President   Charles R Quinones

Vice President   Mathew Zipoli

Secretary Pending Election

Treasurer   Contract

Business Officer   Nitkin

Sergeant of Arms   W .Allen

Established in 1991 at Lawrence Livermore

The Security Police Officers Association strives to improve the working conditions, promote safety awareness, safeguard employment rights and civil liberties, educate our membership professionally and socially and engage in collective bargaining to an equitable means through effective communications with the employer. Ultimately the officers are charged with protecting and serving the Lab and the outlying community.

The union was created because of inconsistent practices by management, to a degree that the employees felt it was necessary to organize. A recent example being that the Laboratory would have given the organized officers a total 5% raise over a three year period.

The union is here to help everyone. We do this by law, necessity, and out of duty .I do not expect to have everyone support the ideals of the union and union organizations in general; however I would hope everyone would support bettering our work environment for the future.

California: PERB Public Employment Relations Board California:

CLC California Labor Code Chapter 7.5

University of California: HEERA Higher Education Employer -Employee Relations Act LLNL: Staff Relations Management

National Council of Security Inspectors

This is an umbrella organization which is made up of 10-12 Security Police Unions across the United States.

We collaborate and meet at least once a year for update on strategies to improve our bargaining, health, and representational power.

The NCSI is instrumental in challenging U.S. Congressional legislation relating to us and providing representatives for every DOE panel, committee or legislative organization.

Society of Professional Scientists and Engineers

This is an organization that has attempted to organize previously, but has not had the membership support. The members do support the employee support group stature that they have established. SPSE believes it is important to secure their economic and employee rights status, so as not to lose them to the UC Management tactics. They support and believe in our security aspect as peer employees.

Police Officers Research Association of California

This organization helped charter our union in the beginning. They have recognized our duties as qualifying as Peace Officers in the State.

PORAC provides us with Legal Defense Fund and Life Insurance. They also lobby politically, utilizing millions of dollars, on behalf of law enforcement issues around the State.

The UC system has always been against employee organization as a whole. They firmly believe that they should have the right to manage and govern their own world in their way. Documented legislative reports substantiate that UC has one of the worst employee complaint records of the State. Millions of dollars are spent avoiding issues rather than meeting them head on. UC is a classic bureaucracy.

Your Representation

Document Session

Observe and be able to testify on Conduct of Management

Speak on your behalf

Recommend venues of closure

Notify you of your rights

Establish communications with lawyer

The UC system is very entrenched into the California political and civil system. The UC system, the Regents, are granted full powers of organization and governance over areas of UC administration. Its like having a constitution of its own.

Raises 2-2-1.5% Initial proposal

Inconsistent management policies

Probationary Period loss without cause

Safety Equipment..(Masks) . Safety Equipment.. (Vest)

Work Schedule..( 12hr-8 hr) . Representation..(Discipline )

Past Union Labor Activities Right to organize 1991

First ever picket of the Laboratory by own organized employees 2000

Seeking peace officers status 1995

Countless representation cases

Legal court injunctions against Laboratory

Upcoming 2004

1991 to 2000 (9) Aprox. Yearly $18,250 2 Negotiations

2000 to 2002 (1) Aprox. Yearly $8,000

I continue to complete the majority of legal research and administrative data processing. Currently the Vice President and I donate approximately 12 hours per week in order to keep legal fees down. Newly elected Board members will also be charged with at least 6-8 hours a week.

The first priority is to pay down any debt that we have incurred over the years. In order to do this I have set aside dedicated monthly funds for debt payment only. The second step is to allocate funds to improve membership benefits. And third, I have planned for any legal or administrative costs that will be incurred during negotiations.

Subsidized Raffles & Scholarship Program/ NCSI Affiliation/ SPSE Affiliation

Related Training Classes *TBA /Discount Card * TBA

Our management is not forthcoming when it comes to our health and safety. In the past it was not directly told what you will be doing and where you would be working prior to hiring.

The Lab will ultimately fire you for not performing your job even if you were hurt on the job. The department will not provide you with required safety gear when costs or inconvenience comes between operational necessity and operational reality.

Full Membership (LDF )

LDF, VOTING, BENEFITS

Full Membership (NO LDF)

VOTING, BENEFITS

Fair Share

MEETING INPUT, GENERAL REPRESENTATION

Provides you with legal protection for Civil, Criminal and Disciplinary circumstances originating on the job site or in the performance of duties.

Historically LDF has paid out $20-30,000 in legal fees per officer that did not have to come out of the officer’s pocket. Legal defense in issues that go to court over the above protections.

I believe that we can make this a win-win situation for everyone involved. I am aggressive when it comes to fighting for the fair treatment of everyone, regardless of personal opinions. The only way to receive what we want is to stand together and fight for it.