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 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

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific) August 14, 2024 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific) On August 8, 2024, the administration submitted to our office a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Deferral of June 2025 Payroll Background State Deferred June Payroll in 2009 ‑10. The state pays its employees monthly. In response to a severe budget deficit problem, the 2009 ‑10 budget package included an ongoing one-month deferral of state payroll from late June to early July, providing one-time savings for the state by only paying 11 months of payroll in the 2009 ‑10 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - For example, in March  2025, there were 24,498 FTE Unit 6 members —10  percent lower than the number of FTE Unit 6 members ten years ago in April 2015 (26,835). We expect the number of Unit 6 members to continue to decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jul 14, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists) July 14, 2025 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists) On July 10, 2025, our office received from the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) a proposed successor memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - The below top step pay increases would go into effect July 1, 2023. 10  Percent: Psychologist Classifications. The top step of specified Psychologist classifications would increase 10  percent. The administration indicates that 1,583 FTE employees work in one of these classifications and estimates that 76  percent of these employees are at the top step and eligible to receive the pay increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Specifically, Section 19829.5 of the Government Code specifies that CalHR “shall provide a memorandum of understanding pursuant to Section 3517.5 to the Legislative Analyst who shall have 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. […] The memorandum of understanding shall not be subject to legislative
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Specifically, Section 19829.5 of the Government Code specifies that CalHR “shall provide a memorandum of understanding pursuant to Section 3517.5 to the Legislative Analyst who shall have 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. […] The memorandum of understanding shall not be subject to legislative
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060