Training critical for CDCR employees transferred in lieu of layoff
11:36 AM - April 15, 2010
The dust has finally settled on CDCR (California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation) cuts in its educational and
juvenile justice programs. A key issue now is making sure that
employees who transferred to other positions in lieu of layoff
receive the training they need to pass probation in their new
classifications. In addition, employees who transferred to CCRA
(Correctional Case Records Analyst) positions have the additional
hurdle of passing a background check.
Elected Unit 1 SBAC (Statewide Bargaining Advisory Committee)
members are contacting affected employees to make sure they
receive the training they need to be successful. Meetings with
DPA (Department of Personnel Administration) and CDCR will be
held later this month.
The majority of affected employees transferred to AGPA (Associate
Government Program Analyst), SSA (Staff Services Analyst), CCRA
(Correctional Case Records Analyst); and Information Technology
classifications.
About 180 Unit 3 teachers and about eight affected Unit 1
employees transferred to other positions in Unit 1 in lieu of
layoff. About a dozen Unit 1 employees transferred to positions
in other bargaining units and about a half dozen resigned,
retired or were laid off.
Representing Unit 1 at the table was Karen Devoll, CCRA,
Jamestown Conservation Camp, and Jim Carlson, Institutional
Artist/Facilitator, California State Prison, Sacramento. For more
information about CDCR layoffs, contact Karen
at kadevoll@yahoo.com.
If you are an employee who transferred in lieu of layoff, and you
need more training, contactunit1@seiu1000.org.