Gov. Jerry Brown signs state worker contract with raises
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new contract with California’s largest state worker union on Thursday, granting raises to more than 90,000 employees.
The state could begin increasing salaries for all members of SEIU 1000 next July if administration officials say there’s enough money in the bank.
Either way, raises will reach 4.5% by July 1, 2015.
The new contract is expected to cost the state’s general fund an extra $130.3 million in the 2015-16 fiscal year, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Yvonne Walker, the union president, said the contract “delivers on each of the four top priorities identified by our members,” which include preventing new furloughs and preserving the same healthcare premiums.
SEIU 1000 represents administrative and financial workers, plus nurses, librarians and other employees. Union officials said 90% of members approved the new contract during internal voting.
Almost all of the state’s union contracts have been up for negotiation this summer. The Brown administration has reached one other tentative agreement, with the California Assn. of Psychiatric Technicians.
The outline, announced on Wednesday, is similar to the deal reached with SEIU 1000. If approved by the union and the state, it will raise salaries for 5,400 employees by 4.25% in 2015, with the chance for some of the increase to kick in next July.
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