Unit 11
Engineering & Scientific Technicians
Who We are
Unit 11 members work in a wide array of state departments including Caltrans, Department of Fish and Game, Department of Water Resources, and the Department of Food and Agriculture.
View a graph of all the departments that are part of Unit 11.
For general questions regarding Unit 11, e-mail [email protected] .
Unit 11 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
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Our contract is the agreement between SEIU Local 1000 and the State that outlines our pay, our benefits, and our rights! Our bargaining team is gearing up to negotiate a new contract and what we win depends on how strong and united we are.
Here are the priorities our Bargaining Unit 11 team is bringing to the table:
Fight for our value and an increase to the Uniform Allowance
- Propose changing the reimbursement structure to increase take-home value and avoid unnecessary tax deductions
- Streamline the process for reimbursement across departments to reduce wait times for repayment
Fight for fairness and an increase to the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Differential
- Propose changing the reimbursement structure to increase take-home value and avoid unnecessary deductions and delays
- Fight to raise the amount of reimbursement for represented workers to lessen the burden of holding the license
Create a first of its kind Unit 11 longevity pay program
- Propose language to increase pay for critical classifications with ongoing pay equity issues and limited upward mobility
- Value experienced workers who no longer receive merit salary increases and provide essential value to the state
Unit 11 Bargaining Updates
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Monday, June 6
Our team reached tentative agreement with the state to preserve more than 20 existing contractual protections impacting our Unit 11 members. We also discussed some of the many economic and classification proposals that we put on the table. However,...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Friday, May 13
After a month of working through the themes of working conditions, health and safety, leaves and professional development, your bargaining team spent this week focusing on issues of compensation. In addition to asking for a 22 percent...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Friday, June 3
Your Unit 11 bargaining team returned to negotiations with the state today, and our discussions focused on making sure the state understands the important work our unit members do and their rights under the contract. We gave a presentation to the...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Tuesday, May 17
Unit 11’s bargaining team went to the table today to press the state on issues of properly compensating and classifying the highly-skilled workers in our membership. We gave the state three proposals today: Unit 11’s bargaining team went to the...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Thursday, May 5
Our Unit 11 bargaining team went to the table today to continue to press the state to compensate our members for their skills and experience. We gave the state five proposals that recognize that the work performed by Unit 11 requires specialized...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Thursday, April 21
Local 1000’s Unit 11 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work in Engineering and Scientific classifications. The health and safety of our members is a focus this week – it’s one priority...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Thursday, April 28
Through the extensive member outreach we conducted at town halls, worksite meetings and with our bargaining survey, we identified Professional Development as a top priority for our members. The bargaining team focused the week’s activities on...
Unit 11 Bargaining News for Friday, April 15
Local 1000’s Unit 11 bargaining team met with state negotiators for the first time today, representing the interests of our members who work in Engineering and Scientific classifications. The team shared their diverse backgrounds and deep job...
Unit 11 Ratification Vote Locations
Please continue to check this page to confirm meeting locations and times, which are subject to change - even on the day of the meeting. We will be updating this information daily and will try to avoid changes whenever possible. Unfortunately,...
Unit 11 Bargaining Team
On April 13, Local 1000 will go to the table with the state to begin bargaining a new contract. The union’s 63 elected member leaders have one goal: to bring the 95,000 state workers we represent the best contract we’ve ever had. Each unit’s...
Contract enforcement pays off in Unit 11 wins
Local 1000 representation led to two Unit 11 workers receiving thousands of dollars in back pay after the union forced the state to correct errors in wages and benefit deductions. “These wins are another example of the contract enforcement efforts...
Unit 11 Bargaining Updates
Highlights from Unit 11 Tentative Agreement Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, July 3, 2023
There was no meeting held between Unit 11 and the State on Monday. We still have a number of our proposals awaiting the State’s response, including key economic proposals. Since June 23, Unit 11 and our 8 other bargaining units have been...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, June 19, 2023
Unit 11’s bargaining team reports incremental progress with the State’s negotiation team on economic proposals, reached several agreements, and presented one new proposal to advance the interests of the Engineering and Scientific Technicians we...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, June 12, 2023
With 18 days remaining until our current contract expires, our Unit 11 bargaining team is deeply frustrated by the State’s purposeful avoidance of the business of bargaining. Today’s session, one of the shortest on record since we began, was beset...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, June 5, 2023
Our Unit 11 Bargaining Team—representing our Scientific and Engineering Technicians—came to the table and continued their work to advance the wages and working conditions of our represented employees. And still, the work is largely one-sided. Unit...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, May 22, 2023
Recognition of the working conditions and pay gaps facing the Scientific and Engineering Technicians continues to be a priority for our Unit 11 bargaining team, and today, we made a number of proposals that underscore our commitment to rewarding...
Bargaining Unit 11 Recap: Monday, May 15, 2023
The Engineering and Scientific Technicians across the state—Unit 11—are facing high vacancy rates, overbearing workloads, and a lack of professional recognition. These are the key priorities our bargaining team has heard at town halls and in...