Chronicling civil-service life for California state workers
- 2012.05.30: Legislature, other elected officials may get pay cut
- 2012.05.30: San Bernardino union gives $100,000 to fight payroll measure
- 2012.05.29: Union-sponsored students win in international competition
- 2012.05.27: AM Reading: More Bay Bridge questions; KY workers fired for sex with inmate; WI recall a 'test run'
- 2012.05.25: 'Public Employees' Bill of Rights' stalls in Assembly committee
- 2012.05.25: California supervisors group mobilizing to fight Jerry Brown's 4/9.5 furlough plan
- 2012.05.24: SEIU Local 1000 to start pay cut talks with Jerry Brown
- 2012.05.24: Column Extra: Jerry Brown administration talking about alternatives to 4/9.5 workweek
- 2012.05.24: California state worker retirements down nearly 8 percent in 2012
- 2012.05.24: AM Reading: CA furloughs' hidden costs; government video games; pension funds' riskier bets
- 2012.05.23: Joint committee hearing convenes to consider Jerry Brown's government reorganization plan
- 2012.05.23: AM Reading: Jerry Brown's budget battles; security concerns at MO state hospital; DE pay raises?
- 2012.05.22: Commission signs off on Jerry Brown's reorganization plan
- 2012.05.22: CalPERS to host three retirement planning fairs this summer
- 2012.05.22: Unions give $500,000 to oppose 'paycheck' ballot measure
- 2012.05.22: Poll: Adopt Jerry Brown's workweek plan or return to personal leave program?
- 2012.05.22: Commission could cut state elected officials' pay
- 2012.05.21: AM Reading: Utah's 4-day workweek; free medical visits for OR workers; gambling feeds KS pensions
- 2012.05.21: From the notebook: Lessons from Utah's 4-day workweek
- 2012.05.18: Legislative Analyst says 4-day week for California workers 'problematic'
- 2012.05.18: Private-sector retirement savings bill set to move forward in California Senate panel
- 2012.05.17: Jerry Brown's furlough plan would drain Sacramento economy
- 2012.05.17: Live chat replay: Assessing four-day workweek plan for state workers
- 2012.05.17: SEIU Local 1000 district president opposes workweek proposal
- 2012.05.17: Live chat today at noon will take on Jerry Brown's workweek plan
- 2012.05.17: AM Reading: CA 'furloughs' versus '4-day workweeks'; CalPERS investments; states consider using drones
- 2012.05.16: Darrell Steinberg: SEIU appreciates consultation on furloughs
- 2012.05.16: Poll: Should unionized California state workers get a vote on Jerry Brown's furlough plan?
- 2012.05.15: From the notebook: More reactions to Jerry Brown's California workweek plan
- 2012.05.15: Live chat today on Jerry Brown's budget plan for California
- 2012.05.15: AM Reading: California's budget and furloughs redux; phone-sniffing dogs in AZ; federal pensions threatened
- 2012.05.14: Video: Darrell Steinberg says worker cuts need to be 'collaborative'
- 2012.05.14: Poll: What do you think of Jerry Brown's four-day workweek idea?
- 2012.05.14: Jerry Brown says workweek changes will be bargained
- 2012.05.14: Read what Jerry Brown's budget plan says about cutting state workers' hours, pay
- 2012.05.14: Jerry Brown's budget proposes longer days, shorter weeks for state workers
- 2012.05.14: Jerry Brown to release California state budget revision today
- 2012.05.11: Common Cause says California ballot measure puts unions at disadvantage
- 2012.05.11: AM Reading: CalPERS considers employer contribution hike; AZ weakens workers' protections; TN loses government jobs
- 2012.05.10: Union president says she told Jerry Brown: 'furloughs are off the table'
- 2012.05.10: Steinberg: Jerry Brown talks on state workers' cuts 'appropriate'
- 2012.05.10: Poll: Will California state workers' pay be cut?
- 2012.05.09: Jerry Brown tells unions to brace for California state worker pay cuts
- 2012.05.09: State worker responds to reader's definition of furlough fairness
- 2012.05.09: AM Reading: CA parks plan unveiled; OR 'zombie' plan; WI gubernatorial race rematch
- 2012.05.08: SEIU Local 1000 president supports retirement for all
- 2012.05.08: Folsom firm rolls out California state worker mobile phone app
- 2012.05.08: Ceremonies coincide with Public Service Recognition Week
- 2012.05.07: AM Reading: CA Colleges cutting back; states' budgets improve; KY paycheck gimmick
- 2012.05.04: Reader of State Worker furlough column defines 'fair'
- 2012.05.04: AM Reading: Unions struggling; IL retirees blast health benefits proposal; AL Legislature says pensions can include OT; union criticizes NY outsourcing
- 2012.05.04: AM Reading: Unions struggling; IL retirees blast health benefits proposal; AL Legislature says pensions can include OT; union criticizes NY outsourcing
- 2012.05.03: California Senate OKs state management pay analysis bill
- 2012.05.03: California state employee logs 70 years of service
- 2012.05.03: Darrell Steinberg says pension reform legislation still on track
- 2012.05.02: Five California DMV workers charged in fraudulent license scam
- 2012.05.02: Cliff Allenby to be recognized for California public service career spanning 50 years
- 2012.05.02: AM Reading: CSU pay; CalPERS investments; KS state worker raises
- 2012.05.01: California controller's office 'very close' to finalizing furlough back pay
- 2012.05.01: CalPERS' audit slaps City of Vernon
- 2012.04.30: Read the report: Preventable diseases cost CalPERS millions of dollars
- 2012.04.30: Public pensions assets rebounded in 2010
- 2012.04.30: AM Reading: California court battle; CalPERS fires back; strike two for FL drug testing
- 2012.04.27: Firefighters, SEIU Local 1000 give $500,000 to fight ballot measure
- 2012.04.27: Dr. Oz to promote state worker health in Sacramento next week
- 2012.04.27: Ceremony honors fallen Caltrans workers
- 2012.04.26: Update: Pension issue alive despite bill derailment, Smyth says
- 2012.04.26: California shaves computer system cost estimate by $1 billion
- 2012.04.26: AM Reading: Labor and crime victims unite; FL drug testing ruled unconstitutional; CO state worker preference bill dies
- 2012.04.26: California retirement savings bill advances in the Senate
- 2012.04.25: California state worker pay cap proposal killed in committee
- 2012.04.24: Is a California public pension overhaul dying this year?
- 2012.04.24: Analyst says some state worker contracts 'modestly' increase costs
- 2012.04.24: AM Reading: Government sues former CalPERS officials; Corrections' overhaul; KS state hospital crisis
- 2012.04.23: UPDATED: California's prison plan changes who makes staffing decisions
- 2012.04.23: California state insurance agency cancels layoff plans
- 2012.04.22: AM Reading: CalPERS responds to computer criticism; Wisconsin gives bonuses; public retiree health costs rise
- 2012.04.20: California state worker retirements up for second straight month
- 2012.04.20: Hearings scheduled for Jerry Brown's California government reorganization plan
- 2012.04.19: California state workers' No. 1 college degree: Psychology
- 2012.04.19: AM Reading: Ballot measure messages; CalPERS' 'fiasco'; Georgia workers arrested
- 2012.04.19: AM Reading: Ballot measure messages; CalPERS' 'fiasco'; Georgia workers arrested
- 2012.04.19: Column Extra: Union gives $500,000 to fight 'paycheck' ballot measure
- 2012.04.18: Salary cap measure clears California Senate committee
- 2012.04.18: Bill allows big pay hike for two CalSTRS executive jobs
- 2012.04.18: CalPERS pension deduction error resurfaces after 'fix'
- 2012.04.17: From the notebook: The CalPERS computer system report
- 2012.04.17: AM Reading: CalPERS' computer system; Nevada air time; Conn. longevity pay; safety worries, nepotism in California state hospitals
- 2012.04.16: Paycheck initiative gets $250,000 donation, faculty union trumps it
- 2012.04.13: AM Reading: CA furlough lawsuit; Dems debate WI collective bargaining; states cut mental health services
- 2012.04.12: Judge leaning toward furlough back pay for California state engineers, scientists
- 2012.04.12: See what California state departments cut from 2011-12 budgets
- 2012.04.12: AM Reading: CA's tough guv; ME contracting dispute; SC pay raise debate
- 2012.04.11: California senators call for a vote on Jerry Brown's pension plan
- 2012.04.11: How many unionized state workers are there, anyway?
- 2012.04.11: California pension crusader says accusers embezzled money
- 2012.04.11: AM Reading: California drug agents' bill; CalSTRS and CalPERS; UCLA's mistake
- 2012.04.10: CalSTRS reaped big earnings but obligations still grew last year
- 2012.04.10: California Senate President Darrell Steinberg says public pension reform still on track
- 2012.04.09: Read the California state worker unions' contract extension letters
- 2012.04.09: Poll: Why has hiring dropped off under Jerry Brown's watch?
- 2012.04.09: California state worker unions reach tentative labor pacts with Jerry Brown
- 2012.04.09: From the notebook: California's government hiring trends under Jerry Brown
- 2012.04.07: AM Reading: California tax cheats; 'American Idle'; 'seismic shift' in TN hiring policy; FL Gov. Scott signs drug-testing bill
- 2012.04.06: Teamsters ask ex-Los Angeles mayor to ballot measure breakfast
- 2012.04.06: Pension and public employee bills set for hearing Monday
- 2012.04.05: Column Extra Poll: Government's call to 'customer' service
- 2012.04.05: AM Reading: Government's 'customers'; KS court furloughs; court declines to take up AZ domestic-partner benefits case
- 2012.04.04: More mold found at California Board of Equalization HQ
- 2012.04.04: AM Reading: Pensions squeeze CA cities; civil service changes in TN and WA
- 2012.04.03: Are American state workers scourges or scapegoats?
- 2012.04.03: SEIU Local 1000, business interests prep for ballot initiative battle
- 2012.04.03: AM Reading: California's 'Occupy' costs; Democrats' pensions for all plan; Maine GOP considers reviving 'right-to-work' bill
- 2012.04.02: State workers' savings plan office moving soon
- 2012.04.02: AM Reading: Remembering Rex Babin
- 2012.03.30: Jerry Brown starts clock on sweeping government overhaul
- 2012.03.30: PM Reading: WI bargaining law; lottery workers left out; NY pension plan stampede
- 2012.03.30: Check out what IUOE Local 501 spent on political activities
- 2012.03.30: Poll: How much does money matter?
- 2012.03.29: Republicans propose state worker pay cut to help budget
- 2012.03.29: State workers 'Bill of Rights' clears first legislative hurdle
- 2012.03.29: Column Extra: Who earns more than Jerry Brown?
- 2012.03.28: Citrus Heights pension reformer sued for not contributing to retirement accounts
- 2012.03.28: Committee hears pro and con of 'Public Employees Bill of Rights'
- 2012.03.27: See what IUOE Local 39 spent on politics in 2011
- 2012.03.27: Wednesday hearing set for California 'Public Employees Bill of Rights'
- 2012.03.27: AM Reading: Democrats don't want budget cuts; OR pension check error, MA state payroll goes online
- 2012.03.26: Report says unions have big money advantage in politics
- 2012.03.26: CalPERS moves judge and lawmaker accounts into new computer system
- 2012.03.26: Should California cap state pay at what the governor earns?
- 2012.03.23: New Jersey firm tied to Villalobos will pay $2.75 million
- 2012.03.22: Steinberg: state worker pay cap bill 'worth considering'
- 2012.03.22: Reading, writing, arithmetic -- and labor union achievements?
