September 10, 2007

CCPOA looking to Legislature to extend contract

The Schwarzenegger Administration says there is a move afoot in the Legislature to extend the CCPOA contract that expired last year for two more years. A Department of Finance analysis released Monday says doing so would cost $636 million in 2007-08, including some one-time costs. It would also circumvent collective bargaining and effectively reverse the recent court decision that said the state was not bound to keep correctional officer salaries within $666 a month of the CHP. That is the deal former Gov. Gray Davis signed with the union before he was recalled from office. The analysis is here.

The scary thing is that even if this gambit fails, the final deal the guards are likely to get, one way or another, won't likely be significantly smaller. I am guessing it will probably be in the neighborhood of $400 million a year, or more.

Posted by dweintraub on September 10, 2007 5:51 PM