What is the status of the 16% cuts in CDC?
In October of 2003, the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) noticed the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) of the California Department of Corrections (CDC) intent to eliminate over 600 Bargaining Unit 6 positions throughout CDC. The notice included the following positions: • Correctional Officer positions associated with visiting officer positions sufficient to reduce the inmate-visiting program to two days per week. • Eliminate Correctional Officer positions assigned to Inmate Assignment Office. • Eliminate Correctional Officer positions assigned to outside non-reimbursed community crews • Reduce the number of Correctional Officer positions assigned to duties of vendor packages for inmates • Elimination of Correctional Officer positions assigned to Third Watch Yard officer positions at the 180-degree and 270-degree design institutions for Level III and Level IV populations. The parties agreed to first reconcile for each institution the Post Assignment
