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CAPE members' salary and fringe benefit contracts with Los Angeles County are scheduled to expire at the end of September 2013.  The salary (bargaining unit) contracts are negotiated exclusively by the CAPE Negotiating Teams.  The fringe benefits contract is negotiated by the...

Membership Survey, Bargaining Team Selection

CAPE representatives will return to the bargaining table this year to discuss salary and fringe benefit contract terms with County officials. To make sure our team presents the best proposals, the CAPE Board of Directors set a course early this year to take input from members and to...

There is no way for me or for our Board of Directors to properly thank each and every one of the CAPE members who gave their time and resources to make 2012 the outstanding success that we can all now celebrate.

To make sure that CAPE members know exactly what we were up against last year, I’ll have to list just some of the challenges we faced...

2012 started out as one of the most challenging years ever for California’s public employees. At the end of the year, and the close of the 2012 election cycle, public service professionals and supporters of quality public services have much to celebrate.

The most significant victory was the defeat in California of the national-big-business effort...

Membership Survey, Bargaining Team Selection

CAPE representatives are once again returning to the bargaining table to discuss our salary contract terms with County officials. To make sure our team presents the best proposals, the CAPE Board of Directors has already set a course to take input from members, and started the process...

In recognition of CAPE members who serve in the U.S. Military, the CAPE Board of Directors has adopted a new policy allowing for the waiver of member’s / agency-fee-payer’s dues / fees while they are on active military leave.

The prospective policy took effect January 1, 2013 and it reads as follows:

“Upon a member or agency-fee-payer...

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