ACSS represents members in a variety of ways, including Legislative Advocacy and Labor Relations Representation.

Legislative Advocacy: We sponsor and support legislation to improve your pay, benefits, pension and working conditions. We oppose legislation that would adversely impact you, your career and your family.

Labor Relations: If you have an issue involving your job -- large or small -- we will provide immediate help. One of our professional labor relations representatives will answer your questions and advise you and, if needed, will represent you in adverse actions, grievances, rights issues and formal appeals. These professionals are backed by our knowledgeable staff and attorneys who specialize in labor law.

A valuable benefit of your ACSS membership is our labor relations expertise. If you have an issue involving your job we will provide immediate help. One of our labor relations professionals -- backed by our knowledgeable staff and attorneys who specialize in labor law -- will advise you, and represent you if necessary in adverse actions, grievances, rights issues and formal appeals.

• This representation is FREE with your membership.

We also publish materials to guide you through your job issues, such as "Your Road Through Probation," "How to File an Effective Grievance" and "Information for Excluded Employees Facing a Layoff." Order them by calling (800) 624-2137 or emailing acss@calcsea.org.

• These publications are FREE with your membership.

Meet and confers

ACSS is empowered by law to represent excluded employees with the Department of Personnel Administration, the State Personnel Board and the Legislature. Our meetings with DPA are called "meet and confers."

We have an aggressive legislative action program. Here are some bills we've introduced in past years for managers, supervisors and confidentials:

• Higher health and dental premium payments
• Supporting a 10 percent salary differential
• 401(k) contributions: $50/month for supervisors; $100/month for managers.
• Vacation buy-back
• Getting the ability to transfer sick leave hours (not just vacation time) to ill employees
• Financial incentives for not using up sick leave hours
• State-paid catastrophic medical coverage
• Longevity pay/service credits
• Improving the retirement percentage package
• Higher salaries
• Restoring positions eliminated by mid-management reductions
• Consistent supervisor-to-employee ratios
• Long-term health care premiums paid by the State

We have an aggressive legislative action program. Here are some bills we've introduced in past years for managers, supervisors and confidentials:

• Higher health and dental premium payments
• Supporting a 10 percent salary differential
• 401(k) contributions: $50/month for supervisors; $100/month for managers.
• Vacation buy-back
• Getting the ability to transfer sick leave hours (not just vacation time) to ill employees
• Financial incentives for not using up sick leave hours
• State-paid catastrophic medical coverage
• Longevity pay/service credits
• Improving the retirement percentage package
• Higher salaries
• Restoring positions eliminated by mid-management reductions
• Consistent supervisor-to-employee ratios
• Long-term health care premiums paid by the State