA Endorsed Candidates Elected to Office
On June 7, 2022, Americans throughout California participated in this year’s primary elections. Among the many issues on the ballot to be decided by voters, were the questions of which candidates are worthy to serve on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, for districts 2, 3 and 4?
SLOCEA’s Special Emergency Grant Program
In April 2021, SLOCEA’s Board of Directors established a Special Emergency Grant (SEG) program, which is intended to get cash rapidly into the hands of a member’s designated recipient in the event of the members death…
Am I “On Call”??
We all know that anytime you are doing work for your employer you must be compensated. However, some employees don’t realize that they also need to be compensated if they are off duty but required to be available to respond to unforeseen issues…
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…
SLOCEA Makes History, Celebrates 75 Years!
This year SLOCEA makes history by recognizing our 75-year Anniversary as a labor union in San Luis Obispo County. While that’s a lot of history, preserving the rights of workers goes back much farther…
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…
New BOD and Steward Appointments
At the March 16th SLOCEA Board of Directors meeting, the Board appointed Rosario Depew to the Board of Directors, seat #6 and Garrett Frice to the Steward Committee…
Grievance Procedures
A grievance is a formal complaint lodged by an employee against their employer. There are various ways for employees to settle informal and formal disputes and address complaints with their employer, and every agency that SLOCEA represents handles it a little differently. However, all agencies have a specific grievance process and varying timelines for filing a formal grievance…
Annual Performance Evaluations
The annual performance evaluation is a review of your work performance for a one-year period of time and is part of your official employment record, so it’s an important document that is maintained in your permanent personnel file…
What is an Interactive Process under the ADA?
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prohibit discrimination of an employee’s disability and mandate employers to participate in a good faith Interactive Process with the employee…