Call to Action: Strike: Defiance for Science! Schedule

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Your CAPS Bargaining Team has called for a three-day rolling strike NEXT WEEK on November 15, 16, and 17, 2023. 

Below is the schedule:

November 15, 2023: All Rank-and-File Unit 10 Scientists who work in CAPS District 3 (zip codes 95600 – 95894) are on strike and shall withhold their labor – 

  • The picket line for all District 3 scientists will be at the CalEPA Building (1001 I Street, Sacramento)

Scientists that are NOT called on to join the strike on November 15th, keep working until you are called on to stand up and join your fellow State Scientists on strike. More information to be released on MONDAY and during our scheduled worksite meetings.

November 16, 2023: All Rank-and-File Unit 10 Scientists who work in CAPS Districts 1 (zip codes 90000 – 93199), 3 (zip codes 95600 – 95894), and 4 (zip codes 94003 – 95005), and State Scientists at the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Northern Field Office listed below are on strike and shall withhold their labor- 

  • District 3 will continue to picket at the CalEPA Building (1001 I Street, Sacramento)
  • District 1 will picket at multiple locations, including Junipero Serra Building (320 4th St, Los Angeles)*
  • District 4 will picket at multiple locations, including Oakland State Building (1515 Clay Street, Oakland)*
  • The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Santa Rosa at 5550 Skylane Blvd STE A Santa Rosa CA 95403 and Eureka Northern Field Office at 930 6th Street Eureka, CA 95501 and picket 

*Strike Captains and Picket Locations Available here: https://airtable.com/appdthWIkbEcHAXvZ/shrq7pKnZRq53yy6x.

Apply to be a Strike Captain here: https://form.jotform.com/233127176078155 

November 17, 2023: ALL STATE SCIENTISTS ON STRIKE. All Rank-and-File Unit 10 Scientists are on strike and shall withhold their labor. 

  • District 3 will continue to picket at the CalEPA Building (1001 I Street, Sacramento)
  • District 1 will continue to picket at multiple locations, including Junipero Serra Building (320 4th St, Los Angeles)*
  • District 4 will continue to picket at multiple locations, including Oakland State Building (1515 Clay Street, Oakland)*
  • The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Santa Rosa at 5550 Skylane Blvd STE A Santa Rosa CA 95403 and Eureka Northern Field Office at 930 6th Street Eureka, CA 95501 and picket
  • District 2 and 5 will picket their respective worksites.

*Strike Captains and Picket Locations Available here: https://airtable.com/appdthWIkbEcHAXvZ/shrq7pKnZRq53yy6x.

Apply to be a Strike Captain here: https://form.jotform.com/233127176078155 

Despite your CAPS Team clearly stating our demands at the bargaining table, we remain at impasse with an unmovable administration: We are owed a fair contract that addresses our most pressing issues and VALUES Scientists! 

Stand up and join us! It is time for Unit 10 scientists to show their collective power! BE SURE TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR STRIKE CAPTAIN ON SITE! 

Worksite Meetings. Join your CAPS Bargaining Team for upcoming worksite meetings. See the schedule below. You must pre-register in order to participate. 

  • November 13, 12-1pm: Register here. 
  • November 13, 6-7pm: Register here
  • November 14, 12-1pm: Register here. 

CRITICAL: Take Action to Show YOUR Support.