Employee Relations Division

The Human Resources Department’s Employee Relations Division provides major services to County departments and management including:

• Negotiates contracts with unions/organizations representing employees.
• Interprets employment contract language.
• Processes/resolves formal employee grievances.
• Support for department-level methods to resolve employee conflict.
• Conducts data research, salary and benefits surveys.
• Liaison with unions on employee relations issues.
• Facilitates labor/management committees and other interest-based processes.
• Makes decisions regarding employee representation and unit determination issues.

Resources:

• Bargaining Agreements and Union Contracts
• Cost Savings Program
  • Mandatory Time off

Contact Information

Contact:

Employee Relations

Name:

Carol Allen

Title

Employee Relations Manager

Name:

Karen Spitler

Title

Employee Relations Technician

Phone:

(707) 565-3175 Work

Email

karen.spitler@sonoma-county.org

Employee Organizations

• Bargaining Unit Contact List
• Deputy Sheriff’s Association (DSA) / Deputy Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Management (DSLEM) (intranet access only)
• Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) (intranet access only)
• International Union of Operating Engineers / Stationary Engineers (Local 39) (intranet access only)
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (intranet access only)
• Sonoma County Law Enforcement Association (SCLEA) (intranet access only)
• Sonoma County Law Enforcement Management Association (SCLEMA) (intranet access only)
• Sonoma County Prosecutor’s Association (SCPA) (intranet access only)
• Western Council of Engineers (WCE) (intranet access only)