- 2012.03.21: Unions write big checks for campaign to fight dues measure
- 2012.03.19: Anderson bill would cap state worker pay at Jerry Brown's salary
- 2012.03.19: The incredible shrinking state workforce
- 2012.03.19: From the notebook: A closer look at California state government jobs
- 2012.03.16: See what IUOE Local 12 spent on political activities in 2011
- 2012.03.15: Poll: Weigh in on Ward v. California Department of Corrections
- 2012.03.15: Column Extra: Read the judge's rejected ruling in the James Ward complaint against CDCR
- 2012.03.15: California state government earns 'D-' for transparency
- 2012.03.15: AM Reading: Brown's taxing compromise; CalPERS' forecast; CalSTRS versus Micky Mouse; AZ 'cronyism'
- 2012.03.14: California's chief information security officer to talk about state IT issues this morning
- 2012.03.14: AM Reading: Teachers, dating and pensions; VT golden handshakes; NY pension debate
- 2012.03.13: Poll: CalPERS committee votes to lower investment assumption
- 2012.03.13: BloodSource recognizes Cal EPA for blood donations
- 2012.03.12: CalPERS begins webcasting monthly meetings
- 2012.03.12: AM Reading: Pension math; RI considers lifting public office ban; FL drug-test bill goes to Gov. Rick Scott
- 2012.03.12: California state government's website gets high marks for transparency
- 2012.03.10: CalPERS 'air time' cost could jump soon for state workers
- 2012.03.09: AFSCME proposes extending state worker contract for one year
- 2012.03.09: AM Reading: Napa hospital layoffs; sex-club shooting comp fraud case; ME good-faith bargaining dispute
- 2012.03.08: Column Extra: A little more about the CalPERS computer error
- 2012.03.08: AM Reading: San Jose's pension politics; CalPERS investment assumptions; IL state worker health insurance mess
- 2012.03.08: KQED's 'Forum' to debate government privatization
- 2012.03.07: AM Reading: State worker retirements; FL employee pension hike overturned; NY pension plan losing steam
- 2012.03.06: When will California pay furlough back wages to state workers?
- 2012.03.06: Poll: California state worker retirements declined in 2011
- 2012.03.05: California's state operating engineers local spent more than $470,000 on political activities last year
- 2012.03.05: AM Reading: Pros, cons of CA contracting; NY's single-member union; ME van-pool cuts 'betray an animus toward state workers'
- 2012.03.05: From the notebook: The numbers, the law and comments about California contracts with private business
- 2012.03.04: AM Reading: CA Fish & Game president flap; WI retirees face pension cut; OH loves Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 2012.03.02: Atascadero State Hospital statistics detail assaults on patients, staff; facility fined for unsafe conditions
- 2012.03.02: Gasp! California state workers' PAC spends zip on lobbyists, lawyers, consultants in 2011
- 2012.03.02: AM Reading: Apple and pension funds; Darrell Steinberg, Fish & Game president trade shots; NY pension reform debate shifts
- 2012.03.01: Column Extra poll: What next for state worker contracts?
- 2012.03.01: Lawmakers hammer Corrections official for lack of accounting
- 2012.02.29: California game wardens reality show to launch second season
- 2012.02.29: AM Reading: Lawmakers' hypocrisy; Stockton's path to bankruptcy; NY pension reform; FL legislators' insurance perk
- 2012.02.28: State Compensation Insurance Fund OKs staff bonus program
- 2012.02.28: Internal memo leaks name of Jerry Brown's next personnel director
- 2012.02.28: See what money Professional Engineers in California Government's PAC received and spent in 2011
- 2012.02.27: See what California Department of Forestry Firefighters spent on political activities in 2011
- 2012.02.24: John Chiang: California needs to pay down retiree health costs
- 2012.02.24: The Bee's state worker pay database now upgraded and faster
- 2012.02.24: Ron Yank explains why he's leaving Jerry Brown's administration
- 2012.02.23: Steinberg: GOP 'clever' to co-opt Jerry Brown's pension plan, but 'cut-and-paste' bills lack analysis
- 2012.02.23: Democrats want to extend guaranteed retirement savings to private sector
- 2012.02.23: AM Reading: Republicans support Jerry Brown's pension plan; San Jose workers oppose pension change plan; new twist on private prisons
- 2012.02.22: Republicans introduce Jerry Brown's pension reform plan
- 2012.02.22: Court sides with CCPOA, rejects Don Novey bankruptcy plan
- 2012.02.21: Ron Yank leaving top post as Jerry Brown's personnel director
- 2012.02.21: Stanford: California's local public pensions $135.7 billion short
- 2012.02.21: Bill puts $250,000 limit on compensation to calculate CA pensions
- 2012.02.21: A.M. Reading: Super Bowl sick calls; Brown doesn't match with Gray; Caltrans SoCal snafu; pay raise news in ID, NC and WV
- 2012.02.20: See how CSLEA spent money on political activities in 2011
- 2012.02.17: A.M. Reading: State workers vouch for Scott Walker plan; CalPERS fires warning shot; ME proposal ends public pensions for criminals; IN workers lose back-pay decision
- 2012.02.16: New analysis suggests public pension changes; reform spokesman looks ahead
- 2012.02.16: California Earthquake Authority will pay furlough back wages
- 2012.02.15: CalPERS: Jerry Brown's hybrid pension plan won't significantly cut state's costs
- 2012.02.15: Survey: Nearly 6 percent of California workers employed by state
- 2012.02.15: Two more agencies say they'll pay furlough back wages
- 2012.02.15: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' investment forecast; ME pension reform lawsuit; TX double dippers; AZ bill makes firings easier
- 2012.02.14: Two California agencies extend furlough back pay to all staff
- 2012.02.13: California lawmaker writes 'Public Employees Bill of Rights'
- 2012.02.13: Special agents group loses request to stop CA Justice Department layoffs
- 2012.02.13: Bill puts $100,000 cap on future state and local pensions
- 2012.02.13: CA prison officers spent more than $1 million on political advice
- 2012.02.13: A.M. Reading: CA contract talks; OK: six years, no raises; SD bonuses; MT health clinic for state workers
- 2012.02.10: Poll: Is the SEIU Local 1000 furlough settlement an unfair deal?
- 2012.02.09: See how the California Association of Highway Patrolmen spent its money in 2011
- 2012.02.09: State worker criticizes SEIU's decision to settle furlough cases
- 2012.02.09: San Jose pension estimates questioned
- 2012.02.09: Column Extra: See the court documents filed by CCPOA, CSLEA, to drop furlough lawsuits
- 2012.02.09: A.M. Reading: Pension reform effort suspended; SD rethinks collective bargaining; SC's pay and pension idea
- 2012.02.08: California pension reform group suspends initiative campaign
- 2012.02.08: See California state attorneys union's political spending in 2011
- 2012.02.07: See SEIU Local 1000 political action committees' 2011 spending
- 2012.02.07: California Prison Industry Authority: Agency business costs hurt bottom line
- 2012.02.07: A.M. Reading: CA lawmaker pay hike; secret tax inspection decision in NY; AK pensions could change; lawmaker retirements
- 2012.02.06: Former Caltrans employee indicted for trying to export high-tech parts to China
- 2012.02.06: Unions representing California state engineers, scientists, continue furlough fight
- 2012.02.06: SEIU Local 1000 asks courts to dismiss furlough lawsuits
- 2012.02.05: A.M. Reading: CA legislators' cars sold; EDD worker arrested; NC layoffs hit women, minorities hardest
- 2012.02.03: Read the furlough settlements between CASE and California
- 2012.02.03: California state attorneys, Jerry Brown settle furlough litigation
- 2012.02.03: UC study says hybrid pensions would hurt lowest-paid workers
- 2012.02.02: Jerry Brown delivers pension reform language to legislators
- 2012.02.02: Column Extra: Skelly case set precedent for state worker discipline
- 2012.02.02: A.M. Reading: CA state payroll; federal pay freeze; PA unions pitch budget cut alternatives
- 2012.02.02: State worker pay database updated with 2011 information
- 2012.02.01: Jerry Brown appoints Kimiko Burton to State Personnel Board
- 2012.02.01: SEIU Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker talks about furlough lawsuit settlement with Jerry Brown
- 2012.02.01: A.M. Reading: CalSTRS' strain; ME gun bill; OR state email uproar; AZ bill takes on public unions
- 2012.01.31: Furlough lawsuit deal affects only SEIU workers, drops further litigation
- 2012.01.31: Special fund furlough litigation settled; more details to come
- 2012.01.31: Poll: What do you think of the CCPOA union paid leave deal?
- 2012.01.31: California state, local government workers among best-paid
- 2012.01.30: Department of Corrections sends out another 545 layoff warnings
- 2012.01.30: California has spent $277,000 fighting prison officers' union
- 2012.01.30: A.M. Reading: CA labor's 'high-stakes battle'; CalPERS' 'headwind; NY, TN propose civil service changes
- 2012.01.27: Percentage of unionized California workers drifts down slightly
- 2012.01.27: Does Jerry Brown's plan cut some pension contributions?
- 2012.01.27: Darrell Steinberg: Pension reform must pass 'strength test'
- 2012.01.27: A.M. Reading: 'Unfiring' at Caltrans; SD debates collective bargaining; AL pension fund's problems
- 2012.01.26: Fire Department called for fumes at DMV headquarters
- 2012.01.26: Column Extra: CCPOA's statement about its paid leave debt agreement
- 2012.01.26: Read the agreement that 'unfires' Caltrans worker Duane Wiles, allows him to retire
- 2012.01.26: A.M. Reading: CCPOA's leave settlement; OR wellness program; CA realignment's impact; FL state worker drug test bill
- 2012.01.26: From the notebook: Cal Fire management differentials
- 2012.01.25: Pension committee hearing set for today
- 2012.01.25: A.M. Reading: CA pension hearing; cities consider dumping CalPERS; CT debates overtime and pensions
- 2012.01.24: State Fund pays out $30 million; 705 jobs still on chopping block
- 2012.01.24: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' investments; CA cities resist defined benefit pensions; public pension reform; NY state overtime
- 2012.01.23: California special agents seek halt to Jerry Brown's layoffs
- 2012.01.23: CalPERS investment returns down in 2011
- 2012.01.23: Severe water leaks force Caltrans office in Fresno to close
- 2012.01.21: A.M. Reading: Whistle-blower bill; high-speed rail; OR pension privacy bill; WI 'recall cam'
- 2012.01.20: California's DPA launches new personnel management guide
- 2012.01.20: Four state unions, Jerry Brown administration to start bargaining
- 2012.01.19: First wave of top-step pay raises to show up on Feb. 1 checks
- 2012.01.19: Column Extra: More about reorganizing California government
- 2012.01.19: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's reorg and iPhones; CalPERS' $250m loss; NH bill bans perfume; Congress's pension costs
- 2012.01.18: What Republicans say about Jerry Brown's public pension plan
- 2012.01.18: One public pension initiative dies; more face looming deadlines
- 2012.01.18: Jerry Brown says public pension 'arithmetic doesn't add up'
- 2012.01.18: Read the court order mandating wind-down of prison receiver
- 2012.01.17: Capitol Weekly ends print edition, continues online
- 2012.01.17: CCPOA deposits reach $1 million in Dawe defamation case
- 2012.01.17: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's tax measure typo; AL worker has 286 parking tickets; Bloomberg's pension reform strategy
- 2012.01.13: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' versus ratings firms; double-dipping; VA pension contributions
- 2012.01.12: Poll: What ails California's state high-tech projects?
- 2012.01.12: Column Extra: Read Auditor Elaine Howle's FI$Cal report
- 2012.01.12: A.M. Reading: CA tech struggle; a pension resolution; FL prison closures
- 2012.01.11: Glass falls from Board of Equalization HQ in Sacramento
- 2012.01.11: From the notebook: Pension reform backer explains rationale
- 2012.01.11: From the notebook: See the contributors to pension reform effort
- 2012.01.11: A.M. Reading: Pension campaign's new phase; state workers go to US Supreme Court; Okla. bill strips job protections
- 2012.01.10: Governing magazine column blasts 'pension puffery'
- 2012.01.10: Pension measure backers say Kamala Harris wrote false statements
- 2012.01.10: Poll: Will Jerry Brown successfully reorganize government?
