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.
On October 19, 2024, the California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) hosted a memorable 60th Anniversary Membership Dinner at the beautiful Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
Our 2024-2025 CAPE Bargaining Team is ready to head into negotiations, representing every CAPE member and building on the hard-won progress we’ve achieved.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 28 2011 - 12:54pm
There will be an unprecedented number of open seats and competitive incumbent seats up for election in the State Assembly and Senate in the June 2012 Primary and November 2012 General Elections. CAPE representatives have already received several requests from candidates for our support. Those requests, and many that will follow, will be reviewed by the CAPE Political Endorsement Committee -- CAPE PEC.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 28 2011 - 12:46pm
On March 22, 2006, a DPW CAPE member was called into an investigation meeting believing he was being interviewed as a potential witness to a retired former DPW employee’s misconduct. Thinking he was a witness, the CAPE member felt that he did not need representation and did not assert his Weingarten Rights (his right to have a union representative present). However, he soon found himself the target of the investigation.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 14 2011 - 9:36pm
By now, all CAPE members should have received their 2011-2012 CAPE Board of Directors Election ballot in the mail. This year, there are seven candidates competing for five open positions on the Board of Directors. The election ballot also includes an important amendment vote of the CAPE Bylaws.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 14 2011 - 9:04pm
Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 State Budget Act on June 30th. The final package, which balances the State Budget, was adopted by the Legislature on a majority vote with no Republican support, and imposes program cuts beyond those slated in prior versions to make up some of the remaining $9.6 billion of red ink.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 14 2011 - 8:58pm
Last month, Los Angeles County CEO, William T. Fujioka, announced a $23.3 billion proposed budget for FY 2011-2012 that is balanced, preserves critical services, and avoids work furloughs and layoffs for County employees. However, the County's budget situation remains unsettled as the ongoing budget debates at both the State and Federal level threaten to impact funding for critical County programs and services.
CAPE Admin
on Wednesday, September 14 2011 - 8:43pm
Union members know that an attack on workers anywhere is an attack on workers everywhere. Unfortunately, we are witnessing this phenomenon unfold in historic fashion as the attacks on Wisconsin public employees' collective bargaining rights continue to spill-over into states and local governments across the nation. We can now add California to the list.
There is an argument posed by many in the popular media, by Republicans in the state Senate and Assembly, and by self-appointed pension reform gadflies. All of them have tremendous newfound celebrity attached to their allegations, but how much of it is true? And does any of it apply to us in Los Angeles County.
CAPE representatives descended on the State Capitol in late April with clearly defined goals; to educate the decision makers about the relatively good financial condition of Los Angeles County and LACERA; and to find out which, if any, of the Governor’s list of pension reform proposals were intended for 1937 Act Pension Systems, including LACERA.
