The California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE, AFL-CIO) is the bargaining unit for more than 2,500 professional employees of the County of Los Angeles.
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.
Communities throughout Los Angeles County have been devastated by massive fires that have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed over 1,000 buildings, and killed five individuals.
Attention members enrolled in the Choices Delta Dental PPO Plan! The LA Coalition of County Unions and your Union want to inform you that those enrolled in the Delta Dental PPO plan for 2022 will not see a dental payroll deduction on their pay stubs for the next few months.
You heard right, the LA Coalition of County Unions and your Union have negotiated with management and Delta Dental to provide members with a 3-month premium holiday per the following deduction periods:
This week, the California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) – representing nearly 3,000 members who ensure the safety of L.A. County roads, buildings, bridges, and flood control channels in the event of earthquakes, fires, and floods – announced our strong endorsement of Senator Bob Hertzberg for L.A. County Supervisor (District 3).
Everything we accomplish as a union comes from CAPE members working together. With contract negotiations quickly approaching, we’ll need a strong team of member-leaders ready to keep us strong in the office and the community.
CAPE Delegates are members who volunteer their time to lead our union. Delegate Leaders are the lifeblood of CAPE and we’re striving to build an even stronger community.
Congratulations to the newly appointed members of our 2022 CAPE Contract Bargaining Team!
Our 2022 CAPE Bargaining Team will represent all CAPE members in negotiations and work to preserve the achievements we’ve previously won, and bargain for new improvements in our wages, hours and working conditions.
We’re happy to announce that CAPE has come to a 6-month tentative agreement with L.A. County for a new short-term contract through March 31, 2022.
By locking in this short-term contract, we secure our wages and working conditions while we gear up for a new long-term contract.
As part of our new contract agreement, we will meet with County-management in Department-level meetings to discuss critical issues facing our members such as open positions, staffing levels, contracting out, organizational matters and more in preparation for next year's negotiations.
Now that the Board of Supervisors has voted to approve our new nine-month Fringe Benefits Contract/MOU, the Auditor Controller will now begin dispersing the bonuses we secured as early as our November 15 or November 30 paychecks.
