Today, March 8, 2007, the union learned that members of management are having informational meetings with the ten least senior members of our local and informing them that layoff notices are going out any day with their names on them. The union is entitled to written notice of each layoff and has not received any such notices to date.
If you are one of the individuals who gets a layoff notice, keep in mind that the union will take every step to make sure the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement are followed chapter and verse. This means an accurate determination of seniority, identification of eligible vacant positions in the County, and recall rights to name a few.
The union was also made aware that several employees of the Office of the Public Defender’s Policy unit, who are not members of any union, had their jobs summarily eliminated as of 3/2/07. This should remind us all of the benefits of union membership and collective bargaining.
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