Saturday, March 31, 2007

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

The results of April's Continuous and Conditional Post and Bid

The results of April's Continuous and Conditional Post and Bid are in! for the results, CLICK HERE

RCW-HUB Agreement / 3/27/2007

The RCW-HUB Agreement of 3/27/2007 can be accessed by clicking HERE.

The original signed version can be obtained by contacting Gary Clark or any of the Board Members.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Blaylock hearing postponed

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A hearing for an inmate accused of murdering a guard at the men's state prison in Chino has been postponed until May 17. (More . . .)

Monday, March 26, 2007

California Prison System Out Of Control.

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The Blogmaster

Friday, March 23, 2007

Status on the “Escape Route” Grievance at RCW.

Status on the “Escape Route” Grievance at RCW.

In November 0f 2005, Fred Stevens, Chief Job Steward of RCW, filed a grievance which protests the construction of the fencing project around the housing units at RCW without providing the housing unit Correctional Officers an escape route and the lack of notice to CCPOA. Clearly this is needed as the Riot Center West continues to live up to its name.

This grievance is currently pending arbitration, and it has been resisted by CDCR management each and every step of the way. The time consuming antagonism by CDCR management, over a matter that is so crucial and patently necessary for staff safety, is truly baffling as staff are forced to work, day after day, living on borrowed time. This in spite of the fact that the Warden and I have discussed this issue at length without resolution.

Sadly, this is just another example of the managerial ineptitude, at each and every level, that this chapter faces on a daily basis.

It makes one wonder, “Just where do they get these people?”

Gary Clark, President
Chino Chapter
CCPOA

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Code 3 Response at RCW.

There was a Code 3 response at RCW yesterday which, thanks to the great response of our BU6 brothers and sisters, was confined to Borrego Hall.

The violence was contained with NO STAFF INJURIES. As of this reporting, several ambulances were summoned to transport an undetermined amount of inmates.

More to follow when information becomes available.

http://origin.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5484224

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Labor Advisory - Pay Arbitration

UPDATED MARCH 23, 2007

CCPOA has a toll free number that members can call with their questions on the pay arbitration settlement. It is (877) 729-2726.

MARCH 17, 2007

In a conversation I had with Chuck Alexander yesterday, Friday, March 16, 2007, I received an update on the disbursement of the settlement monies. This will, hopefully, dispel all prior rumors of the progress and amount each of us, that are entitled to payment, will receive.

Since this is a settlement based on the distribution of the $200M award and NOT a payment for lost wages, everyone entitled to payment will receive their share based on their qualifying time that they worked during the subject 18 month period regardless of pay grade or overtime.

If all eligible BU6 employees had worked ALL of the 18 months, the payment would work out to ROUGHLY $7,000.00 before taxes. However, in the reconciliation process, CCPOA and the State Controller are discovering that many of the claimants only worked a fractional portion of the subject 18 months and are only entitled to payment for part of the total period. It is this recalculation and redistribution of the $200M that has the potential for causing a delay, however, this also means that, depending on the time that each entitled BU6 employee worked during this 18 month period, the amount could be less or it could be more because of the redistribution of the $200M.

Generally, those who worked overtime during this period will receive more in this settlement than if the overtime was calculated separately.

The distribution is tentatively scheduled for April of 2007, however, due to the redistribution as cited, the distribution may be delayed until May.

Gary Clark, President
Chino Chapter, CCPOA