Master Table Bargaining Summary: May 31, 2023

Master Table Bargaining Summary: May 31, 2023

Our contract expires in 30 days, and today, State negotiators did little to prove their intent to bargain over our key issues: a 30% pay raise and 100% paid health care premiums. The Master Table bargaining team continues to press the State, and some incremental...
Bargaining Unit 1 Recap: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Bargaining Unit 1 Recap: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Frustration reigned at today’s Unit 1 bargaining table. One of Local 1000’s long-fought battles to improve our service to California through EDD—a battle lasting more than 15 years—was again rejected by State negotiators. Contract section 13.15.1 was yet another...