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CAPE Board Election 2025

The election for the CAPE Board of Directors is approaching soon.  This year, the two-year terms of five (5) Board Directors must be filled.

Pride Month CAPE Virtual Backgrounds

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's diversity, resilience, and achievements. CAPE is proud to be a union that fights for the rights and well-being of everyone, and we're proud to stand with our LGBTQI+ colleagues and allies.

Together, We Rebuild, Support, and Fight for Our Future

In the aftermath of the devastating California wildfires, we find ourselves grappling with a profound sense of loss and resilience. Many in our CAPE family have faced unimaginable hardships as homes and livelihoods were reduced to ashes.

CAPE Office Closed - Presidents Day

The CAPE Office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18 in celebration of Presidents Day.

CANCELED! Feb. 20 Informational Picket at DPW HQ

Dear CAPE Members,

We know you were ready to walk the line on Feb. 20 with your colleagues at the DPW Headquarters in Alhambra to tell management to value our work in contract negotiations.

Due to conflicting events taking place that same day and time at the DPW Headquarters, we are canceling the planned picket.

We will update you on a future day of action. And thank you to those who participated in the Board of Supervisors Email Blitz and CEO Phone Blitz this week!

CEO PHONE BLITZ & BOS EMAIL BLITZ, FEB, 13!

ONE DAY - TWO ACTIONS!

Action #1: CALL THE CEO

PHONE BLITZ RULES

1. Call on your personal time – before work, after work, on your lunch or on breaks.

2. Do not use a County phone!

3. Use your personal cell phone. Do not use a County-issued cell phone.

4. Like the BOS Phone Blitz: You will not speak directly to the CEO, so you read the following message to the person answering.

Are You Ready to Walk the Line with CAPE?

On Feb. 6, CAPE members working in all Assessor's Office locations will hold simultaneous Informational Pickets during lunchtime, Noon-12:30 p.m. (If your lunch is only a half hour, no problem!)

We'll be out in force to show we're united and that we want a fair contract now! We're fighting for a contract that reflects the professional work CAPE members perform for the County every day, as well as an agreement that realistically provides increases that are in line with the Consumer Price Index (last reported as 3.2% in December by the Bureau of Labor Statistics).

TAKE ACTION! Board of Supervisors Phone Blitz Jan. 30 & 31

On Jan. 30 and 31, CAPE members across Los Angeles County will be calling all five offices of the Board of Supervisors regarding our contract negotiations and asking them to direct CEO Sachi Hamai to negotiate a fair contract with real salary increases that reflect the growing cost of living in the Los Angeles Region.

It should take no more than 15 minutes for one person to call ALL five Supervisors.

The County is Costing You Money

HOW?

By failing to negotiate equitable Unit and Fringe Benefits contracts for members of the California Association of Professional Employees.

For the Unit Contracts, the County is demanding CAPE members agree to a base salary increase of just 7% over three years.

FACT: The Consumer Price Index increased 3.9% over the last year. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

CAPE Unity Breaks Bring Members Together

CAPE Members joined together in Unity at the Hall of Administration in September 2018 to show their solidarity during contract negotiations with the County. 

The Unity Breaks continue as a way for members to come together, receive updates from CAPE leadership and discuss workplace issues. 

Click on the pic below to check out the Sept. 12 Unity Break gallery. 

Happy New Year from CAPE!

Dear CAPE Members,

The Board of Directors and Staff of the California Association of Professional Employees wish you a very Happy New Year.

We know the last several months have been extremely challenging to our fellow CAPE members, as we have been in negotiations with Los Angeles County management and are currently at impasse at the salary tables.

We thank you for sticking with your union and supporting the Board, the Coalition of County Unions and your unit negotiating team members during these trying times.