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Highlights in this update:PERB Declares CAPS and the State are at ImpasseWhat’s Next?Resources on the CAPS website and Contract SiteJoin the Conversation: CAPS Bargaining ForumParticipate in ongoing and upcoming actions – share these actions with your friends and family!Join the Contract Action Team (CAT)CRITICAL: Keep your membership records updated!Past Bargaining Updates and Proposal Status always availablePERB Declares Impasse. On September 26, 2023, the Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) formally determined that CAPS and the State of California are at an impasse in their negotiations to reach a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) after nearly 1,300 days of bargaining. What’s Next? Mediation. Mediation is the impasse resolution procedure granted to us under the Dills Act. PERB will appoint a mediator from State Mediation and Conciliation Services (SMCS) to assist the parties in coming to an agreement. CAPS and the State will begin scheduling sessions in the very near future. There are no timelines associated with mediation. The general duty to bargain in good faith under the Dills Act includes a requirement that the parties provide adequate time for the resolution of impasses, therefore the length of mediation can vary depending on circumstances. See the Bargaining Procedures webpage for more information.While PERB’s impasse declaration means that the Dills Act’s Evergreen Clause no longer applies, at this time, your CAPS Team has not called for any formal job actions. Before any formal job actions may be called, many additional conversations with members would happen first to assess the best timing and strategy to do so. The Member Action Committee (MAC) will be releasing information on union actions – stay tuned! As a reminder, the CAPS Board of Directors has given only the CAPS Team the authority to call for a strike. It is important now, more than ever, to be sure that the communications you receive regarding Bargaining and possible next steps are exclusively from the official CAPS email address: caps@capsscientists.org. Please pay close attention to the sender of information. No single CAPS Board Member, Local Representative, Contract Action Team (CAT) Member, nor staff member has the authority to informally announce any job actions – the only way those will be formally released, should they come to pass, will be announced via the official CAPS email address (caps@capsscientists.org); on the CAPS websites: www.capsscientists.org and https://ift.tt/of9BCYD CAPS Team is operating with your best interests in mind and is taking forward the parameters you charged us with after answering the Bargaining Survey earlier this year. We respect the authority and duty we have been given and will continue to update YOU – our members – with frequency, as we continue the Bargaining Process in good faith.Resources made Available. As we release information, be sure to check the following areas for important updates and information:Member Bargaining Updates: https://ift.tt/GrXLgaN Bargaining Procedures: https://ift.tt/z2gKT0k FAQs related to the Strike Authorization Vote: https://ift.tt/IiDBYAr Union Actions: https://ift.tt/DZTsSeH Social Media Toolkit: https://ift.tt/K8REXe0 and https://ift.tt/tV64SUn CAPS Contract Website: https://ift.tt/45cAEIa Stay Involved! Participate in all ongoing and upcoming actions. Keep up the pressure by:Continuing to attend your Tuesday Solidarity Breaks! Being connected to your colleagues while showing the Administration that you stand behind your Bargaining Team is more important now than ever. Amplify our messaging and the voices of State Scientists using the CAPS’ social media toolkit! Share this toolkit with your friends, families, and colleagues! Sign our sign-on letter, demanding Governor Newsom give State Scientists a fair contract NOW. Encourage your friends, families, and colleagues to sign this letter and share it widely! Learn more about all ongoing and upcoming actions on the Union Action page on the CAPS Website here. More actions are being planned, too, so stay tuned! Join the Contract Action Team! The MAC created the Contract Action Team (CAT) to form a statewide network of CAPS leaders dedicated to organizing State Scientists to win a fair contract. You can help the MAC and CAT expand the network of CAPS leaders to your worksite. If you want to get more involved with organizing union actions or want to be a contact for your particular worksite, please apply to join the CAT here. KEEP YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION UP TO DATE! It is CRITICAL that you ensure your records are up to date, including your PERSONAL email address and phone number. In the future there may be a need to send some communications to personal emails, only, instead of members’ work emails. Update your records here: https://ift.tt/XFbGVR7 the Conversation. Want to talk to your fellow members about bargaining? Have questions about the current status of Bargaining? Join the CAPS Bargaining Forum and chat with each other scientist to scientist.Bargaining Updates Archive and Proposal Status. Review the proposals that were passed and tentatively agreed to here. You can always access past and current Bargaining Updates here.
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