FAQ

What is TCEA?
The Turlock City Employees Association (TCEA) is an employee organization established for the collective benefit of City employees who are members. Pursuant to Government Code section 3500 et.seq., TCEA is the only employee organization that the City recognizes to represent employees in job classifications represented by TCEA.

Who Does TCEA Represent?
TCEA represents a wide variety of job classifications designated by the City. Generally, all employees who are not in jobs designated as management, confidential or safety (police and fire) are represented by TCEA.

How Does TCEA Represent Members?
A primary purpose of TCEA is to negotiate with the City regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment. This includes salaries, health benefits and retirement benefits.

Once a contract has been negotiated, TCEA ensures proper application of the contract through meeting and conferring with the City and enforcement of the contract by means of the grievance procedure if necessary.

TCEA also represents individual members during administrative investigations including pre-discipline response meetings (Skelly Hearing) and the appeal of discipline.

In addition, TCEA represents members in individual grievances, safety issues, rebuttals to performance evaluations and other employer-employee relations.

Who Provides Representation?
Currently professional services are provided by Joe Rose Law.
Law Office of Joe Rose Law does not represent members in workers compensation, personal injury cases and other personal matters.

How Is TCEA Organized?
TCEA is a non-profit labor organization that is governed by a Board of Directors. The Directors are elected by their co-workers to represent the members in all matters of TCEA business. The Executive Officers of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer plus three Directors-at-Large serve two-year terms. The Board meets on a regular basis to conduct Association business. Special committees are appointed by the President to deal with issues such as collective bargaining, social affairs, budget and insurance benefits.

What Else Does TCEA Do?
In addition to representing members in their relationships with the City, TCEA sponsors various social events to encourage friendship among members and their families and other community events.

Do I Have To Belong To Get These Services?
Non-representational benefits are only available to members. TCEA does have a duty of fair representation that prohibits the Association from discriminating against non-members when negotiating a contract. All employees in represented classifications receive the benefit of the contract.
Non-members may receive limited assistance for representation in a disciplinary matter or grievance. Non-members cannot hold office, serve on an Association committee, cannot vote on any TCEA issue including the ratification of a contract or election of officers. Non-members cannot participate in TCEA meetings or social events. Non-members cannot participate in optional insurance programs offered through the Association.

How Much Does Membership Cost?
Association dues are $2.00 per pay period of which $1.00 goes to the General Fund, $0.50 to the Legal Fund and $0.50 to the Benevolence Fund. The cost for professional services is $18.75 per semi-monthly pay period. The total cost per semi-monthly pay period is $20.75 ($41.50 per month).

What About Agency Shop?
An Agency Shop arrangement has been placed into effect that requires all employees represented by TCEA to either be an Association member or pay an agency fee. Information regarding the agency fee is included elsewhere in this new employee package. The cost of membership and the agency fee are the same, however, as a fee payer, you do not enjoy the full benefits of regular membership