- 2012.01.09: California bill would give protection to legislative whistleblowers
- 2012.01.09: See Jerry Brown's California government streamlining plans
- 2012.01.09: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's 'bizarrely low' budget forecast; union battlegrounds; New York's retirement bottleneck
- 2012.01.06: Chat live with Jon Ortiz: Brown budget would cut 3,000 jobs
- 2012.01.06: Live chat at noon: Jerry Brown's budget proposal
- 2012.01.05: Jerry Brown's budget eliminates 3,000 state jobs, axes agencies
- 2012.01.05: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 1 -- Little Hoover pension reform report
- 2012.01.05: State Compensation Insurance Fund workers take pay to leave
- 2012.01.05: A.M. Reading: Pension reform road map; Atascadero workers attacked; free Cornhusker football tickets targeted
- 2012.01.04: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 2 -- Jerry Brown's pension reform plan
- 2012.01.04: California State Personnel Board re-elects three of its officers
- 2012.01.04: CCPOA settles former employee's discrimination lawsuit
- 2012.01.04: A.M. Reading: Union website hacked; SD bonuses proposed; Costa Mesa leaders hike their CalPERS contributions
- 2012.01.03: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 3 -- More audit news
- 2012.01.03: A.M. Reading: Lawsuit against former CalPERS official can proceed; prisoner escapes; NJ leave cashouts
- 2012.01.02: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 4 -- Audit outs misdeeds
- 2011.12.30: CA Controller John Chiang issues federal payroll tax update
- 2011.12.30: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 5 -- GOP pension plan
- 2011.12.30: Poll: Is CalPERS investment strategy suspect?
- 2011.12.30: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's budget win; Texas paychecks; NY pensions
- 2011.12.29: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 6 -- Niello's pension plan
- 2011.12.29: A.M. Reading: California Assembly pay hikes; David Crane's ouster from UC Regents; Napa hospital protests continue
- 2011.12.29: Read the spreadsheet detailing California Assembly's pay hikes
- 2011.12.28: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 7 -- Pension plans unveiled
- 2011.12.28: A.M. Reading: Texas exodus; Jerry Brown's grade; federal government pay; 'air time' trends; 'mortician with a badge'
- 2011.12.27: Legislative Analyst releases review of California pension plans
- 2011.12.27: The Dish: Plaza Cafe at CalPERS
- 2011.12.27: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 8 -- The Stanford study
- 2011.12.27: A,M. Reading: Pension numbers; business lobby's power; next pension change in RI
- 2011.12.23: What does Social Security tax extension mean for new retirees?
- 2011.12.23: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 9 -- Furlough fears
- 2011.12.23: A.M. Reading: Paycheck protection; NJ unions reach contracts; Russian bureaucrats
- 2011.12.22: The State Worker's Top 10 of 2011: No. 10 -- John Chiang's new payroll website
- 2011.12.22: Column Extra: Social Security tax hike on state paychecks
- 2011.12.22: A.M. Reading: CA state workers' tax hike; RI pension 'math'; MD revolving door
- 2011.12.21: Engineers group says Bay Bridge concerns argue for privatizing
- 2011.12.21: From the notebook: Read a California Lottery resignation letter
- 2011.12.21: A.M. Reading: CA Lottery director named; CA hospital assaults; AZ cashouts; OR retirements soar
- 2011.12.20: Number of California public-sector jobs up slightly in November
- 2011.12.20: A.M. Reading: RI charity suffers for pension change support; CA parks director under siege; OR and smoking, guns
- 2011.12.19: Poll: Who is to blame for the Caltrans, Duane Wiles controversy?
- 2011.12.19: A.M. Reading: Sacramento pay cuts and pay increases; states slash payrolls; OR officials' travel spending; NM looks a retiree benefits change
- 2011.12.16: California Justice Department budget cuts reduced
- 2011.12.16: The Dish: Griselda's World Café in the California Capitol building
- 2011.12.16: A.M. Reading: Caltrans worker appeals firing -- again; TX reduces backlog; NE looks at ending child welfare privatization
- 2011.12.16: Read the Personnel Board decision that saved Duane Wiles' job
- 2011.12.15: Chat live at noon today: Improving comments at Sacbee.com
- 2011.12.15: A.M. Reading: CalPERS computer system; Mich. workers get refund; Miss. could freeze retiree COLAs
- 2011.12.15: Column Extra: Details about CalPERS computer system
- 2011.12.14: Dialing for CalPERS Day 5: How long is the wait?
- 2011.12.14: Sign up for State Worker news alerts
- 2011.12.14: Poll: What next for Jerry Brown's public pension plan?
- 2011.12.14: A.M. Reading: UC executive pay; pension cuts' front-end cost; Oregon hiring freeze
- 2011.12.13: Dialing for CalPERS Day 4: Tips for shortening your hold time
- 2011.12.13: Website compares pension obligations to general fund spending
- 2011.12.13: Read the new Stanford pension report
- 2011.12.13: Stanford study pegs California pensions' shortfall at $500 billion
- 2011.12.12: Poll: Government workers favor lower pensions for new hires
- 2011.12.12: University of California, clerks' union agree to two-tier pensions
- 2011.12.12: Dialing for CalPERS Day 3: How long is the wait?
- 2011.12.12: New public and private worker compensation figures released
- 2011.12.12: A.M. Reading: 'Daily Show' in FL; CA gift rules; WV considers retiree benefit caps
- 2011.12.09: The Dish: Capitol Coffee in the California Capitol building
- 2011.12.09: Dialing for CalPERS Day 2: How long is the wait?
- 2011.12.09: CalPERS investment chief talks strategy on CNBC
- 2011.12.09: A.M. Reading: Folsom prison riot investigation; expanding safety pensions; lawmakers 'pander' to unions
- 2011.12.08: Dialing for CalPERS: How long is the wait?
- 2011.12.08: Column extra: CalPERS assessment of Jerry Brown's plan
- 2011.12.08: A.M. Reading: More state job cuts; Kan. commission says change pensions; S.D. pay raise recommended
- 2011.12.07: From the notebook: Pension poll particulars; labor's response
- 2011.12.07: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's pension plan polls well; Chris Christie's mission; bye-bye Rod Blagojevich
- 2011.12.06: Furlough lawsuit court hearing postponed
- 2011.12.06: Patton psychiatric technicians sponsoring toy drive
- 2011.12.06: A.M. Reading: Government sheds jobs; pensions for all; Conn. workers lie, collect aid
- 2011.12.05: State Compensation Insurance Fund: RAND idea; the boss's pay
- 2011.12.05: Special fund furlough lawsuit revived in Oakland court
- 2011.12.02: More hearings ahead for California's public pension committee?
- 2011.12.01: Jerry Brown makes case for pension plan at legislative panel
- 2011.12.01: Jerry Brown to attend legislative hearing on his pension plan
- 2011.11.30: Jerry Brown picks lawyer, ex-deputy treasurer for CalSTRS board
- 2011.11.29: Jerry Brown's pension plan to get California lawmakers' scrutiny
- 2011.11.29: Broadacre Coffee to host 'State Worker Appreciation Week'
- 2011.11.28: The Dish: Department of Justice's Side Bar Cafe
- 2011.11.24: From the notebook: More about the CalPERS computer system
- 2011.11.23: Drug agents sue Jerry Brown over impending layoffs
- 2011.11.23: A.M. Reading: Bay Bridge hearing; legislators' car deal; no Black Friday off for N.J. workers
- 2011.11.22: Radio host Jeffrey Callison appointed to Corrections job
- 2011.11.22: Air Force's Band of the Golden West to play Sacramento show
- 2011.11.22: Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation updates jobs lists
- 2011.11.22: A.M. Reading: Ca. nurses attacked; lawmakers' car allowance stalls; Ore.'s biggest pension
- 2011.11.21: State Fund's layoff deal unavailable for staff who already left
- 2011.11.21: Poll: Washington audit finds state paid for unused cellphones
- 2011.11.21: A.M. Reading: Caltrans; Brown's pension plan; watching R.I.
- 2011.11.20: A.M. Reading: Assembly personal aide travel; labor and Occupy movement; N.J. sick leave
- 2011.11.19: From the notebook: More about the State Fund severance deal
- 2011.11.18: State Fund 'transition' contract details jobs targeted for lay offs
- 2011.11.18: State Fund agrees to severance package for laid-off staff
- 2011.11.18: A.M. Reading: R.I. pensions; Canada's retirement plan; Mo. pays least
- 2011.11.17: Former Schwarzenegger adviser renews call for pension reform
- 2011.11.17: SEIU Local 1000 staging Occupy event, employment rally
- 2011.11.17: From the notebook: Privatizing California's infrastructure
- 2011.11.17: A.M. Reading: Bay Bridge; Calif. budget; R.I. pension vote; Joe Paterno's state pension; Scott Walker recall
- 2011.11.16: LAO: Retirement costs to increase by $200 million over 5 years
- 2011.11.16: Labor coalition responds to California Pension Reform changes
- 2011.11.16: Pension reform group files tweaks to California initiative proposals
- 2011.11.16: A.M. Reading: Bureaucrats needed; caustic online comments; Bay Bridge; lawmakers' cars; N.Y. snooping
- 2011.11.15: Chat Replay: View the discussion on Bay Bridge test concerns
- 2011.11.15: Poll: Tired of criticism and cutbacks, state worker retiring early
- 2011.11.15: Bay Bridge inspection questions subject of live chat today
- 2011.11.15: A.M. Reading: Lawmakers and the Bay Bridge; changing pensions; Herman Cain and collective bargaining
- 2011.11.14: P.M. Reading: Bay Bridge construction questions; board overturns dismissals; Texas contracting costs
- 2011.11.14: Dave's Deli in EDD building to close next month
- 2011.11.14: So what's up with the SEIU Local 1000 furlough case?
- 2011.11.12: From the notebook: The Justice Department cuts
- 2011.11.11: The Dish: Dave's Deli at the EDD building
- 2011.11.11: State posts last three realignment agreements with unions
- 2011.11.10: Poll: Who will have the most pull in the public pension debate?
- 2011.11.10: A.M. Reading: Gauging the pension mood; San Diego pension proposal; Ill. plan would avoid layoffs, closures
- 2011.11.09: GOP lawmakers demand special session on public pensions
- 2011.11.09: A.M. Reading: Ohioans reject union limits measure; votes in Modesto, San Francisco favor pension changes
- 2011.11.08: California Pension Reform hammers analysis of Brown's plan
- 2011.11.08: View the LAO video on Jerry Brown's pension reform plan
- 2011.11.08: Labor responds to assessment of Jerry Brown's pension plan
- 2011.11.08: Analyst: Jerry Brown pension plan a 'bold' start -- with gaps
- 2011.11.08: A.M. Reading: Pension debate; CSU faculty strike; Ohio vote
- 2011.11.07: California state legal professionals' union elects 2011-13 board
- 2011.11.07: Read state's order ending SEIU, exempt workers' unpaid leave
- 2011.11.07: Modesto residents take up pension reform proposals
- 2011.11.04: The Dish: Gold Rush Grille at the Secretary of State building
- 2011.11.04: John Chiang rejects term limit idea for CalPERS elected seats
- 2011.11.03: State workers give generously to outfit women for work re-entry
- 2011.11.03: A.M. Reading: Pension proposals; Ore. raises; NY contract vote
- 2011.11.02: California group moves to put pension overhaul on 2012 ballot
- 2011.11.02: Ask Controller John Chiang a question
- 2011.11.01: California corrections department posts erroneous jobs lists
- 2011.11.01: SEIU trains staff, leaders on fine points of realignment
- 2011.11.01: A.M. Reading: Bearded Sikh starts prison job; the inscrutable Jerry Brown; Hawaii's liabilities jump
- 2011.10.31: Poll: What will happen to Jerry Brown's pension plan?
- 2011.10.31: From the notebook: Corrections has cut a fifth of executive jobs
- 2011.10.31: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's pension reform motivation; conservative Ore. state workers; Alabama's declining state workforce
- 2011.10.30: A.M. Reading: Reviews of Jerry Brown's pension plan; military pensions; N.M. publishes state workers' pay
- 2011.10.29: A.M. Reading: More about pension reform; two state officials arrested; Wis. law OKs guns in Capitol
- 2011.10.28: The Dish: Café 744 at California Department of Social Services
- 2011.10.28: The State Worker visits 'Insight' radio show this morning
- 2011.10.28: A.M. Reading: Brown's pension plan, Ill. state cars go green; 'Occupy Albany'
- 2011.10.27: SEIU Local 1000: Pension proposals a 'good starting point'
- 2011.10.27: Rapid Response: Reactions to Jerry Brown's pension proposal
- 2011.10.27: Magazine calls State Worker 'Best Civic-Minded Blog' of 2011
- 2011.10.27: State worker 'financial fitness fair' comes to Sacramento
- 2011.10.27: A.M. Reading: Brown's pension plan; R.I. pension debate; Texas 'grudge match'
- 2011.10.26: Jerry Brown to propose less generous pensions, higher retirement age
- 2011.10.26: View Corrections' job vacancy and job reduction spreadsheets
- 2011.10.26: Poll: What's the centerpiece of Jerry Brown's pension plan?
