MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - If an employee at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is assigned to observe, supervise, or suicide watch an inmate, they are not allowed to leave their assigned post unless they are relieved by another employee who can provide coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - As we discuss in our March 2024 analysis , CalFire is changing its overall staffing model from one where the department progressively ramps up staffing levels between March and June for summer preparedness and ramps down staffing levels from October to December for winter preparedness to one where it maintains a base staffing level in January, February, and March and then a peak staffing level April through December with no transition period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The Unit 6 study CalHR released in 2025 (based on 2024 data) suffers from the same methodological flaws that we identified with the 2022 study: the study omits overtime (a substantial component of Unit 6 compensation), compares Unit 6 compensation with a survey sample that is not representative of where state correctional officers work (largely reflecting regions with much higher
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Sep 9, 2025 - The agreement would adjust the state ’s contribution to be equivalent to the “80/80 ” formula where the state contributes 80  percent of the average premium for employees and 80  percent of the average premium for additional family members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - If, instead, the survey was based on the six counties where the most Unit  6 members work —the Counties of Kern, Kings, Riverside, Solano, Monterey, and Sacramento —the study would have included counties where more than 50  percent of Unit  6 members work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The most common arrangement is called the “80/80 formula ” where the state pays a dollar amount up to 80  percent of an average premium for the employee and 80  percent of an average for any additional premiums for dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The Legislature could find itself in a situation where it is asked to approve a new retirement benefit without sufficient information to understand whether the policy is warranted (for example, due to notable staffing shortages) and/or the risks the benefit could create for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jun 27, 2025 - About two-thirds of Unit 12 members work in one of these regions where Unit 12 total compensation lagged. Some Evidence of Recruitment and Retention Challenges. We discuss factors below that suggest there are challenges to keeping Unit 12 positions filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - In the past, the state has (1)  imposed furloughs and negotiated PLP at the bargaining table, (2)  established furloughs as mandatory days when employees do not work (state offices would be closed one, two, or three “Furlough Fridays ” each month), and (3)  allowed employees to have “self-directed ” furlough days where employees have discretion to use furlough days as they would vacation or other leave benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061