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

Jul 14, 2025 - At 22  percent, the vacancy rate among physicians was more than twice the vacancy rate of dentists; however, this is not necessarily an indication of a unique challenge in filling physician positions as the statewide vacancy rate was 21  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Under the telework stipend program, the MOU specifies that “no reimbursement claims will be authorized for utilities, phone, cable/internet, or other telework incurred costs. ” Executive Order N-22-25.
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

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - The 2021 ‑22 Governor ’s Budget proposes to use approximately $410  million of required debt payment funding for the same purpose. We note that the 2021 ‑22 proposed payment is in line with our previous recommendations for allocating Proposition  2 debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

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

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

Jun 25, 2021 - Unit 6 Labor Agreement Constitutes Largest Budget Proposal for CDCR in 2021 ‑22. Up to the May Revision, the administration submitted a number of BCPs —excluding the costs of this agreement —that, in total, would increase CDCR ’s General Fund operating costs by $669  million (mostly from the General Fund) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446