- 2011.10.26: A.M. Reading: 'The new petty'; Calif. and Wis. overtime; Vt. state workers paid but idle;
- 2011.10.25: Pension committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday
- 2011.10.25: More state workers to return to full hours and pay next month
- 2011.10.25: A.M. Reading: Government job losses; CalPERS versus Murdoch; unions talk the talk
- 2011.10.24: CalPERS tweets Long Beach forum, schedules benefits webinar
- 2011.10.24: See savings estimates from California prison and parole shift
- 2011.10.24: A.M. Reading: Calif. labor's pension position; David Crane creating PAC; NJ pension overhaul overblown?
- 2011.10.22: Dish on Sacramento's best state building dining options
- 2011.10.22: From the notebook: Parole staff got heads up about layoffs
- 2011.10.21: California prisons issuing 26,000 layoff warning notices
- 2011.10.21: Board of Equalization employee: 'I deserve to be treated better'
- 2011.10.21: A.M. Reading: Prison 'realignment'; Texas ends weekend lunches for some inmates; prison costs hinder budget cuts
- 2011.10.20: Slain technician to be remembered at California mental facilities
- 2011.10.20: Federal contracts study says privatization isn't cheaper
- 2011.10.20: A.M. Reading: Corrections layoffs; states rethink retirement age; Greece turmoil continues
- 2011.10.19: From the notebook: More about CDCR staff transfer agreements
- 2011.10.19: Correction to today's story on new CDCR staff transfer agreements
- 2011.10.19: From the notebook: Incentives differ for Corrections staff
- 2011.10.19: A.M. Reading: Private pension shenanigans; unions amend contracts; R.I. unveils pension changes
- 2011.10.18: CalPERS' calculator saves time for considering airtime purchase
- 2011.10.18: A.M. Reading: CalPERS, CalSTRS: delay accounting changes ; Tenn. state workers on welfare; Grecian 'death spiral'
- 2011.10.17: Former General Services deputy dies after bicycling accident
- 2011.10.17: Photographer takes artistic license with BOE building troubles
- 2011.10.17: A.M. Reading: Rewritten bill favors labor; NY avoids layoffs; the Long Beach pension model
- 2011.10.15: A.M. Reading: CalPERS takes on Murdoch; scapegoating labor; Ohio bargaining battle heats up R.I. longevity bonuses
- 2011.10.14: Board of Equalization director: We need new headquarters
- 2011.10.14: Lawmakers named to joint committee on California pension reform
- 2011.10.14: A.M. Reading: Calif. needs federal money; union official to receive $500,000; 'pension robbery'
- 2011.10.13: Jerry Brown talks about pension reform
- 2011.10.13: Berkeley report: Don't blame public employees for budget woes
- 2011.10.13: Bill Lockyer says pensions must be fiscally, politically sound
- 2011.10.13: California pension systems' assets fell 27 percent in 2009
- 2011.10.13: A.M. Reading: CalPERS investments; outsourcing state jobs; news from Wisconsin
- 2011.10.13: Column Extra: More about state personal service contracts
- 2011.10.12: Private defined benefit pension plans stressed, need more cash
- 2011.10.12: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown & labor; realignment pitfalls; Ore. governor rescinds DOJ manager raises
- 2011.10.11: Headquarters problems prompt Equalization staff meetings
- 2011.10.11: SEIU president: 'We're going to be a watchdog' on outsourcing
- 2011.10.11: A.M. Reading: S.C. state workers' new phone greeting; Calif. revenues slide; Vt. workers split over grievance
- 2011.10.10: Jerry Brown vetoes outsource contract reporting measure
- 2011.10.10: Union ratifies contracts with the University of California system
- 2011.10.10: A.M. Reading: Money and initiatives; governors, unions play chicken; Delaware changes spousal health coverage
- 2011.10.07: Jerry Brown signs one CalPERS bill, vetoes another
- 2011.10.07: 'Paycheck protection' initiative backers collect 900,000 signatures
- 2011.10.07: Computer switch, pension politics create CalPERS work backlog
- 2011.10.07: California state employee retirements fall for fifth month in a row
- 2011.10.07: Jerry Brown vetoes pension investments reporting bill
- 2011.10.07: A.M. Reading: Ore. retirees face pension paybacks; Calif. realignment money shaky; ad aims at splitting labor
- 2011.10.06: Read State Fund chief's layoff e-mail to employees
- 2011.10.06: State business insurer laying off up to 1,800 employees
- 2011.10.06: Column Extra: Union coverage, opinion polling about labor
- 2011.10.06: A.M. Reading: Assembly's budget tricks; Schwarzenegger's take on state; unions occupy Wall Street
- 2011.10.05: Study: Public, private workers' retirement wealth roughly equal
- 2011.10.05: State sponsoring Southern California 'financial fitness fair' today
- 2011.10.05: A.M. Reading: Brown disappoints unions; Wash. senators ask for ideas; Mass. state workers face charges for filthy pool
- 2011.10.04: CCPOA loses furlough argument in appellate court
- 2011.10.04: A.M. Reading: Bad news for budget; LA moves cops; HI teachers sue over bargaining tactics
- 2011.10.03: Berkeley research: Private sector needs guaranteed pensions
- 2011.10.03: Guards' union makes first $500,000 deposit while appealing lawsuit
- 2011.09.30: Blog back: Those other 'special funds' departments
- 2011.09.30: How California's hiring freeze forces creative solutions
- 2011.09.29: Jerry Brown administration wins 'special fund' furlough case
- 2011.09.29: CSEA Retirees now California State Retirees, broadens reach
- 2011.09.29: California hiring freeze shows 'critical' in the eye of the beholder
- 2011.09.28: State manufacturer, utilities commission sought hiring OKs
- 2011.09.27: Mental Health Department got OK to hire for 131 jobs
- 2011.09.26: CalSTRS suspends home loan program for teachers
- 2011.09.26: Hiring request highlights one department's knowledge problem
- 2011.09.24: A.M. Reading: Legislative pensions; layoffs don't always save; Ore. labor contracts' costs underestimated
- 2011.09.23: Cal Fire's hiring requests reveal Brown's freeze order rationale
- 2011.09.23: Details behind controversial SEIU pay proposal emerge
- 2011.09.22: Commission OKs fines for CalPERS administrators, employees
- 2011.09.22: California Supreme Court refuses to hear SEIU furlough case
- 2011.09.22: Read the hiring requests: Financial Institutions, Fish & Game
- 2011.09.22: San Francisco court could rule on key furlough cases any time
- 2011.09.22: A.M. Reading: Telework and trust; inmate transgender lawsuit; flooding creates jobs for Penn. state retirees
- 2011.09.22: Column Extra: Report estimates telework's impact at $6.1 billion
- 2011.09.21: Read the hiring requests: Delta Stewardship, Cal EPA, more
- 2011.09.21: Poll: Is telework a good fit for California state government?
- 2011.09.21: A.M. Reading: Calif. debt gets cheaper; the 'McMuffin brigade'; Mich. refund; NM layoffs
- 2011.09.20: Consumer Affairs, Corporations asked Brown if they could hire
- 2011.09.20: A.M. Reading: Assembly fights budget request; 'precision budgeting' saves Ark.; too many managers in Mich.?
- 2011.09.19: Union video lays out pension fairness issue
- 2011.09.19: From the notebook: Read the state hiring freeze documents
- 2011.09.19: California state engineers' union asks to stop road project
- 2011.09.19: A.M. Reading: At least we ain't Italy; correctional officer indicted; two takes on taxing pensions
- 2011.09.18: A.M. READING: Brown's hiring freeze; Ohio's collective bargaining battle; Mont. hunts for game wardens
- 2011.09.18: From the notebook: Departments ask to hire, Brown responds
- 2011.09.17: SEIU Local 1000 executive pay increase proposal killed
- 2011.09.16: State worker union announces scientists contest winner
- 2011.09.15: Column Extra: Exonerated CalPERS staff and administrators
- 2011.09.15: Poll: What's the hiring temperature in state government?
- 2011.09.15: Another pension initiative qualifies for signature collection
- 2011.09.15: Column Extra: Memo puts CalPERS' staff disclosure errors in context
- 2011.09.15: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' 'gift gaffes'; public unions targeted; N.J. needs computer upgrade
- 2011.09.14: CalPERS board censures Jelincic, strips some responsibilities
- 2011.09.14: Union to recognize outstanding high school science students
- 2011.09.14: Controller asks Jerry Brown to sign 'good government' bills
- 2011.09.14: A.M. Reading: Brown's veto pen; positives about pensions; R.I. unions win pension decision
- 2011.09.13: Union leaders urge SEIU council to reject executive pay raise
- 2011.09.13: Board releases ruling in CalPERS sexual harassment case
- 2011.09.13: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' moves; Ore. pension records; ING to the rescue
- 2011.09.12: Commission proposes fines for CalPERS gift reporting
- 2011.09.12: CalPERS board calls special session to discipline member
- 2011.09.12: Poll: How would you vote on the SEIU executive pay proposal?
- 2011.09.12: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown's jam; Scott Walker's finger-waving personal protester; 10 pension 'secrets'
- 2011.09.11: A.M. Reading: CalPERS computer system; R.I. unions fight back; merit raises for Wyo. workers?
- 2011.09.10: Legislature setting table for public pension changes next year
- 2011.09.09: Legislature pulls back on public pension measures -- for now
- 2011.09.09: A.M. Reading: Bomb threat hoax; state worker fired for e-mail violation; rock 'n' roll and collective bargaining
- 2011.09.08: SEIU Local 1000 to consider six-figure salaries for officers
- 2011.09.08: Poll: How has Jerry Brown treated state workers?
- 2011.09.08: A.M. Reading: Initiatives aim at public employees; Neb. privatization; Hoffa tees off
- 2011.09.07: Collective bargaining, pension initiatives OK'd for signatures
- 2011.09.07: Jerry Brown vetoes CalPERS survivor benefits legislation
- 2011.09.07: A.M. Reading: Calif. unionization push; Ariz. same-sex benefits; Ill. layoff threat angers union
- 2011.09.06: Private vendor legislation headed for Jerry Brown's desk
- 2011.09.06: UPDATE: CalPERS official's sexual harassment reprimand upheld
- 2011.09.06: State Fund's phone number consolidation draws staff snickers
- 2011.09.06: Readers react to Sunday state layoff story
- 2011.09.06: A.M. Reading: Labor's tough year; Iowa's lunch rule; Ill. layoffs
- 2011.09.05: A.M. Reading: Labor Day editorials, columns; Bee online comments Q&A; the 'grand bargain'; AZ prison visitors' fee
- 2011.09.02: CCPOA ordered to post property, deposit cash during appeal
- 2011.09.02: A.M. Reading: Job cuts and the economy; Utah ends 4-day workweek; Mich. holds back on layoffs
- 2011.09.01: Corrections bestows awards on 48 department employees
- 2011.09.01: State worker retirements down again in August
- 2011.09.01: Column Extra: More about Brown pension plan rumors
- 2011.09.01: Jerry Brown to speak at Corrections awards event
- 2011.09.01: A.M. Reading: Brown's pension plan; Wis. parade spat; N.J. sued over pay, benefits changes
- 2011.08.31: Legislative Analyst issues summary of labor contract provisions
- 2011.08.31: A.M. Reading: UC pay database updated; San Diego drops pension lawsuit; NJ to launch state worker residence requirement
- 2011.08.30: Constitutional officers lose furlough appeal
- 2011.08.30: Avenal correctional staff intercept cellphones, tobacco
- 2011.08.30: Blog Back Poll: The future of telework in California
- 2011.08.30: Feds release new state, local government employment data
- 2011.08.30: A.M. Reading: CalPERS drops lawsuit; pension politics; farewell to Fla. DB pensions; U.S. Congress underpaid?
