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.
On September 21, CAPE held a Member Info Session via Zoom to give the latest updates on the new Vaccination Policy as well as help answer any member questions. Our Member Info Session featured an expert panel including our CAPE President, Carlos Clayton, our General Counsel, Blaine Meek, and Will Aitchison, founder/director of Labor Relations Information System and one of the foremost legal experts in the county on vaccination negotiations.
CAPE members joined together to spread a little light to one of our L.A. County co-workers and fellow CAPE member who is currently serving overseas. Eric Schuchman was recently deployed to Kuwait and will be there for at least 10 months. Our Community Service Team-sponsored letter-writing campaign was a huge success and we collected numerous messages of support to encourage Eric while he’s away.
CAPE and the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) Reach a Tentative Agreement on a Fringe Benefits Contract with the County of Los Angeles.
After months of virtual bargaining for a successor Fringe Benefits Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) has reached a Tentative Agreement for a nine-month contract, effective retroactively from July 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.
CAPE and hundreds of other union members and labor allies poured into the stadium to root for the Dodgers on Friday, August 20, as they played the New York Mets.
Our President, Carlos Clayton, represented CAPE on the field before the game while the opening pitch was delivered. Clearly, our CAPE members brought good luck with us, as the Dodgers beat the Mets 3-2 to maintain an eight-game winning streak.
Thank you to everyone who attended the game, as well as those who supported by watching at home.
Our 2021 CAPE Board of Directors Election has officially begun. The terms of five (5) members of the Board of Directors expire as of September 2021. A mail ballot election will be held throughout the month of August. The five candidates receiving the largest number of votes will be elected to serve two-year terms (September 2021 - September 2023).
Ballots have been mailed to all CAPE members in good standing and must be received at the Election Post Office Box by 12 p.m. on August 25. (Ballots will NOT be accepted at the CAPE office.)
After weeks of negotiations for a successor Fringe Benefit Memorandum of Understanding, the County refused to appropriately recognize our front line sacrifices during the pandemic
