HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08042003 - 70-390 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of State Department
of Social Welfare Rees and }
Regulations Regarding Aid to } RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/390
Strikers .
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WHEREAS the matter sof eligibility requirements for Public
Assistance payments and welfare grants to employees in strike situ-
ations who are residents of Contra Costa County has cone to the
attention of the Board of Supervisors , and
WHEREAS in the past several years labor disputes have been
frequent in the Bay Area and their nature uncertain , and
WHEREAS the incidence of >>public employee walkouts , wildcat
strikes , sympathy walkouts , individual safety problems , lockouts
and other such factors have lent complexity to the strike situations;
and and
WHEREAS the State Department of Social Welfare rules and;
regulations in regard to Public Assistance payments to strikers do'
not directly recognize and deal with labor dispute's as a basis for
granting of public assistance, and
WHEREAS the language of existing regulations is not clear
or comprehensive enough for proper and effective administration of
public welfare assistanceprogram's in strike and related situations,
for example , in S.D .S.W. ' regulations 30-157 .4 it is provided that
"good cause exists for refusal to accept employment with an employer
who is subject to "a bona fide strike , lockout, or other labor `
dispute recognized at such by the Department of Human Resources
Development" ; and
WHEREAS the, _problems involved in applying this regulation
arise in those situations whore one category of employee is not on
strike , yet cannot work at his job because of the danger or penalty
of crossing a picket line; where strike benefits are .paid-, where the
strike is jurisdictional between unions ; where the strike is illegal
where the strike is a sympathy strike; where the employee dots not
wish to be labelled a strikebreaker; and other varied situations;
and
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors has giver serious ' thought
and consideration to this matter and finds that clarification of
S . D.S.W. rues a'>nd regulations in this matter is of continuing
urgent concern to the people of Contra Costa County and those
responsible for the sound administration of the public assistance
program in the county;
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/390
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it hereby requests
written clarification of the rul'e's and regulations including the
intent of regulations and the scope of their coverage from the
Director, State 'Department of Social Welfare in strike or work
stoppage situations and with particular reference to the above-
described strike related situations .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3'0th day of July , 1910 by the
following vote
AYES. Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Dias ,
J . E. Moriarty, T. J . Coll .
NOES: tone .
ABSENT:: Supervisor E . A. Linscheid.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 701390