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Bargaining Update: May 28 Report
We want to provide the latest update from ongoing bargaining discussions and share where negotiations currently stand. Your BU 20 bargaining team met with the State across two recent bargaining sessions. Below is a summary of key updates from the sessions: Tentative...
Unit 14 Bargaining Update – May 28, 2026
As bargaining discussions continue ramping up, our Unit 14 Bargaining Team spent this week continuing to defend important workplace protections while also pushing to move key compensation proposals forward for Unit 14 members. Some of the key issues discussed this...
Unit 11 Bargaining Update – May 28, 2026
This week, our Unit 11 Bargaining Team continued pushing for stronger compensation, workplace protections and recognition for the specialized work Unit 11 members perform across multiple departments statewide. Key Compensation Proposals Advance to Main Table Several...
Defending the Right to Representation at California Conservation Corps
When management at the California Conservation Corps (CCC) tried to deny Gabriela Tovar Aguilar her right to union representation, SEIU Local 1000 stepped in and set the record straight! Gabriela was working through a reasonable accommodation request when management...
Unit 15 Bargaining Update: May 28, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026 Dear Unit 15 Members, We wanted to share a quick update from the bargaining table this week. It was a shorter week due to the Memorial Day holiday, but we made meaningful progress on several key issues. Big Win at the Bargaining Table! 🙌 We are...
Unit 4 Bargaining Update: May 28, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026 At the table this week, Bargaining Unit 4 engaged in several positive conversations and fruitful discussions with the State. Following last week’s rejection on improving career development language for Unit 4 employees, our bargaining team made...
Unit 1 Bargaining Update: May 28, 2026
Unit 1 Bargaining Team Reaches Tentative Agreements, Continues To Push for Fair Compensation and Manageable Workloads On Thursday May 21 our Unit 1 team met with the state for additional conversations related to our ongoing concerns about both compensation and...
Cecelia Wilson Appointed to CalPERS Board
Big news for California state workers: Cecelia Wilson has been elected as the new State Member Representative on the CalPERS Board. But this is more than just a new title. It means state workers now have someone at the table who truly understands the work, the...
Statement on New AI Executive Order
On May 21, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order aimed at protecting workers from being displaced by AI in the workplace. This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare support like improved severance packages for workers in the event that they are...
2025 Recruitment and Retention Committee Report
As outlined in Paragraph 5 of Article 5.17.1 in our MOU, we are pleased to share the finalized 2025 joint report drafted by the Bargaining Unit 1 Recruitment and Retention Committee. You can access the entire report here. This final report was drafted jointly with...