The California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) has reached a tentative agreement with Los Angeles County on contracts covering units 511 and 512.
The tentative agreement was agreed upon during a Negotiations session held at the CAPE office on Tuesday, April 16.
Below are highlights of important gains achieved by the Negotiating Team Members on behalf of its members in bargaining units 511/512:
This only includes the Unit Salary Contract, it does not include the Fringe Benefits Contract.
Term of the agreement from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sep. 30, 2021
Salaries:
March 1, 2019 -2% (Retroactive to this date)
October 1, 2019 – 2.5%
October 1, 2020 – 2.5%
Special Pay Practices:
• Standby Pay: Increase from $.50 to $1.00 per hour of standby service not to exceed $100 per month.
• Department of Parks & Recreation: American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification (Effective March 1, 2019) annual bonus of $500 for Departmental Facilities Planner I, Departmental Facilities Planner II, Park Planner, and Park Planning Assistant who hold the AICP certification.
• Effective March 1, 2019, Building Engineering Inspector Aid with a valid certification from the International Code Council (ICC) as a Building Inspector and a valid certification in one of the following: Electrical, Plumbing, or Mechanical Inspector from a recognized code certification organization in a code used by the County of Los Angeles, and is assigned by management to duties requiring the knowledge and skills acquired from such certification in his/her assignment, is eligible for a monthly bonus of $150.
• Effective March 1, 2019, Survey Mapping Technician, Senior Survey Mapping Technician, Principal Survey Mapping Technician, Survey Technician I or Survey Technician II, who obtains a Land Surveyor- in- Training certificate, is eligible for onetime bonus of $500.
• License Certification (Effective March 1, 2019)
- Building Engineering Inspector with a valid certification as Building Inspector and a valid certification in all of the following: Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Inspector from a recognized code certification organization in code used by the County of Los Angeles and who is assigned by management to duties requiring the knowledge and skills acquired from such certification in his/her assignment; is eligible for a monthly bonus of $150.
- Building Inspector I, Building Inspector II, or Building Inspector III with a valid certification as Building Inspector and a valid certification in all of the following: Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Inspector from a recognized code certification organization in a code used by the County of Los Angeles and who is assigned by management to duties requiring the knowledge and skills acquired from such certification in his/her assignment, is eligible for a monthly bonus of $150.
• Reimbursement of Required Certifications: (Effective March 1, 2019)
- Employee in the Waste Control Engineering Group with a valid UST certification from a recognized code certification organization used by the County of Los Angeles shall receive a reimbursement for renewal of the certification.
- Employee in the Building Engineering Inspection Series or Building Inspection Series with the following certifications assigned by management to duties requiring the knowledge and skills acquired from such certification shall be eligible for reimbursement of renewal costs:
ICC Building Plans Examiner
ICC Building Plans Examiner UBC
ICC Electrical Plans Examiner
ICC Building Inspector
ICC Commercial Building Inspector
ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector
ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector
ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector
ICC Building Inspector UBC
ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC
ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC
ICC Plumbing Inspector
ICC California Combination Inspector
ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner
ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner
ICC California Commercial Building Inspector
ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector
ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector
ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector
ICC California Residential Building Inspector
ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector
ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector
ICC California Residential Combination Inspector
ICC Residential Electrical Inspector
ICC Mechanical Inspector
ICC Residential Building Inspector
ICC Electrical Inspector
• Surveyor’s Calculator and Software- Department of Public Works
- Department of Public Works employees whose classification fall within the Survey classification series, will be issued a management approved calculator and necessary software at no cost to the employee.
Other Gains:
• Employees whose classifications are in the Survey Classification Series will receive a 5% salary inequity.
• Engineering Technician Job Related Cost Fund- Pilot Program:
- The County of Los Angeles will advance the Joint Labor Management Committee $100,000 for the term of this contract. These funds shall be used to provide job related costs.
• CAPE Delegate Pilot Program:
- Each Delegate will be released up to 10 hours throughout the period of the contract to perform CAPE Delegate duties, such as education training and other activities.
- The CEO will consider CAPE’s request to extend a Delegate’s release time beyond the 10 hours on a case-by-case basis.
Additional details of the new three-year agreement with the County will be provided in the Ratification Ballot, which will be sent to CAPE members for a vote.
ONLY CAPE MEMBERS VOTE. NON-MEMBERS DO NOT. If you have not updated your address with CAPE or filled out a new membership card, NOW is the time to do it! Make sure you have a voice and a vote!
To update or join CAPE, download the CAPE membership card at https://capeunion.org/join-cape.
