Jun 6, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
One of the goals of the Unit 1 bargaining team is to improve and protect working conditions, contained in those contract sections that govern how and where we do our work. Those hard-earned rights are often as important as economic issues. Today, we continued our...
May 30, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
Frustration reigned at today’s Unit 1 bargaining table. One of Local 1000’s long-fought battles to improve our service to California through EDD—a battle lasting more than 15 years—was again rejected by State negotiators. Contract section 13.15.1 was yet another...
May 23, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
Unit 1 is a diverse group of professional classifications who are committed to providing vital state services, taking pride in their work. Today, the Unit 1 team focused its efforts on stronger language governing our performance reviews (contract section 13.7.1 –...
May 16, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
In a day marked by highs and lows, our Unit 1 bargaining team— Professional Administrative, Financial, and Staff Services—returned to the table with State negotiators, continuing the fight to demand recognition and respect for the Unit 1 employees we represent. Facing...
May 9, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
Unit 1 is our Union’s largest and most diverse bargaining unit, representing classifications in Professional Administrative, Financial, and Staff Services … and today, one in four Unit 1 positions are vacant. Workloads are untenable, driving the loss of qualified...
May 2, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates
Back at the table with the State today, our Unit 1 Bargaining Team continued to present contract proposals that reinforce our demand to be Respected, Protected, and Paid. Overall, the State has been slow to respond to proposals our Unit 1 team has been presenting over...
