Hi fellow State Scientist,
It’s official: we have a fully-ratified contract!
Today the Governor has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 181, and our Total Tentative Agreement is now fully ratified and in effect as our contract (or memorandum of understanding (MOU)).
Several provisions in the contract, such as the Special Salary Adjustments, Longevity Pay, and Geographical Pay, are retroactive to July 1, 2024. We will be working with CalHR to ensure they move forward with processing salary increases and new and updated pay differentials, and instruct the State Controller’s Office (SCO) to issue retroactive pay, as soon as possible.
Joint Labor Management Committees (JLMC) and Classification Review:Your CAPS Bargaining Committee is working to put dates on the calendar with CalHR to move forward the following JLMCs:
- 2.22 Classification and Consolidation JLMC
- 2.23 Promotional Review JLMC
- 2.25 Classification Review
- 3.25 Employee Donated Release Time Bank
- 7.12 Telework JLMC
State Disability Insurance (SDI)
As part of our new contract, State Scientists have won better Paid Family Leave through participation in the State Disability Insurance program. Within the next 6 months, SDI participation will be implemented, and upon implementation, all rank-and-file Bargaining Unit 10 employees will be covered under the program. This means that by October 1, 2025 at the latest, Scientists will be able to receive SDI benefits. In the meantime, Scientists will maintain access to current disability insurance programs.
Contract enforcement and implementation: Join upcoming Know Your Rights meetings and if you experience an issue that might be contract violation, please immediately report that here, and a fellow Scientist will be in touch.
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