Superior Court Clerks Urge Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye to Intervene to Avoid Imminent Strike

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The Santa Clara County Superior Court Professional Employees Association

Aug 01, 2016, 07:00 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Santa Clara County Superior Court Professional Employees Association (SCPEA) will protest outside a judicial conference where California's Chief Justice is scheduled to speak. The clerks will attempt to meet with the Chief Justice and present a letter pleading for her intervention to avoid a strike. Court clerks have gone 8-years without a pay increase and been negotiating for over 2-years while the court is spending over $200 million dollars on a new courthouse in San Jose that includes imported Italian marble.

Impasse has occurred and a strike has been authorized by the membership. SCPEA represents over 350 court clerks.

Who:	Santa Clara County Superior Court Professional Employees Association
	Ingrid Stewart, President of SCPEA

What:	Protest at Judicial Conference attended by California Chief Justice and other judges from throughout California.

When:	Monday, August 1, 2016
	7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Where:	Dolce Hayes Mansion
	200 Edenvale Ave
	San Jose, CA 95136
	Front Parking Entrance