RELEASE: Immediately
CONTACT: Chris Hirsch,
Assistant Public Information Officer
SEIU is contacting Essential Employees and claiming
there is no valid Court Order in place regarding who is an Essential
Employee. This is false and Essential
Employees must come to work.
The
County does not challenge the
The
County feels that it is important for everyone to know the facts and we provide
the following for your information (the Office of the
·
The Order (with which you have all been served) stemmed from an
enforceable agreement negotiated by SEIU legal counsel, Antonio Ruiz, Vin
Harrington’s partner in the law firm Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, which
continues to represent SEIU.
·
SEIU and the County agreed that the Court Order would remain in effect
until negotiations resulted in a new contract for SEIU Local 415.
·
The Superior Court Order can only be invalidated or changed by a new
order of the Superior Court. The
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The list of Essential Employees agreed to by the parties and identified
in the Order is virtually the same list of positions that the Court ordered as
essential in 1999 and 2002 after a contested hearing in which the Union’s
lawyers participated.
As
was the case in 1999, 2002 and earlier this month, strict compliance with valid
court orders guarantees the rights of both the public and employees. Please contact this office or SEIU Local 415
if you have any questions regarding the foregoing. Thank you for your continued adherence to the
Court Order.