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	<title>CEMA :: Strong. Active. United.</title>
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		<title>MSNBC Special on How Unions Benefit the Middle Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this story on how unions benefit all Americans, not just union members. Click the link below to see Melissa Harris-Perry&#8217;s video, which looks at the statistics that show how unions help all Americans, not just union members.]]></description>
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		<title>Lunch with Secretary of State, Anna Caballero</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have lunch with the Secretary on Friday, February 24th, 2012. Click on the link below for more information. Caballero]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Blog &#8211; February 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President’s Day Don’t forget this President’s Day (February 20th), is usually a holiday, but is not observed as a holiday this year. Per our contract, CEMA received an additional vacation day in lieu of the holiday. If you want to take the day off, be sure to submit your leave request. Professional Development Half Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STO Cash-Out Time of Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder to CEMA County Members Pursuant to Article 12.2.h of the CEMA MOU, CEMA members who used no sick leave from 12/27/2010 through 12/25/2011 may cash out 40 or 80 hours of STO.  Eligible employees who wish to cash out STO must submit their request to Labor Relations during the month of January but no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Center Site Meeting Minutes, January, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are notes from the January 10, 2012, Civic Center CEMA meeting. 1. Information Services The Board of Supervisors approved VMC’s EPIC system today; 85% of the positions have been filled in-house; however most are clinicians. The executives have formed a countywide governance committee to oversee the County’s extensive information systems. CEMA would like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court Employees Reach Tentative Agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara and County Employees Management Association, Reached a tentative agreement for CEMA-represented Court employees, January 6, 2012. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Article 1 &#8211; Recognition Section 1.2 (a) – “stenography differential” is eliminated from the exclusions from pay categories. The County does pay this differential and therefore it should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from CEMA President, Amando Cablas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adriana Rodriguez Leyva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 2012 Greetings and Happy New Year CEMA members.  Well, 2011 was a busy, hectic, and sometimes difficult year, but we made it through and are now ushering in a new year. There is a change within the CEMA office.  Specifically, the Operating Engineers has asked the CEMA Board to allow Susan Rosenthal to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEMA notes from Hedding site visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The business representatives will meet today (Tuesday) with Jeff Smith to discuss matters of concern for CEMA.  Among the topics include the current budget situation (especially with Governor Brown’s announcement today), and the implementation of the holiday schedule change.  As you know, the day following Thanksgiving was a workday although it was a mandatory furlough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPIC Meet and Confer Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For latest details on the CEMA EPIC Meet and Confer, please click here.]]></description>
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		<title>County and CEMA Meet and Confer Over Epic</title>
		<link>http://sccema.org/2011/11/21/county-and-cema-meet-and-confer-over-epic/</link>
		<comments>http://sccema.org/2011/11/21/county-and-cema-meet-and-confer-over-epic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Gaul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 15, 2011 CEMA was represented by Business Agent Susan Rosenthal, CEMA Secretary Gelin Ordona and HHSIS employees Jasbir Chahal, Mickey Matkovich, Audrey Manzano and BJ Toomey. Santa Clara County was represented by Lee Herrmann, Joyce Wing, Joanne Cox (HR), Lisa Dumanowski (LR)and Dave Manson (HR). CEMA met with the IS Administration, ESA, Labor Relations [...]]]></description>
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