MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Effective July 1, 2024, employees represented by Unit 10 whose designated reporting office is located in the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, or the City and County of San Francisco would receive a monthly $250 geographic pay differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - While the administration indicates it plans to divide the workforce into two reporting cycles, the administration ’s proposed amendments to Section 19826 do not specify which bargaining units would be included in each reporting cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification, the proposed agreement would provide Unit 9 members whose worksite is located in Contra Costa County a pay differential of $250 per month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - We do not know how Unit 8 compensation currently compares with federal firefighters because it was not included in the compensation survey. Bargaining With Unit 8 Current MOU Scheduled to Expire June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Notably, peace officers and firefighters do not earn these benefits. Most state employees earn Medicare. The benefit levels and employer and employee contributions towards Social Security and Medicare are determined by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - State law allows employers to adopt a leave cap whereby employees do not accrue new vacation leave once their leave balance has reached the cap. 640-Hour Cap. The state caps the amount of vacation or annual leave that most state workers —including Unit 9 —may accumulate at 640 hours (80 days).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jun 27, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Sep 9, 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/5073