News

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.

CAPE-Represented Meetings

The CAPE Field Team is hitting the road!

We're scheduling several membership meetings over the next two months. Be sure to check your CAPE bulletin board for the flier with all the details for your location/department.

Contact your CAPE Business Agent to schedule a field meeting by calling 626.243.0340.

Upcoming (dates are tentative):

June 4 - Hollydale Yard (DPW)

Be sure to check our website calendar for the latest!

Workplace Health & Safety Course at LATTC

Los Angeles Trade Tech College's Labor Center is offering a course on Workplace Health & Safety. The two-day weekend course takes place April 21 and 28 at LA Trade Tech College. There is an option May 6 day to earn a Health & Safety Certificate

IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS AND THE COMMUNITY

What can you do if you are worried about unsafe equipment, stress or toxic chemicals at work?

STAND UNITED RALLY and SPEAK OUT - April 10

On April 10, join CAPE and the other unions representing Los Angeles County workers for the Stand United Rally and Speak Out at Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration at 9 a.m.

The rally is to support fellow union members in public safety who have been offered just a 5% salary increase across three years by county management.

Delegate Training - March 24

ATTENTION CAPE DELEGATES: We will have a special training day on March 24 at the CAPE Office from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Please contact your business agent/field representative for more information about this important training event at 626.243.0340 or email a member of the Field Team:

2018 Contract Negotiations Update

Bargaining Update:

This year, the California Association of Professional Employees will sit across the table from Los Angeles County management to negotiate successor agreements to its MOUs for units 131/132, 501/502 and 511/512.

The first unit negotiating sessions between the California  Association of Professional Employees and the County of Los Angeles took place June 12 (501/502 and 511/512) and June 19 (131/132).

CAPE Office Closure

The CAPE Office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, for Presidents Day.

Our office will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 8:30 a.m.

2018 CAPE Contract Negotiations

Negotiations graphicThis year, the California Association of Professional Employees will sit across the table from Los Angeles County management to negotiate successor agreements to its MOUs for units 131/132, 501/502 and 511/512.

DEADLINE APPROACHING: Union Plus Scholarship

Union Plus LogoSince 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.2 million to union members who are students and their children who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education.

These scholarships are available only to union members, including CAPE members and their children. Amounts range from $500 to $4,000. These one-time cash awards are for study beginning in the Fall of 2018. Students may re-apply each year.