CSEA 490 Ohlone College Classified Employees

09/06/2017

Have you visted CSEA.com lately? You can find the updated Ohlone webpage by clicking on "My CSEA" and then clicking on the word "OHLONE."

09/03/2017

Vote David Miller (Seat A) and Michael Bilbrey (Seat B) for CalPERS Board. They will protect your pension and health care, fight Wall Street attacks, and safeguard retirement security.

07/25/2017

Lea Witmer will be getting her ribbon when she reps 490 at Conference!

The 91st Annual Conference is only one week away! Of the more than 1,450 member-delegates already registered, 353 will be attending our union's biggest event for the first time--nearly 25 percent!

New delegates wear a red ribbon like this one that lets others know they are taking their maiden voyage on the good ship CSEA Conference. How many Facebook friends do we have who will be new delegates?

Let us know in the comments, share this ribbon on your pages, and prepare for the experience of your lives.

03/08/2017

American colonies based their laws on the English common law, which was summarized in the Blackstone Commentaries. It said, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law? The very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated into...

02/18/2017

CSEA Board meeting. Area C, Region 41, Chapter 490 in the house! Thanks to our Area C Alternate Director, Machelle Kessinger, for organizing the breakfast this morning.

02/04/2017

Vice President Lea Witmer attending the the Bargaining Academy.

02/03/2017

Saving this to read later. You should too.

The California Supreme Court is set to decide whether to loosen the state's 50-year old rule barring state and local governments from reducing public pension benefits. Under review is a 2016 appellate court decision that concluded a retirement benefit is not an "immutable entitlement" and allowed Ma...

12/21/2016

"Thank you for your comments on this very difficult situation. The City of Loyalton contracted with CalPERS in 1986 and regularly paid its long-term obligations for the pensions they promised its employees. However, the City decided to end its contract and at that time CalPERS had to bill the City for the funds needed to pay the pensions to its retirees. Once an employer ends its contract, CalPERS has no ability to retrieve contributions in the future but is still obligated to pay pensions to retirees and fulfill the obligations made by the employer. Unfortunately, Loyalton defaulted on its payment and by law CalPERS was forced to reduce pensions." --Michael Bilbrey

https://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/newsroom/calpers-news/2016/city-loyalton-non-payment-pension

For the first time in its 85-year history, the California Public Employees Retirement System, CalPERS, is drastically cutting benefits for public retirees.

09/05/2016

09/03/2016

The employees of the Tr-Cities One-Stop at Ohlone College are represented by CSEA. They provide excellent service. If you need help looking for a job these are the people to see.

A member of EASTBAY Works, One-Stop Career Center connecting people with employment and training opportunities to empower individuals and strengthen the loca...

08/19/2016

Ashton Eaton is the nephew of a CSEA member in the Berryessa chapter.

With the gold medal all but locked up, Ashton Eaton is chasing a new goal

08/03/2016

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom addressing the Conference.