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

Sep 9, 2025 - The most recent compensation study that evaluated Unit 10 compensation looked at three occupations represented by Unit 10—chemists (representing about 3 percent of Unit 10 members), epidemiologists (representing about 5 percent of Unit 10 members), and environmental scientists (representing about 70 percent of Unit 10 members).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists)

Aug 28, 2018 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists) August 28, 2018 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists) On August 24, 2018, the administration released a proposed labor agreement between the state and Bargaining Unit 10 (professional scientists).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3881

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - The disagreement primarily stems from union-raised pay equity concerns between two sets of employees: (1)  between Unit 9 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/4665

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - For example, if CalSTRS’ real world portfolio grows by $10 billion, the calculation gives the state the benefit of a roughly $12 billion gain. Because theoretical assets that determine the state’s share of the unfunded liability fluctuate more than real world assets and because the state’s share of the unfunded liability ($15 billion) is much smaller than the district share ($58 billion), the state share will be relatively sensitive to changes in assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - Meanwhile, that calculation, coupled with CalSTRS ’ treatment of the higher teacher contributions required by the funding law, have increased the school and community college district share from $47 billion to $58 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

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

Sep 1, 2023 - Due to one-time costs associated with provisions of the agreement, 2025 ‑26 would be the highest cost year resulting from the agreement, increasing costs in that year by $152  million ($58  million from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - In the early 1980s, they were generally above 10  percent and fell to around 9  percent in the early 1990s. For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - The rank-and-file employees and managers associated with the eight bargaining units with MOUs that the Legislature likely will consider in 2020 account for 37  percent of the state workforce and 58  percent of the state ’s General Fund payroll costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration ’s fiscal estimates indicate that about 235 rank-and-file employees and about 58 excluded employees receive this payment and that the provision would increase annual state costs by $699,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The Unit 10 agreement is a side letter related to the administration ’s telework policy and does not include provisions to reduce employee compensation. As a proposed MOU, the Unit 16 agreement is subject to our review under Section 19829.5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063