CEMA Show of Force at the Board – Smart Tactics with Targeted Results To watch these powerful speakers watch here at time code 44:00 of the June 4th Past Meeting Video More than 80 CEMA members shirted up, showed up and spoke up at the Board of Supervisors meeting this past Tuesday.

CEMA has met with the County for several months now.  We are participating in interest based bargaining, IBB, which is very different from the traditional bargaining that 521 and other County Unions are participating in.  IBB is a process where each side identifies issues, and then collaboratively creates solutions, evaluates the solutions and crafts language for the contract.

Good afternoon CEMA members, The challenge process for ITCC has drawn to a close for our members who were impacted – many thanks to all who helped bargain, advocate, represent and revise the job specifications, salaries and governance.

Please find the attached PDF showing Wave 2 Mappings. These mappings are for IT professionals hired after the initial assessment.

The outgoing CEMA Board, newly elected CEMA Board and Staff wanted to take time to wish you and your family a very Happy Winter Holidays!  We look forward to working with you and all our fellow CEMA members as we build towards a new contract. A contract that we hope will address the concerns that you and your co-workers have communicated to us.

I want to share with you my experience with UBTs. It started as another campaign and a slogan that meant little if anything – Unit Based Team or UBT. On the surface, the idea was rather simple – a group of coworkers coming up with an idea to improve something in their department. In reality, the UBT process was transformational for the Renal Care Center (RCC) in more ways than I could imagine.

After two years of concerted effort by staff, officers and leadership of CEMA and OE3 as of pay period 23 we have reached 1,607 members. Why is this important? Because its about building power. Power to get improved benefits, wages and working conditions in our next contract. We still have nearly 800 non-members who need to sign up for CEMA membership.

Ballots must be in the Post Office Box at 2731 Junction Avenue, San Jose, 95134 by 3:00 pm, Friday, November 16.   Visit the CEMA website at CEMA-Elections. to review all Candidate Statements.   If you have not received a ballot, please call (209) 259-6740. This is a 24/7 hotline with our vendor.   You may also contact the Elections Committee by email at: elections@sccema.org.

Voting for the CEMA Executive Board is NOW!  Ballots and are due at the Post Office by 3:00 on Friday, November 16.   Candidate  Statements are available on the CEMA website at CEMA-Elections.   Ballots were mailed Monday, October 15, so you should have received your ballot.  If you have not received a ballot, please call (209) 259-6740. This is a 24/7 hotline with our vendor.

Check out this months Engineers’ News and the Public Employees insection. CEMA members are featured in two articles. You can also read about news from arround all of OE3 at Engineers’ News.

CEMA Young Professionals Leadership Council are proud to announce mock interviews. This is an opportunity for CEMA members to get real time feedback from hiring managers from throughout the county. Sharpen your interview skills. Space is limited please contact Catherine.Cummins to set up time your time to be interviewed.

On behalf of the CEMA Professional Development committee, it is my honor and pleasure, as committee chair, to invite you all to join us for lunch and more at our next PD Event:   “FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AT WORK” Friday, October 19th, 2018 from 10:30 am – 2:00 pm  Holiday Inn – Silicon Valley 1350 N.