State Bar
The State Bar General Unit includes all non-attorney classifications at the State Bar of California, including legal secretaries, investigators, paralegals, program analysts, IT and finance staff, administrative assistants, and court specialists.
Who We are
The State Bar Attorney Unit includes all attorney classifications at the State Bar:
- Attorney
- Senior Attorney
- Supervising Attorney
Members work in nearly all areas of the Bar including the Office of Chief Trial Counsel, State Bar Courts, Admissions, Access & Inclusion, and General Services. Worksites are located in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The State Bar bargaining units are covered by Memorandums of Understanding with the State Bar of California, which are negotiated separately from the MOU with the State of California.
State Bar Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
New Bereavement Leave Agreement
Attorney Unit – MOU
Click here to read the entire tentative agreement for new contract
General Unit – MOU
State Bar Bargaining Updates
New bereavement provisions in our contract
Your bargaining team recently negotiated changes to the bereavement leave provisions in the MOU. These changes allow hourly employees more flexibility in how they use bereavement leave. Going forward, hourly employees may use bereavement leave in...
New Contracts Available on SEIU Local 1000 Website
Earlier this year, State Bar members won a new contract with significant improvements in our wages and working conditions for the General Unit as well as the Attorney Unit. Click here to read and download the Attorney Unit MOU Click here to read...
State Bar Board of Trustees Approves Tentative Agreement and Announces New, Improved Remote Work Policy!
The State Bar Board of Trustees voted December 22, 2022 to approve the Tentative Agreement. This concludes a bargaining process that began in March, and locks in wage and benefit improvements that your Bargaining Team fought for over the...
Local 1000 Reaches Tentative Agreement for New Contract
Contract Ratification Voting Underway – Read the agreement summary below and cast your vote today. You must be a Local 1000 member to participate. Click here to participate in the State Bar ratification vote. l. Tentative Agreement Summary:...
Members vote to ratify new contract!
State Bar members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the tentative contract agreement. 96.8% of the participating members in the Attorney Unit and 94.3% of the members General Unit cast “yes” votes in favor of ratification. Thank you for voting,...
State Bar Ratification Election
Through member input, member leadership, and member action our State Bar Bargaining Team was able to secure a contract that will create economic gains, bring equity and fairness to our retiree healthcare plans, expand our access to paid leave and...
State Bar Ratification Election
Through member input, member leadership, and member action our State Bar Bargaining Team was able to secure a contract that will create economic gains, bring equity and fairness to our retiree healthcare plans, expand our access to paid leave and...