August 4, 2022 Bargaining Update

Highlights (see paragraphs below for more detail on these topics): CAPS shared new member letters, an additional article about the importance of recruiting and retaining State Scientists and a podcast that highlighted the article. CAPS passed two proposals to the State – 2.xx and 6.1 One section was tentatively agreed to: 6.2 CalHR brought in … Read more

April 21, 2022

Bargaining Team Met with CalHR. The CAPS Bargaining Team (CAPS Team) met with CalHR (State’s Team), to continue bargaining over the terms of a potential successor MOU. The Teams discussed some outstanding sections, and the CAPS Team gave another presentation relating back to the “Avoiding Collapse” presentation from early 2022. Avoiding Collapse – Diversity Loss. … Read more

February 17, 2022

Bargaining Team Met. The CAPS Bargaining Team (CAPS Team) met again last week with the State’s Team to continue negotiating a successor MOU. In these meetings, the CAPS Team gave another presentation relating to the “Avoiding Collapse” presentation from several weeks ago; passed a member letter and a copy of California Department of Public Health’s … Read more