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CCPOA Scores Union Hours Victory
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June 14, 2005 - On June 13th, an arbitrator ruled that the State of California is unable to limit time that the CCPOA can devote to union activities. DPA Officials attempted to block use of "release time," which is donated by union members from vacation and holiday time banks for union activities.
The DPA based its claim on the belief that the current contract limited release time to 10,000 hours over 5-years and that such time had been exceeded by more than 100,000 hours to date. However, it was proven that there was a mutual agreement made just two months after the contract went into effect by the State and the CCPOA in 2001 to get rid of the cap all together.
CCPOA VP Lance Corcoran told the press that this decision means that the union can continue to conduct "business as usual." He told reporters: "We're going to continue to be a vocal critic of both the Department of Corrections and the California Youth Authority and try to expose areas in which they are failing to maintain public safety."
The Youth and Adult Correctional Agency officials had not yet made a decision at press time whether or not to appeal the arbitrator's decision.
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