- 2011.08.29: Judge weighing $500,000 quarterly CCPOA payment plan
- 2011.08.29: Another toxic turn for Board of Equalization headquarters
- 2011.08.29: Study: Telework could save California billions of dollars
- 2011.08.29: A.M. Reading: Pension positions; Mich. pay cuts blocked; Ct. cracks down on OT; Ohio's private prison fight
- 2011.08.26: Brown appoints Fish and Game director and inspector general
- 2011.08.26: Pension reporting tweaks clear California Legislature
- 2011.08.26: Corrections launches layoff information website
- 2011.08.26: Poll: Will anti-union initiative get big-bucks backing for ballot?
- 2011.08.26: A.M. Reading: Legislative budgets; Ct. axes troopers; Wis. labor politics; Ohio's prison privatization plan politics;
- 2011.08.25: The latest on the constitutional officer employee furlough fight
- 2011.08.25: Audit chronicles state employee abuse and bad management
- 2011.08.25: Court filings reveal more CCPOA financial details
- 2011.08.25: A.M. Reading: Furloughs vs. layoffs; N.Y. pension costs increase; R.I. pensions
- 2011.08.24: State workers' event at Capitol aims to raise money for charity
- 2011.08.24: Poll: Does the state's human resources merger matter?
- 2011.08.24: Highway Patrol commissioner receives national award
- 2011.08.24: A.M. Reading: Audit hammers lands panel; Calif. officials to change high-security prison policies; Ala. and feds eye layoffs
- 2011.08.23: Committees support Jerry Brown's state human resources plan
- 2011.08.23: Senate committees to consider departments' merger today
- 2011.08.23: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' policy stirs controversy; Amazon.com's big bucks; Wash. state workforce shrinks
- 2011.08.22: Catch up on what's happening with pension legislation
- 2011.08.22: Analyst reviews pension, collective bargaining initiatives
- 2011.08.22: A.M. Reading: W. Va. pension cuts; CalSTRS' 'spiking' measures; federal policy affects investments; D.C. lawmakers' bennies
- 2011.08.19: Justices hear CCPOA 'self-directed' furlough case
- 2011.08.19: Pension fund investment initiative author responds to questions
- 2011.08.19: A.M. Reading: Speedo controversy; UC says no to Chiang; pension changes stalled?
- 2011.08.18: CalSTRS funding labeled 'high risk' issue confronting California
- 2011.08.18: Corrections launches realignment website
- 2011.08.18: Mike Jimenez wins re-election to CCPOA presidency
- 2011.08.18: View more 'Maddy Report' interviews about public pensions
- 2011.08.18: A.M. Reading: CalPERS 'wild ride'; Wisc. recall lessons; N.Y. workers' layoff threat
- 2011.08.17: Public pension initiative can begin collecting signatures
- 2011.08.17: Central Valley TV show looks at public pensions
- 2011.08.17: Committee to take up Ron Yank's nomination to DPA director
- 2011.08.17: A.M. Reading: Government openness; Obama and unions; promise to the Ohio Tea Party
- 2011.08.16: Report details how public pensions are changing in California
- 2011.08.16: Why a six-figure public pensioner wants pensions changed
- 2011.08.16: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' new approach; NY unions OK cuts; deaths raise questions about plan to close facilities
- 2011.08.15: Pension reform group leader joins Berkeley advisory council
- 2011.08.15: DMV will exercise full editorial control over reality show
- 2011.08.15: Read what state departments said to Jerry Brown about phones
- 2011.08.15: Last 'special funds' furlough appeal set for September hearing
- 2011.08.15: A.M. Reading: Pension politics; law enforcement officers' life expectancies; Brown's appointments
- 2011.08.14: A.M. Reading: Faltering R.I. town a pension test case; state cellphones; Mo. pay raises
- 2011.08.12: California pension study authors respond to criticisms
- 2011.08.12: California DMV gears up for new reality TV show
- 2011.08.12: Study calculates savings from 'pension reform' proposals
- 2011.08.12: A.M. Reading: Data debacle; the new 'civil war'; Philly's 'tactical' pension investments
- 2011.08.11: Jerry Brown announces executive appointments
- 2011.08.11: Corrections issues layoff projections for parole division
- 2011.08.11: Column Extra Poll: How well do departments discipline?
- 2011.08.11: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' crackdown; state discipline concerns surface; Wisconsin's warning to union opponents
- 2011.08.11: Column Extra: Jerry Brown's plan for state Human Resources
- 2011.08.10: Corrections supervisors group suing to keep retirement benefit
- 2011.08.10: Marques Jones explains why he wants to lead CCPOA
- 2011.08.10: A.M. Reading: Wisconsin recalls; receiver's move; Napa attack
- 2011.08.09: John Lanthripp explains why he wants to lead CCPOA
- 2011.08.09: A.M. Reading: Market tumble hits pension funds; Corrections' Facebook crackdown; Wisconsin recall vote
- 2011.08.08: Jerry Brown vetoes state job posting bill
- 2011.08.08: C.J. Mohammed explains why he wants to lead CCPOA
- 2011.08.08: California DMV launches new website
- 2011.08.08: A.M. Reading: Brown compliments Schwarzenegger; Wisconsin's big day; Ohio pension reform bogs down
- 2011.08.05: Michael Bilbrey wins CalPERS board seat in preliminary results
- 2011.08.04: CCPOA paid leave lawsuit appeal brief due next month
- 2011.08.03: CCPOA delegates heading to Las Vegas on state's dime
- 2011.08.03: California officials seek higher rates for meal reimbursements
- 2011.08.02: FPPC begins closing CalPERS gift reporting investigation
- 2011.08.01: Howard Jarvis group not taking lead on pension reform
- 2011.08.01: CCPOA defamation lawsuit hearing postponed
- 2011.08.01: LAO: Investing more pension funds in state won't boost economy
- 2011.07.29: Child Support Services' handling of bomb threat raises concerns
- 2011.07.28: Ken Hamidi battles SEIU Local 1000 again over union's audit
- 2011.07.28: State worker retirements down for third straight month
- 2011.07.27: CalPERS counts fewer state worker retirements in June
- 2011.07.27: Car crash shuts down Roseville DMV
- 2011.07.26: Oral argument scheduled in CCPOA furlough case
- 2011.07.26: California bucks national trends in law officers' deaths
- 2011.07.26: Pension measure creates 'CalSPERS' for private sector employees
- 2011.07.25: Brown vetoes union-sponsored legislation
- 2011.07.25: Near-death incident brings defibrillator issue to forefront
- 2011.07.25: From the notebook: More about airtime
- 2011.07.25: Paresh Dave to steer The State Worker until Aug. 8
- 2011.07.25: A.M. Reading: Airtime politics; CalPERS ticked at News Corp. stock structure; R.I. 'softer' approach to pension debate
- 2011.07.21: Read Controller John Chiang's Department of Corrections audit
- 2011.07.21: A.M. Reading: Hurdles to changing pensions; Minn. reopens for business; Kan. pension liabilities grow
- 2011.07.20: Audit hammers Corrections for poor financial controls
- 2011.07.20: The latest on CCPOA's furlough case in S.F. appellate court
- 2011.07.20: A.M. Reading: Court's budget crunch; Minn. close to reopening; Va. budget surplus
- 2011.07.19: Ex-CCPOA head Don Novey submits revised bankruptcy plan
- 2011.07.19: Ted Lieu, Steve Maviglio get into tweet fight over pensions
- 2011.07.19: A.M. Reading: Pension returns up; Ore. inching toward labor deals; Ind. issues bonuses
- 2011.07.18: Judge issues tentative ruling in Don Novey bankruptcy
- 2011.07.18: Appellate court delays furlough arguments until September
- 2011.07.18: State Fund still using company with no license
- 2011.07.18: Pension funds' investments show big profit
- 2011.07.18: A.M. Reading: Pension 'sticker shock'; inside N.J. negotiations; Minn. budget talks drag on
- 2011.07.17: Weekend Reading: Sexual harassment case; rail PR contract; Minn. unions' 'swing and a miss'
- 2011.07.15: Hearing date set for third 'special funds' furlough case
- 2011.07.15: Group suggests using police power to alter pensions
- 2011.07.14: CalPERS publishes paper on vested pension rights
- 2011.07.14: Group plans sticker campaign to tie pensions to the economy
- 2011.07.14: A.M. Reading: CSU pay hike; Minn. shutdown hits beer company
- 2011.07.13: Bid filed to end collective bargaining for public employees
- 2011.07.13: A.M. Reading: Doctor's sweet deal; S.D. workers losing layoff rights; Minn. protests
- 2011.07.12: Millions spent on contractors for 'unnecessary' mental health screenings
- 2011.07.12: From the notebook: What's up with local government pensions?
- 2011.07.12: A.M. Reading: Pensions' impact; Calif. receipts down; Minn. mess
- 2011.07.11: Senate OKs pension measure aimed at curbing county abuses
- 2011.07.11: California may lose $37 million in weatherization grants
- 2011.07.11: A.M. Reading: High-speed rail; pension accounting rules; Pa.'s badge-toting secretary of health
- 2011.07.10: A.M. Reading: Pension obsession; cellphone smuggling; R.I. raises
- 2011.07.08: Court overturns SEIU 'special fund' furlough win
- 2011.07.08: CCPOA appeals judgment, asks to use property as collateral
- 2011.07.08: State Compensation Insurance Fund cutting its vehicle fleet
- 2011.07.08: A.M. Reading: State car trouble; state salary review; Minn. shutdown hurts beer and pole-dancing businesses
- 2011.07.07: CalPERS, pension reform measures face major test
- 2011.07.07: Teleworking forum tonight
- 2011.07.07: Chat live with The Bee's state budget expert today
- 2011.07.07: A.M. Reading: CalPERS hires company it's suing; union trends; Minn. shutdown's irony
- 2011.07.06: Steinberg talks about Democrats' plans to pursue pension fixes
- 2011.07.06: Poll: How are budget cuts affecting state employees' work?
- 2011.07.06: Unions revive push on safety at psychiatric hospitals
- 2011.07.06: Committee to review state efficiencies -- and inefficiencies
- 2011.07.06: A.M. Reading: GOP's lost opportunity; Christie called a 'punk'; 'hostage-takers'
- 2011.07.05: Controller publishes state government and CSU payroll figures
- 2011.07.05: CalPERS candidates forum set for Wednesday
- 2011.07.05: A.M. Reading: 'Three-strikes' reconsidered; 1,300 Fla. layoffs; Minn. shutdown drags on
- 2011.07.04: A.M. Reading: Government a drag on Sacramento; prisoner sues for porn; N.J. labor legacy
- 2011.07.01: Video spoof warns of raising law enforcement's retirement age
- 2011.07.01: Senate Republicans introduce sweeping pension initiative
- 2011.07.01: A.M. Reading: Chiang's political penalty; Min. shuts down; Ala. pension fund sued over low investment returns
- 2011.06.30: Attorney general, union see dire consequences to budget cuts
- 2011.06.30: Read the CDCR memo on professional development days
- 2011.06.30: Column Extra: Union says Don Novey playing bankruptcy games
- 2011.06.30: U.S. Supreme Court takes SEIU fee hike case
- 2011.06.30: A.M. Reading: Brown the union apostate; Meg Whitman weighs in; Ohio's collective bargaining fight continues
- 2011.06.29: What's next for Don Novey's bankruptcy?
- 2011.06.29: How Public Health responded to last year's data breach
- 2011.06.29: A.M. Reading: Budget deal delivered; employee birth dates; Wis. law takes effect
- 2011.06.28: Yikes! Time running out to take Professional Development Days
- 2011.06.28: Bill watch: Firefighter certification bill streaks toward perfection
- 2011.06.28: Bill watch: Measure eases fire fighter certification for military vets
- 2011.06.28: A.M. Reading: Plan B budget; CalPERS' $11 million bill; Nev. workers exit
- 2011.06.27: Brown hints at budget cuts affecting state workers
- 2011.06.27: Public Health Department says 9,000 employees' info stolen
- 2011.06.27: Blog Back: Journalism or just jumping on a good man?
