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

Sep 1, 2023 - Classifications in two occupation groups —highway maintenance workers and mobile heavy equipment mechanics —that were identified to be lagging in the compensation study would receive SSAs above 3  percent under the agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Department of Transportation (which consists of transportation projects aimed at strengthening supply chain resilience) and the 2020 California Freight Mobility Plan’s project list (which includes freight projects that will be construction‑ready by 2025).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Jun 27, 2025 - In its most recent total compensation study for Unit 12, CalHR identified that, statewide, Unit 12 members’ wages (excluding benefits) were (1) above market in the case of stockers and order fillers, painters and construction workers, general maintenance and repair workers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, and mobile heavy equipment mechanics and (2) below market in the case of electricians and highway maintenance workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - This statutory comparison predates the state employee collective bargaining process established by the Ral ph C. Dills Act. (Prior to collective bargaining, the State Personnel Board [SPB] annually would recommend to the Legislature salary ranges for classifications.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The state would be prohibited from using an employee ’s log on/off time, electronic access card entry/exit times, or other “online status ” in any electronic application as the sole source of attendance reporting or as the sole reason of discipline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - While the cost of the telework stipend is small, based on anecdotal evidence, the ability to work remotely has been very popular among state workers and increasing in-office work poses challenges. This suggests that bargaining might be difficult and that the parties might not come to an agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542