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A few years ago I signed up with the California Staff Assault Task Force at one of our CCPOA conventions. I really never thought I would need their assistance. Well guess what? After an inmate assaulted me I'm really glad I had signed up. Bob Maroun who is the membership/litigation coordinator was wonderful through the entire process of taking the inmate to small claims court. To make a long story short, CSATF did all the footwork, paperwork, and paid for the $50 fee to sue the inmate. About a week and a half ago Bob went to court with me and took me step by step through the process. I just got word today from Bob that the Judge who heard the case found in my favor and awarded me $5000! (by the way, the inmate received 5 years for the assault) Please take a minute and go to their website and consider becoming a member. Take it from me, you never know what can happen at work or how fast it can all turn to shit. Be safe out there. C/O J. Borges, 23 years at CMC. |
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The Green Flash newsletter is back bigger and better for the new year. Stay tuned!!!
Hi Pat, wanted to fill you in on the latest news regarding myself and Gerald. I spoke with Judy Cutillo this last week about needing to stay home with Gerald at this point in his illness. He has deteriorated quite a bit in the last few weeks and the Hospice nurses say he cannot be left alone. We have had to increase his morphine use to make him comfortable and in doing so he has become quite unstable on his feet and very forgetful, thus my need to stay home. He is still fighting the cancer and is up and around but unable to really do anything other than feed himself and sleep. Anyway, there is no real way of knowing when the Lord will be calling him home but the hospice nurses believe it will be within 3 months. Since I have no time on my books (large amount) to stay home fulltime without losing state service credit and insurance I have requested Judy ask the Warden if it would be acceptable for me to work 8 days a month and use my furlough days, vacation days, sick time, etc. to complete the 11 days that the state requires for credit of state service. I am also pleading to all that will hear for time bank donation. The ideal world would be if I could stay home full time with Gerald, but we all know we don't live in an ideal world, don't we. What am asking from you Pat is to somehow spread the word that I am in need and would feel greatly blessed if staff would donate time to help me out with this need. I really appreciate all that you have helped me with in the past and know that you will again pull through for me now. I will somehow keep you posted on the status of Gerald's health as I do wish the Honor Guard to present at his service when the time comes. Sincerely, Debbie Wyatt •••To help in any way plese contact Pat Campbell at work or via e-mail ccpoa.cmc@mac.com
Judge Denies Schwarzenegger's Minimum Wage Order July 16, 2010 Judge denies Schwarzenegger's minimum wage order The denial means there will be a hearing on the issues on July 26, with a full hearing sometime in August, but Marlette's ruling is a boost for about 200,000 state workers, who were facing paychecks for $7.25 an hour for the July pay period. Chiang has said he would issue full pay unless the legal process went against him before July 22, the cutoff to send payroll to the check printer. Today's hearing extended a stop-and-start legal battle between Chiang and Schwarzenegger stretching back to the state's last budget impasse in the summer of 2008. Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2010/07/-todays-hearing-extended-a.html#ixzz0tsdeB6y4
MINIMUM WAGE NEWS Lawsuits over minimum wage continue between the Governor and state Controller. The battle this past week was also waged on cable tv, where Controller Chiang stated that he was not trying to defy the Governor or the courts – he is simply physically unable to comply with the demands of changing some state worker paychecks to minimum wage without running afoul of federal law which could cost taxpayers billions if violated. In related news, DPA has now begun asking itself questions and providing contradictory answers all on its own concerning the minimum wage issue. They ask: “Why is DPA telling the State Controller to pay minimum wage? Here is their answer: We don't want to take this action but are forced to because the California Supreme Court has ruled that without a budget or other appropriation, there's no authority to legally pay our employees their full salary. California's Constitution prohibits issuing payments without a legislative appropriation. For most of our payroll, this appropriation comes through the annual state budget act. Ok. They say they have to, there’s nothing they can do about it. They say the state constitution prohibits paying full salaries without a budget – yet that is exactly what they plan on doing – paying full salaries- to groups that have acquiesced to the Governor’s pension reform demands and other take-aways. It does not appear that our state constitution allows for a violation based on a subservient state statute (MOU) – much less a “statute” that has not even been enacted. This is one of the many issues the courts will consider before a final decision can be made. Aside from the Controller refusing to issue the minimum wage check, the only other bit of good news on this issue is that some banks have stepped up to offer interest-free loans to state workers should they get paid minimum wage until the new budget is enacted. The Golden One, SAFE, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other institutions have announced that they will provide these loans for their direct-deposit customers. Please see your bank for details. CCPOA NEWS In CCPOA News, the latest edition of the Peacekeeper is out so be sure to check your mailbox for it or go to the website to download. CCPOA has also released its most recent “First Watch” video which you can view by going to the CCPOA website and clicking on the “First Watch” button on the right side of the page. Also, on July 24, the DJJ Field Parole Statewide Chapter meeting will be held at Harvey’s, Lake Tahoe beginning at 9:00 am. Please RSVP to CCPOA headquarters if you plan on attending. CDCR NEWS CDCR announced that it has signed a 5-year contract with one of the Gov. Schwarzenegger’s big campaign contributors, private prison operator GEO Group. They will convert the small 200-bed community correctional facility at McFarland into a female facility and will reap millions of taxpayer dollars under the contract. Rumors about more prison privatization on the way – including sending California inmates to a shuttered Michigan juvenile prison – also to be operated by GEO Group have been circulating as well. We’ll make sure to get the information out about this and other potential private prisons as soon as we get it. Also, the Fresno Bee reported that inmates on Sunday night ended a hunger strike and work stoppage that they held this weekend at Facility-A at SATF in protest of a lockdown that started Friday. The facility, which has about 830 inmates, was under lockdown because an inmate was manufacturing weapons. Inmates refused to eat their meals or perform their kitchen, clerical and janitorial duties Saturday morning as part of the protest. COST SAVINGS An officer wrote in this week with the following story: I recently watched an inmate go to an outside hospital for high blood pressure. The prison doctor did not want to deal with him because he's always refusing his medication. Once at the hospital, the inmate was given the same meds he refused in prison, and was then sent back. The officer asks, “Why are we wasting so much money on inmates? Another officer wrote in with his idea for saving money and possibly generating a little revenue. He suggests that the CDCR charge a parking fee for visitors like the county jails do. He said it seems like the extra income could help offset the cost of visitations. Remember, the CDCR shut visiting down for the last weekend of the month in June because it cost the state an extra $400,000 for the one weekend. Although parking fees are unlikely to solve the department’s budget crisis, the officer concluded by saying, “Every little bit helps.” Thanks for your suggestions and please remember to forward to CCPOA anything you see at your prison that could be classified as wasteful of taxpayer dollars. You can send your comments to ryan.sherman@ccpoa.org Also, if you have any staff assaults at your prison, please forward your information to nichol.gomez@ccpoa.org For current information on private prison news and the latest on parolee problems throughout the state as well as on-going updates on the minimum wage issue and other current topics, please visit the CCPOA website. Our next 5150 update will be posted on Friday, July 16. Thanks for calling the CCPOA 5150 hotline and have a safe shift. |
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