- 2011.06.27: A.M. Reading: 'Moronic' lawmakers; Wis. judge choked; Ohio's longest-serving employee to retire
- 2011.06.26: A.M. Reading: CalSTRS pensions; N.J. overhaul; wardens bust poachers; Wis. contracts end Wednesday
- 2011.06.24: David Crane named to advise economic task force
- 2011.06.24: Union coalition hammers latest pension study
- 2011.06.24: Commission report endorses personnel departments' merger
- 2011.06.24: A.M. Reading: Democrats and Brown; more about John Chiang; N.J. changes pensions; Wy. heads for Google cloud
- 2011.06.23: Don Novey grilled by union attorney at bankruptcy hearing
- 2011.06.23: Study projects pensions will cost $1,398 per household annually
- 2011.06.23: A.M. Reading: Gimmick primer; parole budget cuts; N.J. pension overhaul vote looms
- 2011.06.22: Former CCPOA president Don Novey files bankruptcy
- 2011.06.22: Budget may affect human resources merger; commission to vote on recommendations
- 2011.06.22: CalPERS officials criticize pension enhancement decisions
- 2011.06.22: Poll: What do you think about John Chiang's 'no pay' decision?
- 2011.06.22: A.M. Reading: Chiang's decision; Ore. transgender lawsuit; 'stupid spending' on federal, state travel
- 2011.06.21: Controller John Chiang won't pay lawmakers
- 2011.06.21: Pension change proponent defends 'fiscal child abuse' remark
- 2011.06.21: CalPERS picks a new prescription drug provider
- 2011.06.21: A.M. Reading: Legislative pay; N.J. pension proposal; pay comparisons
- 2011.06.20: Caltrans worker's death triggers statewide safety review
- 2011.06.20: Robert Reich tells 'the truth about the economy' in two minutes
- 2011.06.20: A.M. Reading: Letting lawmakers stew; Okla. longevity pay; Penn. contract talks
- 2011.06.18: A.M. Reading: GOP battles unions; Calif. budget 'war'; Fla. guv halts drug screening; N.J. 'Fuhrer furor'
- 2011.06.17: Furlough case back in appellate court; ruling to follow
- 2011.06.17: John Chiang's 'pay role': Will elected state workers get paid?
- 2011.06.17: California union coalition launches new defense of pensions
- 2011.06.15: Jerry Brown administration to close four state garages
- 2011.06.14: Unions challenge 'pension-gutting agenda' amid budget talks
- 2011.06.13: Senate Republicans release pension overhaul demands
- 2011.06.13: See the latest CalPERS retirement data
- 2011.06.09: Read CalSTRS investment staff letter to CalPERS colleagues
- 2011.06.09: Column Extra: A look at state hiring
- 2011.06.09: A.M. Reading: Hiring freeze; cellphones; N.Y. pink slips; N.J. cuts
- 2011.06.08: How are departments following Jerry Brown's cellphone order?
- 2011.06.08: Read Corrections' response to inmate overcrowding decision
- 2011.06.08: Employees at CalSTRS encourage CalPERS counterparts
- 2011.06.07: A.M. Reading: No Schwarzenegger ethics probe; privatizing loses ground in La.
- 2011.06.06: Former Schwarzenegger official: Don't blame unions for pensions
- 2011.06.06: Kamala Harris makes key Justice Department appointments
- 2011.06.06: A.M. Reading: Calif. prison plan; Penn. parking privileges; news from Greece, Spain
- 2011.06.05: A.M. Reading: Pension data; Costa Mesa; Minn. shutdown looms; Internet aids union boycotts
- 2011.06.04: A.M. Reading: SEIU president; 'choppergate'; Utah's 4-day week
- 2011.06.03: Furlough appeal focuses on defining 'special fund department'
- 2011.06.03: A.M. Reading: Lawmakers' pay jeopardized; CalPERS' land deal sours; Fla. drug test lawsuit
- 2011.06.02: FPPC drops two gift infractions for Rob Feckner at CalPERS
- 2011.06.02: From the notebook: CHP pay formula misses top-paid agency
- 2011.06.02: Column Extra: How Brown's personnel proposal affects hiring
- 2011.06.02: Column Extra: The hearing on the departments' merger
- 2011.06.01: Bill to curb pension-spiking and double-dipping moves forward
- 2011.06.01: From the notebook: Mike Jimenez talks contract, cussing and continuing as CCPOA's president
- 2011.06.01: A.M. Reading: $100,000 pensions; wardens arrest poaching suspects; Penn. lawmaker pensions
- 2011.05.31: Payroll deduction initiative backers now collecting money
- 2011.05.31: From the notebook: Patrol and correctional pay nationwide
- 2011.05.31: A.M. Reading: Pension math; unions' battle for respect; Wa. workers save state $2m; Ohio's highest-paid state employee, Jim Tressel
- 2011.05.29: CalPERS board election enters runoff phase
- 2011.05.27: Union approves contract for nurses at 5 UC centers
- 2011.05.27: California state salary freeze bill hits dead end -- again
- 2011.05.27: Patrol or prison officers: Who has the toughest beat?
- 2011.05.27: A.M. Reading: Lawmaker gift bill dies; Wis. bargaining law struck down; Fla. pension bill signed
- 2011.05.26: Court grills both sides in 'special funds' furlough debate
- 2011.05.26: Column Extra poll: Is the CalPERS gift investigation a big deal?
- 2011.05.26: A.M. Reading: Gifts; inmate release errors; R.I. pension report
- 2011.05.25: Union coalition tap dances on Niello pension plan's demise
- 2011.05.25: A.M. Reading: Benefits trend; prison ruling; Wis. outsourcing
- 2011.05.24: Niello's pension reform initiative enters signature-gathering phase
- 2011.05.24: More details on the CalPERS gift investigation
- 2011.05.24: A.M. Reading: Prison ruling; UC contract; public vs. private pay; Schwarzenegger thwarted by unions
- 2011.05.23: CalPERS employees and board members investigated over gift reporting
- 2011.05.23: CalPERS launches information request tool
- 2011.05.23: Yvonne Walker wins re-election to SEIU Local 1000 presidency
- 2011.05.22: A.M. Reading: Winners; the $10-Million Club; Wall Street justice?
- 2011.05.21: A.M. Reading: Sac State prof fights termination; CSP Sacramento prison riot; Wash. state bargaining debate; Penn. workers' dress code
- 2011.05.20: Analyst's office hammers Brown's pension study proposal
- 2011.05.20: Mike Jimenez to run for re-election to CCPOA's top job
- 2011.05.19: CalPERS retiree board member unchallenged for reelection
- 2011.05.19: Column Extra: The $410 million pension contribution swing
- 2011.05.19: A.M. Reading: Arnold's impact on state workers; CalPERS outlook; Illinois pension debate
- 2011.05.18: Voting deadline approaching for two big elections
- 2011.05.18: A.M. Reading: Schwarzenegger's future; CalPERS discount; Conn. concessions
- 2011.05.17: State's pension contribution will fall next year, CalPERS says
- 2011.05.17: President Barack Obama talks about government work
- 2011.05.17: From the notebook: Where Brown's budget cuts state jobs
- 2011.05.17: Appeals court reverses 'special fund' furlough decision
- 2011.05.17: A.M. Reading: Jerry Brown signs contract bill; revised budget hits prisons; Wash. prepares for shutdown
- 2011.05.16: State worker contracts could come up for vote today
- 2011.05.16: How state employees figure into Jerry Brown's budget revision
- 2011.05.16: What does parks closure mean for state employees?
- 2011.05.16: A.M. Reading: Calif. budget politics; state worker 'myths'; Cuomo to propose pension changes
- 2011.05.16: A.M. Reading: Steinberg's budget idea; leave cash outs; pension news from Ore., Ohio
- 2011.05.14: CCPOA members overwhelmingly ratify labor contract
- 2011.05.13: Union protests: Do they help or hurt?
- 2011.05.13: A.M. Reading: GOP budget plan; Nev. protest; Ore. budget affects labor talks
- 2011.05.13: CCPOA to announce contract ratification vote results
- 2011.05.12: Unions help students compete at science, engineering event
- 2011.05.12: CalPERS blasts 'flawed' public pension report, proposals
- 2011.05.12: Column Extra: Cutting the education budget
- 2011.05.12: Assembly GOP proposes 10 percent state employee cost cut
- 2011.05.12: A.M. Reading: Budget morality; Steinberg's pitch; pension privacy
- 2011.05.11: The Swiftboating of David Crane?
- 2011.05.11: A.M. Reading: Budget demonstrations; Schwarzenegger's legacy; Conn. lay offs
- 2011.05.10: CalPERS to begin metal detection scans at next board meeting
- 2011.05.10: Jerry Brown says personnel departments need to merge
- 2011.05.10: Controller John Chiang defends state employee gift limits bill
- 2011.05.10: A.M. Reading: Calif. rail; Capitol security; Utah's work week
- 2011.05.09: Poll: Will Assembly pass unions' contracts bill?
- 2011.05.09: What's next for state worker labor contracts?
- 2011.05.09: A.M. Reading: Retirements increasing; Kan. plan may change current workers' pension terms
- 2011.05.08: A.M. Reading: Nepotism; 'truth squad' vs. pay study; Fla. budget
- 2011.05.06: CalPERS exec defends public pensions, says fund is recovering
- 2011.05.06: A.M. Reading: Pension debate; 'hoots' for Wisc., Ohio guvs
- 2011.05.05: Appeals court affirms State Fund furlough decision
- 2011.05.05: Study: Benefits give public employees an edge on private sector
- 2011.05.05: UPDATE: A.M. Reading: Caltrans employee killed; union protest at Wells Fargo meeting
- 2011.05.04: Labor coalition on pensions to launch website
- 2011.05.04: State employees to be recognized at awards ceremony
- 2011.05.04: What CalPERS' Jelincic would have said about gift bill
- 2011.05.04: A.M. Reading: Judges' civil war; prison cell phones; Wash. Legislature pay cuts unlikely
- 2011.05.03: Union loses court battle to retroactively enhance pension benefits
- 2011.05.03: CalPERS to launch retiree 'ambassador' program
- 2011.05.03: Poll: DMV adds self-service kiosks in Southern California
- 2011.05.03: A.M. Reading: Contracts clear Senate; Ohio's state worker 'raise'
- 2011.05.02: State worker retirement rate slows
- 2011.05.02: A.M. Reading: Dems, unions push back; academy vs. Harvard
- 2011.05.01: From the notebook: CalPERS board's pay reimbursement
- 2011.05.01: Weekend Reading: CalPERS' 'worker bee'; Dems support unions; Nev. workers protest cuts; Mass. unions lose clout
- 2011.04.29: Law enforcement organization hit by hackers
- 2011.04.29: Poll: Will state Senate OK state worker contracts?
- 2011.04.29: CalPERS posts candidate statements, videos online
- 2011.04.29: A.M. Reading: Caltrans' budget busters; Mass. bargaining bill; comparing Calif., Texas state workers' pay
- 2011.04.28: Lawsuit claims prison receiver spiking CalPERS pension
- 2011.04.28: State worker contract bill up for Senate vote Monday
- 2011.04.28: Fallen Caltrans workers remembered at Capitol ceremony
- 2011.04.28: A.M. Reading: Capital jobs; contract vote; Wisc. sticker protest
- 2011.04.27: A.M. Reading: Travel ban; commission bill; Obama's union stand
- 2011.04.27: Report: Public pension, health care gaps grew in 2008-09
- 2011.04.26: Jerry Brown issues business travel restrictions for state workers
- 2011.04.26: CalPERS candidates face off tonight
- 2011.04.26: Assembly committee to consider employment bill this morning
- 2011.04.26: A.M. Reading: Court reporters; Napa State Hospital; Texas cuts
- 2011.04.25: State worker contract bill clears key Senate committee
- 2011.04.25: Study says pension funds bouncing back
- 2011.04.25: A.M. Reading: Calif. tax hike poll; union contracts; unions, banks share budget crises blame
- 2011.04.24: Weekend Reading: Whistle-blower's battle; CCPOA contract; release pay; tax poll; Ohio's labor battle
- 2011.04.22: Billwatch: Contract and post-employment bills up for hearing
- 2011.04.22: A.M. Reading: Commission breakdown; Brown's tax tour; arrested N.Y. state worker: colleagues 'doing nothing'
- 2011.04.21: Column Extra: CCPOA fitness incentive pay through the years
- 2011.04.20: Fund employees say bill legitimizes 'indentured servitude'
- 2011.04.20: A.M. Reading: Sex-change lawsuit; Ore., N.C., S.C., Fla. health benefits in play
- 2011.04.19: Corrections secretary responds to Bee editorial
- 2011.04.19: What can correctional officers do with their 'POFF II' money?
