Late Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, over a week after they declared imposition, Riverside County management provided Terms and Conditions of employment for SEIU 721 represented employees. The SEIU 721 bargaining team has not yet analyzed the document, but will provide a summary analysis by next week for an easy reference of changes from the previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and how those changes will effect members.
Click here to download a pdf of the Terms and Conditions.
Bargaining Update: County Provides Terms and Conditions
Categories: Inland Area
So, these terms supposedly took effect on Nov 22nd, but they didn’t even write and publish them until Dec. 1 long after the workday was over.
How can I work all day on December 1st and then the county, after I’ve already gone home, tell me they’ve decided to compensate me less for my work that I’ve already done? Why is it that the county can’t provide reasonable notice and not attempt to impose retroactive terms and conditions?
I would have voted yes on the contract, but I think this behavior by the county is absolutely ridiculous, unethical and, I suspect, illegal. Supervisor Buster talks as if they could just go out and hire people off the streets to do our jobs if we strike. Maybe we should test that hypothesis.
What does this mean? I have a family that I am the main provider for with a kid that os very sick. I can’t take anymore cuts. I am beyond frustrated that the county makes the employees carry the budget problems on our backs. We have families and need to live too.
THANK YOU. The County of Riverside has been a good employer. My colleagues have been forward thinking by looking for ways to help this county government with training,skills, continual improvement and innovation in order to help be more efficient and productive.
“I wish there were a good, workable way to utterly remove the influence of money from politics. Instead of the current laws on the books, I’d mch rather let people contribute the full amount they choose to whomever they want and simply require those contributions to be posted on the Internet for everyone to see. No organization-UNIONS INCLUDED-should be allowed to assess its members or collect dues for political campaigns or causes. PERIOD.”-No Apology,Pg 276
I have lost so much, MY home my car repo and now more cuts. The County of Riverside has taken everything from all of us and they will continue to do so with no consideration for what we all really do here for the County of Riverside. We have had 5 years with no pay raises, 12% cuts, Furloughs, No cost of living increase AND NOW OUR PENSIONS. THE BOARD WILL STRING ALL OF US ALONG LIKE PUPPETS THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT ANY OF US WE ARE JUST ANOTHER NUMBER TO THEM. We should all strike all departments let them come and do our jobs and bring in new people with no training let’s see how may lawsuits they will receive from the public for failure to delivery proper care of services. They want to play hard ball let’s all do it and strike. enough is enough. we have all voted and if they think we won’t strike let show them how many of us can continue to be pushed to the brinks of BK on the backs of County employees. THE BOARD DOES NOT TAKE US Serious Let’s SHOW THEM, WE WILL SHUT DOWN SERVICES THROUGHOUT Riverside County.
Today, 12/07/11, The Press Enterprise had an article outlining Governor Brown’s plans for State employee’s pension reform. The article is titled “POLL: Governor’s pension plan strikes ‘right balance.” In that article it states “The Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst has questioned whether it would be constitutional to change the system for current employees.” I am sure that if the Legislatures fiscal analyst is questioning the legality of changing the state workers pension plan/contributions for existing employees, than the Union has a leg to stand on to fight for the same thing. If the County does not want to play fair, then we should fight EVERYTHING, including paying into our pensions. We were willing to compromise and play into the Boards political agenda regarding the pension contributions, but if they are not willing to give us something decent in return, we need to play hard ball. A %2.71 raise one time and nothing else for for 3 years is not fair to us. They make at least 3 times what most of the County employees make and have no clue how much the cuts we have already taken have hurt us.
and let’s not forget our counterparts working in HR…You know, the Account Tech or the Supervisor, anyone in the Confidential Unit, that is doing the same job you do, is required to have the same education, same experience…why is it they are given better benefits.
For my position, my counterpart in HR brings home almost $5000 more per year than I do. This person also receives, along with the the County paid CalPers, a $50 per pay period contribution to a 401 retirement program, courtesy of the County, they will also receive a $256 per month allowance towards their medical benefits after they retire, you and I will only receive $25.00 per month.
And the beauty of it all…they are unrepresented AND are not AT WILL employees. If the BOS deems they need a raise, all unrepresented will receive the same increase. We talk about parity with other counties, heck, we don’t even have parity within our OWN county!! How pathetic the BOS truly are. Paying into my own retirement doesn’t bother me, what bothers me is knowing that the BOS are also paying 4% into their retirement and in June or July of 2012, another 4%…After taking that 8% cut, I just don’t see how they’ll be able to make it on a mere $11,000 a month…we should have a bake sale!!
Give me a break…..
It is time to go on Strike. Management does not want to do your jobs and they can not so the Strike won’t last long.
Maybe you should test it!!!! and convince others also.
I am a Riverside County employee with over 30 years serving the public as a medical professional. I am also the only wage earner for my family. I know of people working in the private sector who make approximatley much more an hour than I do. I am sure there are many of my fellow SEIU members can say the same thing. I believe that if the county had treated us all fairly and truely matched us to parity to the outside private sector, these cuts they are imposing on us would not seem so bad. But these terms the county is imposing are bad, harsh, and unfair. My concern is for all of us dedicated long-term employees who have been hired before January 9, 1992. According to the published imposed terms under Section 2. Retirement Part B only employees hired after January 9,1992 are forced to contribute to PERS. Watch your paystubs all you old timers. If the County of Riverside imposes their terms on me, I believe if to be a breach of their so-called imposed terms and will seek a grievance. I suggest you do the same.