State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  98-051

  DATE:
  October 8, 1998

  TO:
  Employee Relations Officers
  Personnel Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Temporary Agreement - Bargaining Unit 7

  CONTACT:
  Michael T. Navarro, Labor Relations Officer
  (916) 324-0505, CALNET 454-0505
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
  OFFICE VISION: DPA(MTNAVARR)
  INTERNET: MichaelNavarro@DPA.CA.GOV


  As you may recall, last year the Department of Personnel 
  Administration (DPA) issued Personnel Management Liaison 
  Memo 97-035 announcing a limited one-year agreement with 
  the California Union of Safety Employees (CAUSE).  The 
  temporary agreement was effective October 1, 1997, and was 
  due to expire September 30, 1998.
  
  I am pleased to announce that CAUSE and the State have 
  agreed to continue this agreement effective October 1, 
  1998, to the end of June, 2000.
  
  As in the past, the temporary agreement provides: (1) all 
  aspects of the release time provisions (Section 2.1, 2.8, 
  2.9, 9.6, and 9.7) of the expired Memorandum of 
  Understanding (MOU) will continue in full force and effect 
  including contribution, banking, and accrual of hours as 
  well as the use of release time, union leave, and release 
  time credits; (2) the State can continue to compensate any 
  Unit 7 employee with either cash or compensating time off, 
  pursuant to Section 7.6 of the expired MOU; and (3) all 
  other aspects of the June 27, 1995, memorandum from David 
  J. Tirapelle remain in effect except as modified by this 
  agreement.  In addition, the agreement includes some 
  specific provisions affecting only the Department of 
  Justice, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the 
  California Conservation Corps.
  
  Questions concerning any aspect of this agreement may be 
  referred to me at the above numbers.
  
  
  
  
  Michael T. Navarro
  Labor Relations Officer