May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
May 30, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 4 Updates, Uncategorized
Unit 4 continues to negotiate with representatives from the State this week, with a focus on the need for more involved discussions at the table to get represented employees a contract that respects, protects, and pays every state worker. “The process has been moving...
May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Unit 3—representing Professional Educators and Librarians—continued its efforts today to demand the respect and the pay that’s due to our members. It’s a key theme we’re using to guide our negotiations with the State to raise the principles and practices that govern...
May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
At today’s Master Table bargaining, we received the first substantive counter proposals from the State. There were only three, but it breaks the logjam of nearly 60 proposals we’ve made that we are awaiting response on. Today, our bargaining team proposed new or...
May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Unit 3’s bargaining team launched its efforts to secure recognition for the professionalism and commitment of its represented employees five weeks ago, promising a collaborative and responsive environment; today, the State responded and Unit 3 enjoyed one of its most...
