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Anica Walls, president of SEIU Local 1000, leads a Sacramento march from Capitol Park to the CalHR building against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office mandate for state workers on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
HECTOR AMEZCUA<\/p>\n
hamezcua@sacbee.com<\/p>\n
The Newsom administration and California\u2019s largest labor representative of state workers failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday to replace a contract that expires June 30, SEIU Local 1000\u2019s chief negotiator said in an interview.<\/p>\n
SEIU Local 1000, which covers nine bargaining units and represents nearly 100,000 workers, is the only union negotiating a new contract with the state this year. In the absence of a deal between SEIU Local 1000 and the state, the union\u2019s existing contract conditions remain in effect.<\/p>\n
Bobby Roy, the union\u2019s chief negotiator, said SEIU Local 1000 has been negotiating with the state since May 22. The union has passed several proposals related to pay, health benefits and telework across the bargaining table, but the California Department of Human Resources rejected all of those offers, according to Roy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as where we are in negotiations,\u201d Roy said, \u201cthey provided a dead end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angela Musallam, a department spokesperson, said in a statement, \u201cCalHR respects the confidentiality of the bargaining process and does not speak on ongoing negotiations. CalHR remains committed to continuing to negotiate in good faith with SEIU Local 1000.\u201d<\/p>\n
SEIU Local 1000 set bargaining expectations high by calling for a 20% general salary increase<\/a> spread across the three years of the next contract. The union also put forward ambitious proposals<\/a> related to telework, including commuting stipends for employees who are required to work in person, in advance of Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s return-to-office that goes into effect July 1.<\/p>\n Despite presenting proposals related to salaries earlier this month, Roy alleged that representatives from CalHR did not respond to the union\u2019s proposals for pay until this week, only days before SEIU Local 1000\u2019s contract expired.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re obviously disappointed that the state has waited until the 11th hour to essentially force us to accept a deal,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n Roy said that during negotiations the state agreed to maintain a 3% general salary increase for SEIU Local 1000 employees scheduled to take effect in July 2027, which the Newsom administration and the union agreed to last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Roy said that the state\u2019s representatives did not respond with additional pay increases this year or in 2028. SEIU Local 1000\u2019s past contracts have typically lasted three years, but Roy noted that the parties had not yet addressed the contract\u2019s duration in negotiations.<\/p>\n SEIU Local 1000 plans to hold a large rally at the Capitol on Wednesday to garner support for the union\u2019s ongoing contract fight and protest the governor\u2019s RTO order.<\/p>\n Negotiations will continue until the two parties reach an agreement.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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