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Why Newsom backtracked on ordering state workers back to the office

  • Gavin Newsom delayed the return-to-office mandate for state employees due to negotiations with unions, postponing it until July 2026.
  • CalHR negotiated to postpone the mandate for a year, now set for July 2026.
  • Labor leaders criticized Newsom's claim of 'operational necessity' as politically motivated.
  • The return-to-office mandate lacks grounding in logic, data, or operational need, according to union leaders.
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Why Newsom backtracked on ordering state workers back to the office

By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters Tens of thousands of California state employees were bracing to return to the office on July 1 after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared there was an “operational necessity” for all California state employees to work in person a minimum of four days per week. That changed just before the deadline when CalHR, which represents the governor in collective bargaining, negotiated a set of deals with public employee unions that de…

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The Sacramento Observer broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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