Budget Solutions Task Force to pair union members with government to review state contracts (TechWire.net)
by Ashley Nelson
Following an agreement between the state workers' union and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration, a newly formed 10-person Budget Solutions Task Force will begin meeting August 1 to review state contracts, including IT vendor contracts, and make recommendations about which contracts should be eliminated.
Service Employees International Union Local 1000, the union representing state workers, negotiated terms for a side letter agreement that include a 4.62% pay cut and one required personal leave day per month, according to the SEIU Local 1000 website. As part of the agreement, a task force comprised of five SEIU representatives and five state government representatives will meet to review state contracts, said Marie Harder, a Department of Public Health employee and vice chair of the SEIU Local 1000 unit 1 bargaining unit negotiating committee.
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Following an agreement between the state workers' union and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration, a newly formed 10-person Budget Solutions Task Force will begin meeting August 1 to review state contracts, including IT vendor contracts, and make recommendations about which contracts should be eliminated.
Service Employees International Union Local 1000, the union representing state workers, negotiated terms for a side letter agreement that include a 4.62% pay cut and one required personal leave day per month, according to the SEIU Local 1000 website. As part of the agreement, a task force comprised of five SEIU representatives and five state government representatives will meet to review state contracts, said Marie Harder, a Department of Public Health employee and vice chair of the SEIU Local 1000 unit 1 bargaining unit negotiating committee.
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