- 2011.04.19: Budget chat scheduled for Wednesday at noon
- 2011.04.19: A.M. Reading: Union budget ad; S.F. pension measure; Ohio law
- 2011.04.18: Caltrans director Cindy McKim retiring in May
- 2011.04.18: P.O.V.: Government shouldn't 'farm out' inspections
- 2011.04.18: A.M. Reading: Labor contracts; Legislature's cars; GOP agenda
- 2011.04.17: A.M. Reading: State scientists investigate poison hazard; CCPOA contract; Hawaii workers vote on agreement
- 2011.04.15: Where to find CalPERS information
- 2011.04.14: Poll: Will state hire more school inspectors?
- 2011.04.14: CalPERS board candidates forum set for April 26
- 2011.04.14: A.M. Reading: Furlough lawsuit endgame; uniform pay; NY deal
- 2011.04.13: From the notebook: The BOE office documents (part 2)
- 2011.04.13: State worker pay freeze bill put on hold -- again
- 2011.04.13: State workers launch drive to assist crime victims
- 2011.04.13: A.M. Reading: Fish rescue; CalPERS criteria; Fla. and 401(k)
- 2011.04.12: CalPERS report says fund has $17 billion invested in California
- 2011.04.12: From the notebook: The BOE office documents (part 1)
- 2011.04.12: A.M. Reading: Lawmakers' cars; pensions; labor's Wis. mistake
- 2011.04.11: Committee splits contract vote along party lines
- 2011.04.11: Two state unions ratify pacts
- 2011.04.11: A.M. Reading: Calif. contracts; cell phones; labor's 'Waterloo'
- 2011.04.08: Analyst issues cost analysis of last two state union contracts
- 2011.04.08: Correction
- 2011.04.08: Contract vote announcements due soon
- 2011.04.07: P.M. Reading: Pension group's funding; federal pay and ... furloughs?
- 2011.04.07: Live chat: Pensions, politics and public employees
- 2011.04.07: State scientists ratify tentative contract
- 2011.04.06: Bill would curtail state services contracts
- 2011.04.06: Online chats set for today and Thursday
- 2011.04.06: Jerry Brown talks about layoffs and lunches
- 2011.04.05: Does personal leave time have cash value?
- 2011.04.05: EDD says new web software blocks blog access
- 2011.04.05: A.M. Reading: Brown's pension plan; 1,000 take Minn. buyout; N.C. health premiums
- 2011.04.04: State Worker chat on pensions scheduled for Thursday
- 2011.04.04: CalPERS chief sorry for scandal, says fund will 'take ... action'
- 2011.04.04: Analyst publishes review of engineers' and scientists' MOUs
- 2011.04.04: Unions to rally, remember civil rights leader's legacy
- 2011.04.04: A.M. Reading: CalPERS exec on CNBC; Brown and pensions; Fla. group's urine sample protest
- 2011.04.01: Attorneys union members approve labor agreement
- 2011.04.01: From the notebook: Two responses to Brown's pension plan
- 2011.04.01: Attorneys' union to announce contract vote results today
- 2011.04.01: A.M. Reading: Brown's pension plan; Ohio bargaining law; more about state workers' big lottery win
- 2011.03.31: Jerry Brown issues pension reform plan
- 2011.03.31: VIDEO: Public employees protest Niello's dealership
- 2011.03.31: LAO: Union contracts ramp up pressure for layoffs, hiring freeze
- 2011.03.31: New report says public employees aren't overpaid
- 2011.03.31: A.M. Reading: Budget options; Ohio's collective bargaining bill
- 2011.03.30: Committee OKs freeze on state pay over $150,000 per year
- 2011.03.30: Blog back: How numbers show (and don't show) pain
- 2011.03.30: A.M. Reading: Budget blowup; bargaining fights in Nev., Neb.
- 2011.03.29: Unions call for protest, urge boycott of Niello car dealerships
- 2011.03.29: Read CCPOA's tentative labor agreement
- 2011.03.29: Senate OKs appeal rights for CHP officers, cadets on probation
- 2011.03.29: A.M. Reading: Napa protest; pension boards; Wis. controversy
- 2011.03.28: Lawyers argue 'special funds' furlough case in San Francisco
- 2011.03.28: State and local government employee income down last year
- 2011.03.28: Food at union meetings: Perk, bribe or legit accommodation?
- 2011.03.28: Roger Niello considering run for state Senate, statewide office
- 2011.03.28: Poll: Which unions got the best/worst deals?
- 2011.03.28: A.M. Reading: Camp Roberts' disrepair; NY pension influence peddler ill; NY budget deal
- 2011.03.28: Unions plan protest today in Napa over hospital safety
- 2011.03.27: Weekend Reading: GOP and pensions; budget battle; lottery win
- 2011.03.26: A.M. Reading: GOP budget list includes public pension changes
- 2011.03.25: LAO: CSLEA contract has 38 leave days, misses savings goal
- 2011.03.25: Poll: Does CalPERS deserve praise?
- 2011.03.25: From the notebook : A change to CCPOA's tentative agreement
- 2011.03.25: A.M. Reading: Budget cuts; Brown to unions: compromise
- 2011.03.24: Former lawmaker Niello proposes pension rollback initiative
- 2011.03.24: Audit: EDD has problems, but don't blame furloughs
- 2011.03.24: Attorneys' union says furloughs still an option for lawmakers
- 2011.03.24: Read the court order reducing punitive damages in CCPOA case
- 2011.03.24: A.M. Reading: Union pacts; election survey; charity loophole
- 2011.03.23: $12 million award against CCPOA reduced; plaintiffs may appeal
- 2011.03.23: State savings program offers discounted contribution threshold
- 2011.03.23: A.M. Reading: Calif. Guard; the budget; prison cell phone bill
- 2011.03.23: Budget panel discussion broadcast set for 10 a.m. today
- 2011.03.22: Unions withdraw furlough order injunction request
- 2011.03.22: CCPOA board sends tentative contract to members for vote
- 2011.03.22: California Statewide Law Enforcement Association deal posted
- 2011.03.22: A.M. Reading: Brown's popularity; tax vote; the 'vomit clause'
- 2011.03.21: Read the lawsuit against CalPERS' drug-benefits provider
- 2011.03.21: Committee agenda packed with state worker and retiree bills
- 2011.03.21: A.M. Reading: Retiree health; CalPERS' brain drain; Wis. watch
- 2011.03.20: Weekend Reading: CalPERS; Wis. law blocked; public pensions
- 2011.03.18: Last union without labor deal reaches agreement
- 2011.03.17: State engineers, scientists reach new labor agreements
- 2011.03.17: Attorneys union answers more member queries about contract
- 2011.03.17: Legislative Analyst says attorneys' contract savings overstated
- 2011.03.17: Live chat: What's next for California's state employees?
- 2011.03.17: Column Extra / From the notebook: The Field Poll
- 2011.03.17: A.M. Reading: Calif. poll; CalPERS' drug contract; Wis. boycott
- 2011.03.17: Live State Worker chat scheduled for noon today
- 2011.03.16: CASE answers more questions about tentative agreement
- 2011.03.16: Treasurer to Little Hoover Commission: Reopen pension study
- 2011.03.16: A.M. Reading: Californians OK with June tax vote; New Jersey pensions; former Iowa guv explains state raise decision
- 2011.03.15: Brown administration issues statement on CCPOA contract
- 2011.03.15: UPDATED: CCPOA releases highlights of tentative labor agreement
- 2011.03.15: CalPERS chief says corruption report a 'turning point' for fund
- 2011.03.15: Correctional officers' union reaches contract agreement
- 2011.03.15: Poll: How much does public care about government pensions?
- 2011.03.15: CalPERS committee recommends leaving key rate unchanged
- 2011.03.15: Live chat on state worker issues scheduled for Thursday
- 2011.03.15: CalPERS report details corruption at fund's highest levels
- 2011.03.14: Union says rejecting contract could have dire consequences
- 2011.03.14: Union-sponsored science, engineering fair set for this weekend
- 2011.03.14: A.M. Reading: Government openness; the politics of labor fights; W.V. Legislature OKs employee raises
- 2011.03.13: Weekend Reading: Calif. Dem's budget dance; Ohio and collective bargaining bill; bogus medical notes in Wisconsin?
- 2011.03.12: Treasurer Bill Lockyer hammers Little Hoover pension report
- 2011.03.11: Another union reaches tentative agreement with Jerry Brown
- 2011.03.11: CSLEA board to review tentative agreement
- 2011.03.11: Private-sector group blasts PECG plan to ax outside engineers
- 2011.03.11: Column Extra: Did CASE get a better deal than SEIU?
- 2011.03.11: A.M. Reading: Changing current pensions; Fla. GOP vs. unions; Palin talks about Wis.
- 2011.03.10: From the notebook: More about Caltrans employee pay, benefits
- 2011.03.10: How CalPERS' rate change would affect 'air time' purchases
- 2011.03.10: CalSTRS responds to Little Hoover pension report
- 2011.03.10: A.M. Reading: Wis. surprise; Brown and the Calif. budget
- 2011.03.09: Engineers' union takes labor savings ideas to Legislature
- 2011.03.09: Read the CASE tentative agreement documents
- 2011.03.09: Labor coalition revving up public relations campaign
- 2011.03.09: Online public pension debate set for this morning
- 2011.03.09: A.M. Reading: Americans support unions; Kansas and 401(k); Wisconsin moving toward compromise?
- 2011.03.08: Poll: How will CASE members vote on the new agreement?
- 2011.03.08: Live chat about public employee bargaining rights set for today
- 2011.03.08: A.M. Reading: Furlough price tag; Wa. retirees who get paychecks; looking for 'Wisconsin 14'
- 2011.03.07: Attorneys union reaches tentative agreement with Jerry Brown
- 2011.03.07: Report says state pensions nationwide 69 percent funded
- 2011.03.07: Republicans declare budget impasse in talks with Brown
- 2011.03.07: Tech blogger suggests $5 billion in state IT cuts
- 2011.03.07: A.M. Reading: Calif. pension debt; S.C. guv wants cuts for state workers; Wisconsin developments
- 2011.03.06: A.M. Reading: Public pensions aren't busting budgets; filmmaker enters Wis. fight; Labor secretary: 'let's mobilize'
- 2011.03.04: From the notebook: More about bargaining, furloughs
- 2011.03.04: Column extra: Roger Dickinson talks about pensions, fairness
- 2011.03.04: From the notebook: Furlough lawsuit story 'editor's cut'
- 2011.03.04: A.M. Reading: Gates, Bernanke talk pensions; five unions sue Brown over furloughs; 'Wisconsin Watch' feature
- 2011.03.03: Unions ask Alameda Superior Court judge to stop furloughs
- 2011.03.03: A.M. Reading: Pension hearing; Corrections and costs; two states' state worker pay raise bills
- 2011.03.02: Jerry Brown offering similar contract deal as Schwarzenegger
- 2011.03.02: Lawmakers not enthusiastic for Little Hoover pension reforms
- 2011.03.02: A.M. Reading: GOP engages in budget talks; more from Little Hoover report; Ohio moves on union legislation
- 2011.03.01: Little Hoover executive set to testify on pension report
- 2011.03.01: States struggle to accurately forecast funds
- 2011.03.01: A.M. Reading: Public supports bargaining; the value of unions; who is really paying for Wis. pensions?
- 2011.02.28: New report says that pension obligations are manageable
- 2011.02.28: Blog Back: State worker retirements
- 2011.02.28: Correctional officers' spokesman passes away
- 2011.02.28: A.M. Reading: Pension transparency; Wisconsin; public unions
- 2011.02.27: Weekend Reading: Capitol rally; comparing comp; McLear's op-ed
- 2011.02.25: Poll: Will Little Hoover ideas affect state workers' pensions?
- 2011.02.25: Attorneys' union calls Little Hoover report 'irresponsible'
- 2011.02.25: Try The Bee's updated state budget balancer
- 2011.02.25: CalPERS, union coalition react to pension recommendations
- 2011.02.25: A.M. Reading: Hoover report; R.I. pensions; beers in Wis.
