Search: Superior Court of Alameda County, 2021

“We’re making some progress at the bargaining table,” says Chapter President Kasha Clarke, “But we still have a long way to go.”

After more rounds of meetings, the Court still has not withdrawn any of their insulting concessionary proposals, which would take away things our members need, like binding arbitration, the ability to request transfers, the soft vacation cap, our ability to go on sympathy strike to support other working people fighting for their rights, and even our ability to take unpaid leave time instead of using all our sick time.

Your elected bargaining team has met multiple times with management: the court reporters six times and the general unit five times. Our team has made common-sense proposals that will improve wages and working conditions and expand our ability to fulfill the Court’s mission of bringing justice to the community. Management’s response has been completely inadequate, including multiple attacks on our union rights.

So far, management’s proposals include:

These elections shall determine Chapter Board Officers and Bargaining Team members as follows:

Chapter Board Officers

The term of office shall be for two (2) years.

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Chief Steward
• COPE Coordinator

Bargaining Team  

The term of the appointment shall be for the duration of negotiation.