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We'll update you on what our member negotiators will be doing today when face-to-face meetings resume...as well as an update on scheduled dates for negotiations....

The Schwarzenegger administration and two more labor unions reached tentative deals Monday to lower salaries and roll back pension benefits for state workers.

Starting June 28, Local 1000 member negotiators meet face to face with the governor's representatives to negotiate a contract that ensures more security for members. Ten weekday sessions are scheduled between June 28 and July 12.

Local 1000 member negotiators are meeting face-to-face with the governor's bargaining team as they work to hammer out a contract ensuring more security for...

It's the summer budget-brawling season in Sacramento, a time for regurgitating old myths and simplistic solutions. One persistent myth about the perpetually bleeding state budget is that it's all the fault of public employee unions.

A fact-finding hearing about public employee pensions this morning briefly devolved into jawboning between a Little Hoover Commission member and a public employee union lobbyist, touched off by the use of a single word: "only."

State employees are furious over Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to pay them federal minimum wage, if a state budget isn't in place by July.

Rehiring academic teachers in adult prisons has become a problem due to CDCR mismanagement. More than 400 academic teachers were declared surplus and displaced from their jobs by CDCR. These teachers had been hired mainly into two classifications: 2287 and 2290. In prison schools, these classifications were used interchangeably for adult basic education, GED and high school diploma programs. When it came time for staffing reductions, CDCR laid off these teachers as a combined group, by seniority, in each geographic area affected. Local 1000 objected to the layoff decision by county and argued for a statewide area of layoff. Due to these efforts, about 300 teachers have reemployment rights in the 2287 and 2290 classifications, and CDCR has agreed to conduct the rehiring process in a way that preserves seniority rights of two groups of displaced teachers in a combined pool.

The nonpartisan Little Hoover Commission meets today to hear testimony about public pensions, aiming to dispassionately analyze the impact of retirement costs on governments and then, if needed, suggest changes.

Join SEIU Local 1000 in a nationwide coalition to make the big banks and investment firms pay back America's working families with some of their bailout money and vast profits. For a year and a half, thousands of state employees have lost their homes, faced foreclosure, filed for bankruptcy or struggled to make basic payments. The safety net services that we provide and that millions of Californians rely upon are being cut to shreds. The big lenders and banks received bailouts and special deals. It's time for working families to get a bailout too. Let's make banks pay their fair share to rebuild the California Dream.

Interested in expressing your vision of California and state employees?

Bring your ideas with you to Local 1000's rally at the state Capitol on June 30, or create artwork at the Art Wall exhibit during the rally.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to cut the pay of state workers to minimum wage if a timely budget accord is not reached, according to a memo sent Wednesday from the director of the governor's Department of Personnel Administration to state agency and department heads.

State workers to gather at the Capitol on June 30Your Questions AnsweredAppeals court backs ending furloughs for SCIF workers: judges reject gov's bid to justify...

Illegal appointments occur periodically in civil service when someone is hired in violation of applicable civil service laws or regulations. Oftentimes this is an administrative mistake, such as the failure to apply appropriate rules to employment eligibility lists. In some cases it may be a corrupt attempt to circumvent the civil service system for personal advantage. Generally, the remedy for an illegal hire is to void the appointment. However other issues arise along the way.

A decision on state worker minimum wage could come within two weeks following a hearing in the 3rd District Court of Appeal.Local 1000 is...

Conservatives have declared a new class war, but it's not on bankers earning seven-figure bonuses. Instead, as Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels told Politico recently, the "new privileged class in America" is government employees, who "are better paid than the people who pay their salaries."

The following is a list of this week's top questions members have asked the Local 1000 Resource Center staff.

The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a superior court judge's order that rescinded furloughs at the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) last year and awarded back pay to workers there.

All members demoted or transferred in lieu of layoff should be aware of the State Personnel Board (SPB) pamphlet called Transferring in State Civil Service. It is a comprehensive review of rules governing so-called transfers between classifications and within a classification.

By Jon Ortiz The strained labor talks had stalled for months. Both the unions and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waited for each other to blink while the...

By John HowardFour state-employee bargaining units representing 23,000 workers have reached tentative agreements with the Schwarzenegger administration on new labor contracts. The pacts, which must...

By Jon Ortiz Newly hired California Highway Patrol officers and firefighters will have to work longer to retire under terms of proposed contracts hammered out between...

Local 1000 negotiators are set to return to the bargaining table June 28 as they work to secure a contract agreement with Governor Schwarzenegger.Plus,...

Join thousands of Local 1000 members at the Capitol on June 30 to impress on legislators the value of state services and the work we do providing those services.

The theme of the lunchtime rally is "We are California" - as we not only provide vital services for all Californians but we are active members of our communities. The event also focuses on Local 1000's call for a balanced budget solution - not one that focuses solely on cutting valuable services and punishing state workers.

