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Fringe Benefit Contract Talks Slowed by County -- September 2013

CAPE representatives at the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) remain hard at work in collective bargaining trying to secure a new fringe benefits contract for CAPE members.

The fringe benefits contract covers a wide variety of employee benefits including the...

On Thursday, August 8, 2013, the CAPE Board of Directors unanimously voted to back Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to be the next L.A. County Supervisor in the First District.

Two of the five seats on the County’s Board of Supervisors will be an open election in 2014 without the incumbents running due to term limits. Former Secretary...

Is the County’s lack of preparation and poor responsiveness at this year's negotiations table frustrating for CAPE’s and the Coalition of County Union’s (CCU) negotiation teams? Absolutely!

Should it stop us from pursuing our goals of securing fair salary and fringe benefit contracts? Never!

Based on how the Unit contract negotiations went...

Who will be the next generation of professional engineers, appraisers, engineering technicians, etc?

The CAPE Board of Directors recently approved implementation of a scholarship program to support students in academic disciplines that would lead to professional work in CAPE-represented jobs.

The program outline calls for participation from...

Under the former-appointed Chief Deputy Assessor, Santos Kreimann, the Assessor Department received praise from some sources for restoring credibility and improving operations. CAPErepresented employees – with their consistent, professional approach to their jobs – deserve much of the credit.

Regardless of who gets the credit, one area that...

CAPE Bargaining Teams Secure 6% Pay Raises

After months of preparations and four months at the salary contract negotiations table, the CAPE bargaining teams have tentatively agreed to a new 2-year salary contract that provides for a 6% total across-the-board cost-of-living-adjustment pay increase for all LA County CAPE-represented...

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