Your Chapter leadership wants to thank you all for your patience and understanding as we navigate through our current health crisis. We also want to give huge kudos and thanks to President Scroggins and the entire Executive Team for working with CSEA during these hectic times. The entire Mt. SAC community is experiencing a campus-wide paradigm shift, and transitioning to telecommuting is but one example. This is uncharted waters for us all, so we ask you to continue to be patient and understanding as we implement this plan.
Today at around 1pm, CSEA 262 and the District signed an Emergency Response and Telecommuting Agreement. Later today, Mt. SAC President Bill Scroggins will be issuing an announcement and updated message to the campus community. Your Chapter leadership will also be preparing an FAQ for you providing you with more detailed information. There is critical information and clarifications we want to send to you now.
Effective immediately, all classified professionals in Unit A are on paid status. As a condition of this, all members are also subject to the Telecommuting Agreement. Work schedules in most cases are Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
If you previously signed the telecommuting agreement issued prior to today, those are null and void. The agreement reached today supersedes that agreement, including signing the form. You should receive an e-mail from your manager asking for your contact information. You should reply to that message and provide your contact information. Keep in mind you are not required to use your cell phone for work, but you will need to provide a contact number. If you only have a cell phone, then you will need to provide that number to your manager. Your response to your manager will be your acceptance of this agreement and understanding of your assignment. If you have any questions or need clarification of the assignment, you should contact your manager.
You are expected to be available for work between 8am and 4:30pm. Typically, the following are possible work arrangements:
You will be telecommuting, available from 8am to 4:30pm, and your manager will be contacting you with assignments or giving you instructions about work you are expected to perform. At any time, you also may be asked to return to campus to perform essential duties.
If your manager does not contact you with specific assignments, continue monitoring your e-mail and voicemail (suggested every 15 minutes) and stay home. You are still expected to be available to work, and you are basically “on call” to perform assignments given to you by your manager. At any time, you also may be asked to return to campus to perform essential duties.
If the District deems you an “essential worker,” you may be called upon to return to campus either full-time or part-time. Your manager will contact you with specific assignment instructions.
If at any time you are called back to campus to perform duties, our current contract language regarding call-back will apply (Article 10.10).
If you need instructions for accessing your voicemail remotely, you can find instructions on the Information Technology Telecom page by following this link. If you would like your voicemail recorded and sent to your e-mail address, You can contact the IT Help Desk via online self-service portal (https://helpdesk.mtsac.edu), via email to helpdesk@mtsac.edu, and by phone at 909.274.4357.
More information and details will be forthcoming in the next few days. Please remember that your health and safety is our number one priority. As always, your Chapter 262 leadership team appreciates your continuing support and good faith in our leadership for all that we do on your behalf.
Stay safe and healthy.