Senior Local 1000 Union Representative Janet McDermott reported that many employees were placed in Bargaining Unit 1 and Unit 4 jobs; some are struggling with new duties, the need for training, and grief over the loss of their teaching jobs and former Unit 3 colleagues, not to mention their former paychecks. Some former Unit 3 employees are settling in well and feel supported by supervisors and colleagues, but others are experiencing a hostile environment with rudeness and lack of support from supervisors.

This morning, we asked our members "What is the most important issue politicians can address for state employees."  We'll show you what some Local 1000...

Local 1000 responds to the possibility of minimum wage: a message from Local 1000 President Yvonne WalkerYour Questions AnsweredPro-worker candidates win primary races: candidates pledge...

Candidates pledge to support state services & workers
Local 1000 backed candidates won in most primary races June 8, including victories in the four races targeted by member volunteers.

For the second time, Local 1000 won a Court of Appeal furlough decision against Governor Schwarzenegger, this time involving our members at the State Compensation...

She's chartered jet, he's Southwest. Her mentor was Mitt Romney, he worked for Mother Teresa. She pays her chief campaign consultant $90,000-a-month, his worked for free most of last year.

The following is a list of this week's top questions members have asked the Local 1000 Resource Center staff.

Dear Nancy:
Can you summarize the governor's budget and pension "reform" proposals and the Legislature's response to the governor's proposals?
- Jane, Sacramento, CA

In style and substance, California's race for governor will be an us-against-them clash, a struggle between the classes with organized labor at the center.

The 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appeal of Judge Charlotte Woolard's judgment in SEIU Local 1000 v. Schwarzenegger. The union's lawsuit successfully argued that furloughing State Compensation Insurance Fund employees violated state insurance code.

When finances turn questionable for a big business, there are layoffs. From General Motors to General Electric and even the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Chronicle, that's how it's done.

Local 1000 is working on multiple fronts to head off the possibility of state employee's pay being slashed to minimum wage this summer.Local 1000's...

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On June 9, the California Supreme Court assumed jurisdiction over three of the many cases challenging Gov. Schwarzenegger's furlough orders. Local 1000's initial furlough lawsuit--asserting that the governor's executive order violated the state constitution and California labor law is among the three cases taken up by the high court.

Assembly and Senate Democrats' budget proposal excludes pay cuts proposed by the governor. And, we'll talk about the races that matter to state workers....

State Registered Nurses have received evaluations from supervisors for years, and now the tables are turned--it's time for some state nurses to evaluate their bosses.

On the day Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled his May budget proposal, he warned state lawmakers that "I will not sign a budget if we don't have pension reform and budget reform."

Ever since, his administration has tried to insert a comment about public pensions -- and the need to curb them -- into nearly every story coming out of Sacramento. Schwarzenegger reiterated his budget threat Sunday -- and then some -- in an interview with Politico.

Spurred by state budget crunches and an angry public mood, Republican and some Democratic leaders are focusing with increasing intensity on public workers and the unions that represent them, casting them as overpaid obstacles to good government and demanding cuts in their often-generous benefits.

A meeting was held at the Receiver Nursing Executive's office on May 13. Present at the meeting was the Receiver, the Executive Nurses and others from the office, along with Bargaining Unit 20 Chair Rionna Jones, myself (chair of Unit 17) and four other Local 1000 members and staff.

The state Assembly passed a continuous appropriations bill that could fund state worker salaries until a budget is passed. We'll tell you who needs...

By Yvonne Walker
In the event a state budget is not in place by June 30, the California Superior Court has granted the governor the authority to impose federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The pay reduction, if ordered by the governor, would be reflected in the Aug. 1 paycheck for most state employees. The appeal of this ruling will be heard on June 21, in the 3rd District Court of Appeal.

Two Local 1000-sponsored bills, including one to reduce the outsourcing of state jobs to private contractors, passed the Assembly and are moving to the...

Business groups have given more money to California legislative campaigns over the last three years than private citizens and labor unions combined, according to a study released yesterday by Berkeley-based MAPLight.org.

House Democrats kill a $24-billion fund to help cash-strapped states cover costs. States are lobbying hard to have it restored, warning of further devastating cuts to healthcare and social services.

The state Assembly passed Local 1000-sponsored bills, including one to reduce outsourcing of state jobs to private contractors.

State employees know first-hand that the budget crisis is real and we are anxious do our part to get things right. The fact is that everyone needs to bring their A-game to the table and be ready to do their part if California is going to weather this crisis. We cannot balance this budget with imbalanced sacrifices.

"We've had enough!"Your Questions AnsweredPaid leave on Election Dayupdate_060210.pdf...

If public pensions are such a good deal, why are a surprising number of state workers, 44 percent, leaving the first two years of their retirement contributions in a 401(k)-style individual investment plan rather than moving them to CalPERS?

 The appellate process of furloughs at SCIF began Friday... and the governor's legal team is working to go after back pay issued to SCIF...

As part of our effort to ensure that there is a two-thirds legislative majority in support of state services and the workers who provide them, Local 1000 is targeting four legislative primary races.