LA Courts BU 860 (Legal Processing)

Bargaining Survey 2021

Our union contract expires on January 15, 2022. We are making preparations now to negotiate the best possible contract for the future.

As always, we prepare for bargaining with our eyes wide open. We know that once again it will be a tough bargaining environment. Under the circumstances, it is important that SEIU Local 721 members unite behind a well-considered bargaining strategy.

Please take a few moments to fill out this bargaining survey and let us know what you think is the right approach to bargaining this year!

Surveys are due by June 25, 2021. If you have questions, please contact Venessa Gills at (213) 453-6066. Thanks for participating!

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* 1. Please list in order of importance your top 5 issues during this contract negotiation, with "1" being most important.

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* 2. Which of the following statements best describe your view about salaries at the Court?

We should focus our efforts on winning an across-the-board salary increase for ALL COURT EMPLOYEES to combat the rise in the cost of living.

We all need raises but this year isn’t the year. We should fight to increase the minimum wage and annual paid sick leave employees can earn for all working families in California. This will allow us to bargain for raises for all Court workers next year.

All of the above: We should focus on an across-the-board increase – and increasing the minimum wage and annual paid sick leave for working families.

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* 3. What % increase per year do you think your bargaining team should fight for? Please explain:

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* 4. How important is it to see continuous training of new staff and/or transferred staff?

Extremely important

Somewhat important

Not important at all

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* 5. Do you feel the work in your location is disproportionate to the number of employees?

Agree

Strongly Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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* 6. Are you regularly directed to perform duties beyond your job description without additional compensation? Has this ever happened to you?

Yes, often

Occasionally

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* 7. When it comes to employees being directed to perform job duties beyond their description without additional compensation, should SEIU seek to make improvements in this area?

High priority

Low priority

Not a priority

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* 8. In which of the following areas would you like to see contract changes? (Number in order of importance with 1 being the most important.)

Work Schedule
Performance Evaluations
Promotional Opportunities
Transfers
Safety & Health
Training/Career Development
Vacations

LA Courts BU 860 (Legal Processing)

Bargaining Survey 2021

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* 1. Please list in order of importance your top 5 issues during this contract negotiation, with "1" being most important.

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* 2. Which of the following statements best describe your view about salaries at the Court?

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* 3. What % increase per year do you think your bargaining team should fight for? Please explain:

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* 4. How important is it to see continuous training of new staff and/or transferred staff?

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* 5. Do you feel the work in your location is disproportionate to the number of employees?

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* 6. Are you regularly directed to perform duties beyond your job description without additional compensation? Has this ever happened to you?

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* 7. When it comes to employees being directed to perform job duties beyond their description without additional compensation, should SEIU seek to make improvements in this area?

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* 8. In which of the following areas would you like to see contract changes? (Number in order of importance with 1 being the most important.)

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* 9. If you have additional comments, please note them here.

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* 10. What is your name?

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* 11. What is your Employee #?

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* 12. Who is your employer (example: LA Courts)?

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* 13. What is your job classification?

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* 14. What is your home phone #?

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* 15. What is your cell phone #?

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* 16. What is your personal email?