MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - The disagreement primarily stems from union-raised pay equity concerns between two sets of employees: (1)  between Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) and Unit 10 rank-and-file workers and (2)  between unit 10 rank-and-file workers and their supervisors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - As of March  2025, the rank-and-file, managerial, and supervisorial employees associated with Bargaining Unit 8 include 9,220 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Unit 8 rank-and-file, managerial, and supervisorial employees account for less than 4  percent of the total FTE in the state workforce and about 4  percent of the state ’s General Fund payroll expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with these 19 bargaining units represent more than 95  percent of the state workforce. Section 19829.5 of the Government Code establishes our ten-day review of proposed MOUs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration ’s fiscal estimates indicate that nearly 1,400 rank-and-file and nearly 500 excluded employees have more than 18 years of service and currently receive a seniority payment. The administration estimates that the higher tiers for employees with 27 or more years of service would apply to 180 rank-and-file employees and 80 excluded employees, increasing annual state costs by about $2.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - As of March  2025, rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with Unit 9 totaled more than 17,600 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, accounting for about 7  percent of the state ’s total workforce (about 256,000 FTE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Governor’s Budget proposes $555 million General Fund to make the first interest payment on federal loans the state received to pay unemployment insurance (UI) benefits after the UI fund became insolvent during the pandemic. Our office’s estimate of the upcoming interest payment is much lower—about $260 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Collective bargaining between the Governor and the state ’s rank-and-file employees (organized into 21 bargaining units) is governed by the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act). The product of negotiations at the bargaining table is a labor agreement referred to as a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - As of March  2025, rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with Unit 12 totaled more than 15,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, accounting for about 6  percent of the state ’s total workforce (about 256,000 FTE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Allows local water agencies to issue penalties for violations of local and state water conservation regulations with penalties up to $10,000 for first violation (increasing for continuing violations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The costs discussed above are only those associated with rank-and-file employees. Many of the compensation increases likely would be extended to managers and supervisors to avoid “salary compaction ” (where rank-and-file pay increases faster than managerial pay).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620