HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04142015 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACKNOWLEDGE modification of the Health Services Unit represented by Public Employees’ Union, Local One to
establish a new representation unit called the Public Health Nurses Unit to be composed of the Public Health Nurse
(VVXA) and Public Health Nurse-Project (VVX1) classifications; accept the results of the representation election of
the Public Health Nurses Unit; and acknowledge formal recognition of the California Nurses Association as the
majority representative of the Public Health Nurses Unit effective July 1, 2015, as recommended by the Employee
Relations Officer.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
In October, 2013, the California Nurses Association submitted a petition to the Labor Relations Unit requesting that
the Public Health Nurse classifications, which were part of the Health Services Unit represented by Local One, be
represented by the California Nurses Association instead of Local One. Signatures on the petition were verified and
the process to modify the Health Services Unit to create a new Public Health Nurses unit proceeded pursuant to
section 34-12.016 of the County’s Employer-Employee Relations Resolution (EERR). In October 2014, an arbitrator
determined that the Public Health Nurses Unit was an appropriate representation unit. The Labor Relations Unit then
requested that the State Mediation and Conciliation Service (SMCS) serve as a neutral party to conduct the election in
accordance with Section 34-12.012 and 34-12.016 of the EERR.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/14/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: (925) 335-1782
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 14, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Laura Strobel, Cynthia Schwerin, Trevor Koski, Glynis Hughes, Lisa Driscoll
C. 38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:April 14, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Unit modification election results for the Public Health Nurses of Local One
On April 2, 2015, a vote count was conducted by SMCS to determine which organization would represent the Public
Health Nurses Unit. The following are the results of the election:
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Representation Election Results
PEU Local 1: 2 votes
California Nurses Association: 54 votes
No Organization: 0 votes
Total Valid Ballots Cast: 56
Total Eligible Employees
in Public Health Nurses Unit: 64
SMCS certified the election results. More than fifty percent of eligible employees in the Public Health Nurses Unit
cast ballots in the election and a majority of the votes cast selected the California Nurses Association as the new
majority representative. Pursuant to section 34-12.016 of the EERR, the Public Health Nurses Unit will be
represented by the California Nurses Association effective July 1, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Public Health Nurses will continue to be represented by Local One.