I suppose that if you are at the retirement threshold at the AOC, this plan might make some sense to encourage you to retire. However, if you are not eligible to retire and you don’t already have a job lined up, accepting the AOC’s voluntary separation incentive program is no deal at all! While you would be able to obtain generous unemployment benefits in the current economic climate if you were laid off, if you voluntarily separate from service to the AOC you won’t qualify for unemployment benefits.
Of interest is that those voluntarily separating from AOC’s service must waive all future claims against the AOC, which we’re betting has a non-disclosure provision attached to it. Also, AOC directors, the mismanagers of the agency are ineligible for this voluntary separation. This plan appears to be most focused at low wage rank and file workers (those that actually have a work product) or those that are on the cusp of considering retirement and just need a subtle little push to encourage them.
As we’ve mentioned before the management ratio is about to get a whole lot narrower with each of the 200+ managers having less workers to manage. $20,000.00 before taxes does not go very far.
Judicial Council Watcher 
SF Whistle
July 30, 2011
I think a DOJ / FBI sweep through the building would provide much better “incentive”–
A formal—Federal investigation into all the scams the AOC has been running for years with regard to buildings / maintenance / unlicensed contractors—-CCMS and the fleet of “irregular” consulant payments–document destruction….etc…etc…is long overdue. There has been much discussion on this board about RICO and the questionable practices of the branch…
I suspect that a few exit “interviews” in a room with one-way mirror windows with a Federal agent might bring about an avalance of early retirements—
The CJ truly needs her own “Separation Incentive”…likely to take the form of a RoseBird early retirement…
JusticeCalifornia
July 30, 2011
Amen.
sharonkramer
July 31, 2011
The FBI has been met with protesters in front of their offices when they have investigated certain matters in recent years. Maybe the FBI would appreciate a protest in front of their offices asking them to investigate the AOC. This is beyond ridiculous when you have several whistle blowers evidencing what they have done over court construction and other matters – and no one does anything to stop them as they allocate themselves even more tax dollars.
concerned
August 1, 2011
Ok folks, let’s get this started. When, where and what are we going to do to get the message out to the public about what’s really going on @ the aoc?
Full scale media coverage is needed to bring all of this to light. As I’ve said before, unions from across the state need to be meeting and making plans to launch the media attack. I truly believe that if it was spelled out plain and simple, in black and white, people would wants answers and want them fast! That would force those that could and should do something to do it.
So far, the unions have been silent. Why? Don’t know, but I question why we pay union dues, if they aren’t doing anything to earn/deserve it. SF is not the only court in trouble, this we know. If one falls, its only a matter of time before others do so also.
We can post back and forth all day and night how we are ticked off about the state of the TC’s. But it solves nothing. Action needs to be taken now. How about reaching out to all court employees, through the unions and turn those on line petitions into traditional paper petitions and go from there. Court employees, families and friends could sign them. That’s a lot of signatures, a lot of people for the people in Sacramento to answer to. I believe many are affraid to sign the petitions on line, or don’t want to go through what they may feel is a hassle of logging/signing on to the laptops and searching for this site. As I’ve mentioned also, a lot of people don’t know about this site.
sharonkramer
August 1, 2011
Concerned,
SEIU did hold a protest of the Judicial Council’s allocation of funds on July 22, 2011. SEIU then made a movie of it.
The above movie was on AOC Watcher blog. I saw no mainstream media coverage of the above protest. Perhaps it would be good to ascertain who at SEIU made this movie and go from there if you are trying to garner laid off court employee support to get the word out of the misapplication of tax dollars by the AOC/JC.
Judicial Council Watcher
August 1, 2011
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If you are willing to pass them out, we are willing to deliver or ship them. If you have a better idea on how we can help us help you, just drop us a note in our private message window @ https://forms.hush.com/judicialcouncilwatcher
Judicial Council Watcher
August 1, 2011
Made obvious by the video, AFSCME, SEIU, JCW, AOC Watcher, the ACJ and to a more limited degree the CJA are all on the same page of what’s wrong. Only law enforcement and the state legislature can fix it and we’re still waiting.
Wendy Darling
August 1, 2011
And waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting . . .
Long live the ACJ.
unionman575
August 1, 2011
Adios AOC muchachos.
unionman575
August 1, 2011
JC you can add AFSCME to your list above. We know what’s wrong too. And, we agree with all of you at both JC Watcher and AOC Watcher 100%.
Big smile here from this Los Angeles AFSCME Union man. =)
Judicial Council Watcher
August 1, 2011
Done. AFSCME has been cheerfully added; the more the merrier. Are there any other unions in the know serving the courts that we’ve missed?