South Bay
Water District Splits Course on Retiree Health Charge, Union Insists Vested Rights Cannot Be Changed
06/08/2012
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors recently changed their position and decided not to charge retired employees 15% of their healthcare premium, but only for some employees.
San Jose’s Illegal Measure B
06/07/2012
$650M San Jose Pension Projection "Unsupported"
The State Auditor released an evaluation today (August 21, 2012) reporting that San Jose leaders embellished future employee pension costs.
In March of this year, on a bipartisan vote, the members of the state Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a requested state audit of the city of San Jose’s pension obligations. The audit looked into the $650 million pension cost figure the Mayor and City Manager used to build voter support for pension reform and Measure B.
San Jose Members Fight for a Voice in the June Election
05/24/2012
Over the past year, San Jose members have been inundated with attacks from Mayor Chuck Reed and the City Council. It’s our time to fight back! Local 21 members are working hard to defeat Measure B, an initiative designed to dramatically reduce retirement benefits, and campaigning for a solid majority on the City Council so that attacks on city employees will stop.
A letter to AEA, AMSP and CAMP members
05/23/2012
As you have no doubt noticed the last several years, the political climate in San Jose has been heavily dominated if not outright controlled by a well orchestrated and disciplined cadre of politicians and their backers with a singular message. Read more.
San Jose Member Key in BART Extension to San Jose
04/27/2012
When employees and political leaders broke ground this April on the BART-to-San Jose extension, City of San Jose Association of Engineers and Architects (AEA) member Henry Servin began to realize that the end of decades of work was in sight. In the 1970s, a teenage Henry envisioned BART’s presence: it would bring fast, convenient, environmentally friendly transportation to the South Bay. This dream propelled him to study engineering in college.
SCVWD Engineers Society, Professional Managers Association Support Bike to Work Day
04/27/2012
South Bay Leaders Attend COPE Dinner
04/27/2012
Manipulating Pension Data
03/29/2012
On behalf of Local 21’s City of San Jose Chapters, Local 21 sent a letter to the City Council today, bringing to their attention the March 25 NBC Bay Area report that exposed manipulation of pension data.
Take Action – You are Needed!
03/29/2012
When Labor votes, Labor wins --Join fellow Local 21 members getting out the vote by talking to union members. Be a part of electing local officials on June 5 who share our values and vision. Find out how to get involved.
A message from your CAMP President
03/12/2012
On behalf of your CAMP/IFPTE Local 21 Board and negotiations team, I want to acknowledge the difficult week we've endured. It is now the weekend, time for family and friends and time off to rest and rejuvenate. It is also time to work at healing any woundedness we feel from the constant negative public employee campaign we've also endured for an extended period of time. You deserve to feel proud of the work you do and services you deliver to the residents of