First 3% Pay Increase to Hit CAPE Members’ Paychecks in Mid-February!

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors formally approved the new Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for all six of CAPE’s L.A. County Bargaining Units on January 26th. Board of Supervisors’ approval paved the way for the County to finally administer the first pay increase of the new MOUs to CAPE members.

We’re excited to report the Auditor-Controller’s office confirmed last week that the first 3% pay increase of the new MOUs, with retroactivity to October 1, 2015, is expected to hit all CAPE members’ paychecks on the mid-February 2016 pay warrant. In addition to this first 3% pay increase, future cost-of-living-adjustment pay increases included in the new MOUs are scheduled to occur on October 1, 2016 (3%), October 1, 2017 (2%), and April 1, 2018 (2%)

CAPE members voted in December/January to approve the new Contract MOUs by a whopping 96% combined majority in all Bargaining Units.  

In addition to the pay increases, the new CAPE MOUs include language for a salary inequity re-opener in 2016 for all Professional Engineers and Engineering Technicians who presented salary inequity claims during the 2015 contract negotiations.  CAPE representatives are currently planning the process for all of the groups claiming salary inequities to be able to maximize the effectiveness of their presentations to CEO Representatives later this year. CAPE’s salary inequity presenters will be notified in the coming weeks of the timeline and process for preparations to occur.

The new CAPE MOUs also include language to help CAPE combat DPW’s overuse and misuse of private contract employees, new safety equipment provisions for DPW and Regional Planning employees, and new language to potentially improve recruitment and retention of new Appraisers and create a new SBE audit-qualified bonus for appraisal staff.