Rounded Rectangle:           SEIU Local 620 Stewards Training!   What: SEIU Local 620 Stewards Training   When & Where: SANTA BARBARA: Saturday, January 20th, 9:30am – 1:30pm Location TBA  (Santa Barbara area)   You must RSVP to reserve your space by Friday, January 12th 2007!   Any questions can be directed to Silvia Rodriguez at (805) 963-0601 X18.

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Text Box:     On December 8, 2006 SEIU Local 620 and the Santa Barbara County Superior Court reached a tentative agreement on a two year Memorandum of Understanding.    Below is a summary of the negotiated changes.  The membership ratified the contract on 12/18 and 12/19 and those changes will go into effect on 12/18/06.      Although equity language was a big concern for the members, this discussion will very likely resume in 2008.  This year’s tentative agreement represents one of the biggest financial victories for our Santa Barbara Court employees.   Congratulations to the bargaining team! Mary Allen, Liana Campos, Erin Fink, Debbie Graydon, and Nancy Young.   LIST OF NEGOTIATED TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS; SEIU LOCAL 620, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT CHAPTER Term of Agreement – November 1, 2006 – November 1, 2008.   Wage Increase – 4% increase to base salary effective 12/18/06. 3.5% increase to base salary effective first pay period of November 2007.   Benefit Allowance (Unit Cash) - Increase of $50.00 per pay period (from current $166.51 to $216.51) effective 12/18/06.   Retirement – The parties agree that if enhancements are negotiated by SEIU during the term of this agreement to the County of Santa Barbara’s miscellaneous, non-safety, retirement system, the Court and the Union will meet and confer over any impacts of such enhancements.   Orientation Meetings – Adds language to the MOU allowing a Union representative to make a ten (10) minute presentation to newly hired bargaining unit employees during their initial employee orientation.   Employee Vacation Requests – Clarifies current MOU language to make clear that employee vacation requests made in the “open request period” of April are for the period from May of that current year to April of the following year. Employee vacation requests made during the October “open request period” are for the period of January through December of the following year.   Eligible Lists – Adds language to the MOU stating “The Court shall maintain a transfer list for all SEIU represented classifications”.   Transportation Demand Management (TDM) – Adds language to the MOU that states “Employees shall be eligible to participate in the Court’s TDM program which provides the Alternative Commute Incentive”.