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CAPE Night: Worker's Compensation Event

The Partners of Ford & Wallach, one of California’s preeminent workers’ compensation law firms, will be holding a special CAPE Night: Worker’s Compensation training session on Wednesday, May

Investing in Our Health: The Importance of Regular Dental Check-ups

We often hear the saying, "Health is wealth," and it couldn't be truer.

New CAPE Representation Handbook Available Now

We are a successful and thriving union, but a strong contract means little if members aren’t aware of our rights in the workplace and empowered to exercise them.

Lisa Gunner - Candidate

Department: Assessor’s Office
Classification: Appraiser Specialist I
County Employment Years: 14+
CAPE Member Years: 14+

Candidate’s Statement:

Peter Thomas - Candidate

Department: Assessor’s Office
Classification: Principal Appraiser
County Employment Years: 34
CAPE Member Years: 31

Candidate’s Statement:

Board Member since 2013       *       Negotiations Team Member since 1995
Political Endorsement Committee       *       Assessor’s Union Delegate
Fair Share/Agency Shop Committee       *        Assessor’s Joint Labor/Management Committee

Notice Regarding Member-Only Representation

As of December 2020, CAPE will only provide the following representation services dues-paying members: Civil Service proceedings (i.e., probationary reductions; claims of discrimination; challenges to promotional exams; challenges to suspensions, reduction and discharge); Skelly meetings; Interactive Process meetings; and Automotive Safety Committee proceedings.

CAPE will still maintain our legal obligation to provide basic representation services regardless of an employee’s membership whose classification is represented by the California Association of Professional Employees.

Nicholas Stupin

  • Department: Dept. of Public Works
  • Classification: Landscape Architectural Associate
  • County Employment Years: 1.5
  • CAPE Member Years: 0.17

Candidate’s Statement:

Kevin Petrowsky

  • Department: Dept. of Public Works
  • Classification: Dist. Bldg & Safety Eng
  • County Employment Years: 24
  • CAPE Member Years: 24

 Candidate’s Statement:

IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU AS A CAPE BOARD DIRECTOR

I thank every union member for your support and commitment to the Union.

WE DO PREVAIL!

REMEMBER 2 YEARS AGO

Kelly Koldus

  • Department: Office of the Assessor
  • Classification: Appraiser Specialist I
  • County Employment Years: 10.5
  • CAPE Member Years: 10.5

Candidate’s Statement:

Lisa Andres

  • Department: Office of the Assessor
  • Classification: Appraiser
  • County Employment Years: 25
  • CAPE Member Years: 25

Candidate’s Statement:

I’m Lisa Andres and I serve as CAPE’s Vice-President.

Friends, coworkers, and colleagues: The pandemic, and our fight against a callous and uncaring County, is not over yet.

COVID 19: FAQs to Keep You and Your Family Safe

Learn how you can protect yourself, your community, and your patients from the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 has altered all of our lives both personally and professionally and your Union is taking every possible step to be sure that your health and wellbeing is protected, and to be certain that your family is not harmed financially by the precautions ordered by CA Governor Gavin Newsom and being implemented by the County of Los Angeles.