MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - The agreement would suspend the return-to-office requirements established by Executive Order N-22-25 immediately until July 1, 2026. Hours of Work. The agreement would provide physicians and surgeons time each work week to review reports, complete documentation, and other duties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - On March  3, 2025, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-22-25 . The executive order requires all agencies and departments under the Governor’s authority that provide telework as an option for employees to implement a telework policy with a default minimum of four in-person days per work week effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Sep 9, 2025 - In July, the Legislature received a side letter between the state and CAPS-UAW related to Executive Order N-22-25 pertaining to the state’s telework policy. This side letter did not include economic provisions and took effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On June 25, 2020, the state and Unit 10 signed a side letter agreement that reduced Unit 10 pay by 9.23 percent in 2020-21 and 2021-22 under PLP 2020. …And Subsequent Side Letter to Restore Employee Pay in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

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

Jun 27, 2025 - In May 2025, 22  percent of Unit 2 positions were vacant compared with 17  percent of positions statewide. (The higher vacancy rate likely is not due to a growth in the number of authorized positions as the number of authorized Unit 12 positions grew by about 1.5  percent over the past five years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The compensation reductions established under these agreements were in effect through 2020-21 and were restored through agreements in 2021-22. Bargaining Concessions Lead to Offsetting Costs Down the Road.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - The proposed agreement would end the 1  percent salary redirection and return it to employees ’ compensation on July 1, 2023. LAO Comments Unit 5 GSI. The administration ’s fiscal estimates for the Unit 5 agreement include the costs ($84  million, none from the General Fund) associated with the 4.9  percent 2021 ‑22 Unit 5 GSI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The 2021-22 Budget The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The Governor ’s May Revision budget proposes $8.1  billion General Fund to provide a second, broader round of Golden State Stimulus payments to families with adjusted gross income (AGI) up to $75,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - As part of the PLP 2020 labor agreements, employees’ contributions towards OPEB prefunding were suspended during 2020-21; however, the state subsequently made a payment in 2021-22 to catch up for this loss of funding to the prefunding trust fund in 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Specifically, because of the 2020 ‑21 suspension, the state ’s contribution rate beginning July 1, 2020 is 0.5  percentage points lower than it would have been in absence of the suspension. (We note that the administration took one ‑time action in 2020 ‑21 to offset this action and proposes additional one ‑time action for 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400