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

MAY DAY EVENT

Join your colleagues tomorrow for a May Day event to highlight the continued struggles workers face every day! 

Unfair, inequitable pay and arbitrary sweeping mandates like RTO show that employers don’t value labor. Stand up for our collective right to fair wages and working conditions!

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