US EditionWhy 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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Pasadena Star News
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…
Newsom delays in-office order for state employees - The Sacramento Observer
SEIU Local 1000 marchers rally in State Capitol Park World Peace Rose Garden in Sacramento on June 8, 2023. Photo by Julie A Hotz for CalMatters 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 befo…
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