Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The compensation study found that state civil (representing 52 percent of the bargaining unit) and environmental (representing 11 percent of the bargaining unit) engineers are compensated above market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

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

Jun 25, 2021 - On June 11, 2021, the administration and CASE agreed to a successor MOU that would be in effect through June 30, 2022. The proposed agreement ends PLP 2020 and establishes other provisions, discussed in greater detail below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Between 2009-10 and 2010-11, Unit 6 members’ pay was reduced by 13.86 percent for 20 of the 24 months across the two fiscal years. As of December 2024, Unit 6 members have 131,427 hours of unused furlough or PLP hours in their leave balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The current liabilities figure likely sits closer to $11  billion or $12  billion. Over the next few years, this figure will rise as additional lifetime benefit claims make their way through the SIBTF claims process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Salary and Pay General Salary Increases (GSIs) in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The agreement would provide all Unit 2 members a pay increase of 2.5  percent effective July 1, 2022 and 3  percent effective July 1, 2023. 2023-24 and 2024-25 Top Step Increases for Specified Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - For example, in 2023 ‑24, 1  percent of the General Fund state operations costs constituted $572.6  million. Accordingly, similar savings as assumed by the Governor ’s proposal could be achieved in 2024 ‑25 with less than a 1.5  percent across-the-board temporary reduction to 2023 ‑24 General Fund state operation spending levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - Since the rejected 2014 MOU, the state and Unit 10 have agreed to three MOUs (a one-year MOU that expired July 2015 that was established through mediation, a three-year MOU that expired July 2018 , and the two-year MOU that expired July 2020 under which Unit 10 members currently work) and two side letters (a two-year agreement beginning in 2020-21 to reduce employee compensation through PLP 2020;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - When comparing employer total compensation costs (salary plus benefits), the CalHR compensation study found that Unit 8 firefighters are compensated, on average, 24 percent less than comparable classifications employed by the 20 local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - As we indicated in our June 25, 2021 analysis of the 2021 Unit 6 agreement with the state, the Unit 6 agreement provided Unit 6 a 2.5 percent GSI in 2022-23 and specified that CCPOA could choose to reopen that agreement should another bargaining unit receive a GSI in 2022 that is greater than 2.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621