09/26/24 

We have reached a Tentative Agreement! 

• Two-year term.  Expiring Sept. 30, 2026.
• Salary 6% year one (seen on Oct. 25 paycheck),  2% year two.
• $2,000 lump sum payment on your Oct. 11 paycheck.
• Overtime!  A Judicial Branch Holiday shall be counted as time worked for overtime purposes.  This is a big deal!
• Adding Juneteenth to the list of holidays.
• An extra floating holiday for a total of three. All three will be loaded into your bank during the first full pay period on or after Jan. 1.
• Making the vacation cash-out option and longevity pay permanent.
• Within 90 days of ratification, we will meet with the Court regarding the possibility of creating an LPC IV classification.
• Amending the Family Leave, Sick Leave, Discrimination, and Bereavement Leave portions of the contract to reflect current law.
• Including Reproductive Loss Leave language in the contract.
• Improved Realtime Differential (Court Reporters).
• Clean up language.

All tentative agreements are attached for your review.
Membership meetings to go over the Tentative Agreement are scheduled for: 

Monday, Sept. 30
Manteca Courthouse
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
 
Tuesday, October 1
Main Courthouse, Courtroom 10B
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
 
Make sure to RSVP to Misty.Montoya@seiu1021.org by noon 9/30 if you want lunch.

 
Voting will happen electronically starting at 6 a.m. and ending at 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7. The results will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Your bargaining team is urging a yes vote!