Local 444 Negation teams Win Big!!!!
Local 444 Negation team have gotten you a contract of up to a 21.5% wage increase during the contract from April 2021 to April 2025 And an extra day of vacation for Juneteenth
Liz Ortega for Assembly
Good afternoon Our Council recently endorsed Liz Ortega for Assembly. Liz is a former AFSCME 3299 staff person and currently serves as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the Alameda Labor Council. Her campaign has begun. If you are in the Bay Area you might…
444 Responds to Covid Related Mandates
Local 444 remains opposed to the District implementation of the mandate for Covid 19 vaccinations and continues to meet and confer in regards to the effects. Please read through the responses from both the District and your union. The District…
Covid Talk Series w/ Dr Dipti Barot and Garrett Brown
FORUM #1: COVID VACCINE SCIENCE Do you have questions about the science of the vaccines? Get answers from an expert! Sept. 15, 2021 @ 5PM DR. DIPTI BAROT Dr. Barot has been part of Covid team providers who have been…
Local 444 Elections 2021 – Nominations accepted at GMM June 17th
Local 444 Executive Board Elections 2021 Hello Brothers and Sisters, Nominations for the upcoming executive board elections will occur during our June 17, 2021, General Membership Meeting. Please see below for open positions. Scroll down or click here for June 17,…
Weingarten Rights Booklet for UC Berkeley Labor Center Updated and FREE to Download
The fifth edition of the book, "Hey, the Boss Just Called Me Into the Office!" authored by Steve Diamond, Kirsten Snow Spaulding, Lisa Vanderford-Anderson, David Rosenfeld, Caren Sencer, Jannah V. Manansala, and updated by David Rosenfeld and Jolene Kramer is…
Big Win for EBMUD Reclamation Operators and Local 444!
Good News! Arbitrator Thompson upheld Local 444’s grievance that the District’s classification study of the Reclamation Operators was incorrect and that the District violated its Civil Service Rules by failing to have a different job description for the Reclamation Operators.…
Negotiations Update #1
Hello Brothers and Sisters, The preliminary process for negotiations for our next contract has begun. Ground rules have been set, and the first proposals have crossed the table. Our negotiations team continues to meet regularly in preparation for the challenges…
Covid Testing and Vaccinations
Voluntary testing continues. The District implemented a program with a focus on crew-related testing. The Union fought back against the initial mandate with punitive consequences for refusal and won. It is now your choice to test or not. There will…