MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The state and Unit 6 agreed to this prefunding arrangement in 2016 with the fund expected to be fully funded for Unit 6 by 2048. Today, the state and employees represented by Unit 6 each contribute 4 percent of pay to prefund the benefit for Unit 6 members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Jun 23, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5058

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020 [Publication Details]

Jun 25, 2021 - This analysis reviews 20 labor agreements received by the Legislature between June 9 and June 15, 2021. The analysis summarizes and provides comments on the agreements. In addition, the analysis provides overarching comments across the 20 agreements and offers recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4446

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

Jun 25, 2021 - Last Unit 6 Compensation Study —From 2013 —Showed CCPOA Compensated Above Market. As we indicated in our 2018 and 2019 analyses of the then proposed Unit 6 agreements, the last compensation study for Unit 6 was conducted using data from 2013.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Legislative Ratification of Agreements With Units 6, 9, and 12. In June 2025, our office issued analyses of proposed labor agreements with Units 6 (Corrections) , 9 (Professional Engineers) , and 12 (Craft and Maintenance) .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

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

Sep 9, 2025 - In addition, all but the agreement with Unit 6 (Corrections) also suspend the employee contribution. Suspending employee contributions increases workers ’ take-home pay for the duration of the suspension.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

Jul 14, 2025 - While state-employed physicians and dentists were found to be compensated above market, the study found that state psychiatrists are compensated below market (6 percent below market when comparing total compensation and 1 percent below market when comparing wages alone).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - As shown in Figure  6 , the 2024 ‑25 tax is expected to generate $850  million, nearly double the amount necessary to replenish the fund in the prior year. …But Increase Only Reflects Processed Claims, Understating Full Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Since 2003, the share of Unit  6 members who are women has steadily declined. Specifically, whereas 21  percent of Unit  6 members were women in 2003, 17  percent of Unit  6 members were women in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - The reduction of the duty week to 66 hours reduces the number of hours firefighters are paid for scheduled overtime (EDWC) by 6 hours. At the same time that the 66-hour duty week would be established under the proposed agreement (the first day of the pay period following ratification or November 1, 2024, whichever is later), the proposed agreement also would provide an SSA to employees by the equivalent of 6 hours of EDWC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919