After making deals with state worker unions last year to save payroll costs, Newsom doesn’t plan to call labor groups back to bargaining table.
Sacramento Bee
Where does California state workers’ next potential boss stand on telework?
The 10 gubernatorial candidates’ stances on telework for state employees ranged from supportive of the policy, to “it’s time” to return to the office.
A second state worker union secures delay to Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order
The Newsom administration agreed to maintain the current telework policy for state attorneys as part of broader labor negotiations.
Gavin Newsom orders California state workers back to offices in person four days a week
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A first-in-the-nation law to regulate quotas in warehouses. A ban on nondisclosure agreements in workplace harassment and discrimination lawsuits. An easier pathway to becoming barbers and hairstylists.
Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that sought to promote more diverse California state workers
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