PERB Issues Complaint – Settlement Conference Scheduled
The Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) reviewed the unfair practice charge we filed on March 11 in response to the four-day RTO mandate within Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-22-25 and found sufficient reasoning to issue a complaint against the State. There is an informal conference scheduled for June 17 – which is a direct result of pressure we have applied together!
This UPC filing is just one part of our broader fight against Governor Newsom’s RTO mandate and his attack on State workers. Legal filings are a powerful tool, but are not the only one. The most important way to push back when the State attempts to violate our rights is to use our collective strength and stand in solidarity with our siblings in other State employee unions and take action together. Next week’s State Worker Coalition Press Conference and Rally is the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Thursday, June 5: State Worker Coalition Press Conference and Rally
Next Thursday, June 5, CAPS-UAW, along with our siblings in other State employee unions, are showing up and fighting back against Governor Newsom’s proposed cuts to State employee compensation.
An Exciting week for CAPS-UAW!
Scientists met with Lawmakers: This past week, CAPS-UAW members met with legislators in the State Assembly and Senate to share our story and urge them to oppose cuts to State worker compensation in the budget, oppose cuts to scientific positions throughout State programs, and demand that the Governor rescind his costly four-day return-to-office (RTO) mandate. The Legislature will vote in mid-June on whether to fully fund the economic provisions in collective bargaining agreements through the annual Budget Act.
Kick-off of CAPS-UAW Summer School: Yesterday, rank-and-fie State Scientists participated in the first training of Summer School: Contract Enforcement Part 1: Collective Power. Learn more about upcoming training in the Summer School series here.