State Workers

The State Worker: 'Furlough Fridays' for all? Not so fast

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: 8:14 am

Most state employees started work Wednesday morning knowing that their pay in coming months will be nearly 5 percent less than June's, since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has added a third monthly furlough day to the two they've endured since February.

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Schwarzenegger calls for two-tier state pension system

By Jim Sanders - Published: Tuesday, June 30 2009 - 12:00 am

California public employee unions already reeling from pay cuts have been dealt a new blow by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger – a push to lower pension and retiree health care benefits for state workers hired after today.

The State Worker: Unions on the budget barricades

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Sunday, June 28 2009 - 10:04 am

Tactics some state employee unions have deployed to counter talk about whacking the budget:

The State Worker: Ex-analyst now leads the furlough fight

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Thursday, June 18 2009 - 1:44 pm

Pat Whalen didn't foresee himself throwing a legal wrench in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough machine.

The State Worker: Pay level doesn't tell the whole story

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Thursday, June 11 2009 - 7:10 am

Numbers, like 2-year-olds learning to talk or great works of art, leave plenty of room for interpretation. Take what state workers make in pay and benefits. Is it too much?

The State Worker: California state employees have a pampered image

By Jon Ortiz - Published: Thursday, June 4 2009 - 12:00 am

State workers, you're the face of California government – and for many outside of it, you're also the hired help.

Governor to request 5 percent pay cut for state workers

By Kevin Yamamura and Jon Ortiz - Updated: Friday, May 29 2009 - 12:38 pm

Gov. Schwarzenegger will ask for a 5 percent across-the-board pay cut for state workers to save $470 million in next year's general fund budget and to preserve cash.

State Worker: How pay, pensions stack up

By Jon Ortiz - Published: Thursday, May 28 2009 - 12:00 am

State workers know that some (many? most?) of the public believe they are pampered, overpaid and underworked.

CalSTRS talking rate hikes

By Dale Kasler - Published: Wednesday, May 27 2009 - 12:00 am

CalSTRS, hit with significant investment losses in the past year, is preparing to ask the Legislature for billions of dollars in higher pension contributions from the state, school districts and teachers.

State Worker: Layoff notices arrive at tax board

Published: Thursday, May 21 2009 - 8:18 am

Snapshots of California's financial mess from ground level:

State Worker: May budget update will bring new pain

By Jon Ortiz - Published: Thursday, May 14 2009 - 12:00 am

A big fat political target. That's how many worried state workers say they're feeling these days.

What effect will ballot measures have on state workers?

By Dan Walters - Updated: Monday, May 11 2009 - 1:58 pm

The Bee's Dan Walters answers readers' questions about the state budget and the budget-related measures on the May 19 special election ballot.

The State Worker: Pay bill is stuck in Legislature

By Jon Ortiz - Published: Thursday, April 23 2009 - 12:00 am

The caller could have been describing a Mafia hit: "It's dead! Check with your sources! I'm hearing it's a payback."

The State Worker: Agency's boss has it both ways

By Jon Ortiz - Published: Thursday, April 16 2009 - 12:00 am

Another twist in California's state worker furlough saga: Jan Frank, president of the quasi-public State Compensation Insurance Fund, lost a furlough court fight on Wednesday – and she assisted in her own legal demise.

The State Worker: Furlough fight enters new phase

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Thursday, April 9 2009 - 2:02 pm

One furlough civil war ends. Another begins. The "constitutionals" are gearing up for a court appeal in their faceoff with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over who has the authority to furlough their workers.

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