- 2011.02.24: Engineers, scientists unions weigh in on Hoover pension plan
- 2011.02.24: Commission's plan rolls back pensions for current workers
- 2011.02.24: State worker retirements up 10 percent in February
- 2011.02.24: A.M. Reading: Pensions; public employee debate continues; where's Obama?
- 2011.02.23: UPDATE: More about the postponed furlough hearing
- 2011.02.23: Poll: Is Madison coming to Sacramento?
- 2011.02.23: State employee union says it's close to a contract agreement
- 2011.02.23: Brown pulls CalSTRS appointee
- 2011.02.23: Appellate court delays 'special funds' furlough hearing
- 2011.02.23: A.M. Reading: Labor news from Wisconsin, other states
- 2011.02.22: Capitol rally supports Wisconsin public employees
- 2011.02.22: State senator introduces pension transparency bill
- 2011.02.22: Union ad supports Wisconsin public employees
- 2011.02.22: Union says it has tentative labor deal, can't yet release details
- 2011.02.22: Conservative group distances itself from rally infiltration plan
- 2011.02.22: A.M. Reading: News and views on Wisconsin's labor battles
- 2011.02.18: Light a candle for bargaining rights
- 2011.02.18: Any swag in your department?
- 2011.02.17: Bill to end bargaining rights prompts Democrats to flee
- 2011.02.17: POLL: Should state workers take furloughs if the taxes don't pass?
- 2011.02.16: Darrell Steinberg talks about Jerry Brown's hiring freeze
- 2011.02.16: More data about state cell phone use
- 2011.02.15: Jerry Brown orders hiring freeze
- 2011.02.15: Jerry Brown drops Schwarzenegger minimum-wage lawsuit
- 2011.02.15: See what the state departments paid for wireless services
- 2011.02.14: Jerry Brown's Valentine's Day message to state workers?
- 2011.02.14: A.M. Reading: Calif. tech snafu; GOP scare tactics; Wis. protests
- 2011.02.11: CalPERS' top public relations official announces departure
- 2011.02.11: Legislative Analyst's Office takes aim at pensions
- 2011.02.11: A.M. Reading: Brown's flying companion; Nevada news; public push back, private concession
- 2011.02.10: State government compensation trends nationwide
- 2011.02.10: A.M. Reading (Part 2): State worker sacrifice; Illinois' pension debate; Ohio's collective bargaining
- 2011.02.10: A.M. Reading (Part 1): New California state pay data; legislative staff pay hikes; budget news, analysis
- 2011.02.09: Union: Cut private contracts, 'develop revenue opportunities'
- 2011.02.09: Jerry Brown cancels state building sale
- 2011.02.09: A.M. Reading: Calif. raises; pension debate heats up; Hoffa defends public employee unions
- 2011.02.08: Dueling studies: The Michigan public employee pay reports
- 2011.02.08: A.M. Reading: College cuts; 'hot' pension politics; guvs say no to state bankruptcy idea
- 2011.02.07: State workers collect tons and tons of food
- 2011.02.07: State worker retirements jumped 23 percent in 2010
- 2011.02.07: A.M. Reading: Prison paradox; pension news in U.S., Britain
- 2011.02.05: From the notebook: More about DMV's request for free service
- 2011.02.05: A.M. Reading: DMV and free IT; 'cell' phones; Ohio collective bargaining threatened
- 2011.02.04: Poll: What do you think of Brown's order to cut state vehicles?
- 2011.02.04: Bee launches budget game
- 2011.02.04: A.M. Reading: Public vs. private pay; two guvs spar; private pensions' hangover
- 2011.02.03: Analyst says Legislature should consider pay cuts
- 2011.02.03: Column Extra: Which state workers have expired contracts?
- 2011.02.03: A.M. Reading: Envisioning budget cuts; CalPERS investments; Iowa state trooper shortage
- 2011.02.02: Forum on government IT costs set for Feb. 17
- 2011.02.02: Blog Back: What should government expect from employees?
- 2011.02.02: A.M. Reading: Budgets, budgets, budgets
- 2011.02.01: Jerry Brown, government downsizer
- 2011.02.01: Group aims to end collective bargaining for public employees
- 2011.02.01: A.M. Reading: Brown's speech; Michigan's pay debate; Colorado travel bill; state bankruptcy debate continues
- 2011.01.31: 'Special funds' furlough hearing set for February
- 2011.01.31: Department of Finance issues cell phone recall rules
- 2011.01.31: Poll: What do state workers expect?
- 2011.01.31: A.M. Reading: Brown's speech; Maine memo; private prisons
- 2011.01.30: A.M. Reading: DMV license snag; civil service compensation; state bankruptcy
- 2011.01.29: A.M. Reading: Brown's state vehicle mandate; state bankruptcy, pro and con; Calif. hospital safety
- 2011.01.28: Read Jerry Brown's order to shrink the state vehicle fleet
- 2011.01.28: Jerry Brown: Cut back on state cars
- 2011.01.28: CalPERS, Board of Equalization give generously to food drive
- 2011.01.28: A.M. Reading: Higher ed shift; IT staff shortage; states' layoffs
- 2011.01.27: CalSTRS appointee helped with controversial pension report
- 2011.01.27: A.M. Reading: Calif. parks; bankruptcy backlash; Maine pensions
- 2011.01.26: Court: Orange County deputies' retro pension formula legal
- 2011.01.26: Court: Better pension benefits can't be retroactive
- 2011.01.26: State worker union to fight property sale
- 2011.01.26: A.M. Reading: Pensions vs. taxes; Kansas pay cut; states' bankruptcy; N.M. prison inspector threatened
- 2011.01.25: Electronic court reporting, bids for security would save money
- 2011.01.25: Attorneys' union says it's 'working diligently' on labor pact
- 2011.01.25: Analyst recommends tweaking pension transparency law
- 2011.01.25: Lawmaker wants state to post outsourcing contracts on Web
- 2011.01.25: A.M. Reading: State bankruptcy debate; state budgets; public unions take public 'hostage'
- 2011.01.24: From the notebook: The size of the state workforce
- 2011.01.24: Union spokesman: Wall Street to blame for state budget
- 2011.01.24: Union membership falls in California and nationally
- 2011.01.24: A.M. Reading: Budget debates; pension changes; dumping unions
- 2011.01.22: A.M. Roundup: States' bankruptcy; Calif. Dems will make cuts
- 2011.01.22: Steinberg's budget town hall meeting streamed live today at 10 a.m.
- 2011.01.21: Steinberg wants state regulations streamlined
- 2011.01.21: From the notebook: Budget shows cut to state work force
- 2011.01.21: Last day for free tacos at GoGi's
- 2011.01.21: Scientists talk about contract, furloughs with new DPA director
- 2011.01.21: A.M. Reading: State bankruptcy path sought; Calif. funds' comeback
- 2011.01.20: Brown, constitutionals ask for more time in furlough lawsuit
- 2011.01.20: Poll: How is Jerry Brown doing so far?
- 2011.01.20: Column Extra: More about foundation's pension change plan
- 2011.01.20: A.M. Reading: Legislators refuse cars; state workers can sue for same-sex discrimination; Va. pension bill; 'despair' in Iowa
- 2011.01.19: Secretary of State office evacuated
- 2011.01.19: A.M. Reading: Brown v. lawyers; Fla. ethics; Iowa layoffs
- 2011.01.18: SEIU promotes home foreclosure prevention workshop
- 2011.01.18: Legislative Analyst launches video primer on the state budget
- 2011.01.18: Audit reveals California state employee misdeeds and miscues
- 2011.01.18: A.M. Reading: Budget interests; pensions; redevelopment rush
- 2011.01.17: A.M. Reading: Embracing the Web; Calif. budget & taxes poll; Hawaii looks at nepotism
- 2011.01.16: Weekend Reading: Budgets, budgets, budgets
- 2011.01.14: UPDATE: Judge rules against prison officers in furlough lawsuit
- 2011.01.14: State workers talk about Jerry Brown's cell phone order, part 3
- 2011.01.14: A.M. Reading: Brown's goal; rodent in vending machine; Nevada cuts
- 2011.01.13: Federal court hears furlough debate; informal labor talks begin
- 2011.01.13: State workers talk about Jerry Brown's cell phone order, part 2
- 2011.01.13: What would you tell Jerry Brown to go after next?
- 2011.01.13: Federal furlough case set for hearing today
- 2011.01.13: The State Worker visits 'Insight' this morning
- 2011.01.13: A.M. Reading: Nevada pay cut proposal; Brown and the budget; Ohio union leader's parting shot; 'borrowing' from pensions
- 2011.01.13: Column Extra: State workers talk about cell phones, part 1
- 2011.01.12: Unions plan rally at Napa hospital
- 2011.01.12: Water main break closes Department of Justice headquarters
- 2011.01.12: What do you think about Brown's cell phone crackdown?
- 2011.01.12: A.M. Reading: Brown's phone order; Dems OK Ill. tax hike; N.Y. budget ad wars; Nevada to furlough prison staff
- 2011.01.11: More about state worker furloughs and Brown's budget
- 2011.01.11: Brown orders 48,000 state cell phones turned in
- 2011.01.11: Chat replay: Brown's budget release
- 2011.01.11: See the list of CalPERS board candidates
- 2011.01.11: The State Worker hosts live forum today at 11:30 a.m.
- 2011.01.11: A.M. Reading (and Viewing): Budget analysis, reaction; unions weakened; Fla. pension fund 'myths'
- 2011.01.10: New budget plan, old furlough policy
- 2011.01.10: More about $395 million budget 'augmentation' for Corrections
- 2011.01.10: Brown's budget cuts private prison spending
- 2011.01.10: Lawmakers, labor, business leaders react to Brown budget plan
- 2011.01.10: Budget plan adds money for corrections salary, overtime
- 2011.01.10: Brown budget calls for safety, peace officer designation review
- 2011.01.10: Brown budget zeroes in on cell phones, cars and his own office
- 2011.01.10: Brown wants to cut payroll, offer cheaper health option
- 2011.01.10: Brown release leads with state worker pay cut
- 2011.01.10: State computer finance project faces hurdles, audit update says
- 2011.01.10: Sacbee.com today: Live video, chat coverage for Brown's budget
- 2011.01.10: A.M. Reading: Gingrich's bankruptcy idea; Wash. slims down; Conn. workers' savings ideas; no Tenn. layoffs planned
- 2011.01.09: Weekend Reading: Budget preview; N.M. pay cuts; new pension change push; mail worries
- 2011.01.08: Monday 11 a.m. on Sacbee.com: Live video, chat for Brown's budget release
- 2011.01.07: Poll: What's the message behind Brown's personnel pick?
- 2011.01.07: Report lays out budget woes in California, three other states
- 2011.01.07: Assemblyman Jerry Hill pushing pension cap bill
- 2011.01.07: A.M. Reading: Feds probing CalPERS; Brown's picks; union battles ahead; state workers and illegal immigrants
- 2011.01.06: Column Extra: DPA's new director talks about labor relations
- 2011.01.06: A.M. Reading: Drug search; Arnold's appointments; Ill. pay raise cut
- 2011.01.05: Brown announces more appointments
- 2011.01.05: CalPERS, UC San Francisco to launch health care study
- 2011.01.05: Jerry Brown announces appointments
- 2011.01.05: A.M. Reading: Brown's plan; Nevada's budget; fed fight over cuts
- 2011.01.04: Poll: How much workplace security is enough?
- 2011.01.04: Ronald Yank will be Jerry Brown's personnel director
- 2011.01.04: A.M. Reading: Tough choices; 'ABC' budgets; NY state worker OT
- 2011.01.04: Schwarzenegger appoints wife of former aide to PERB post
- 2011.01.03: Brown disappoints at hot dog inaugural event
- 2011.01.03: Schwarzenegger records last moment in office
- 2011.01.03: Watch Brown inaugural address
- 2011.01.03: A.M. Reading: Taking aim at public workers; Schwarzenegger's appointments; Brown's budget
- 2011.01.02: Weekend Reading: Public ire toward public employees; Ohio's looming labor war
- 2010.12.31: A.M. Reading: Brown keeps mum; Wis. workers bailing out; N.M. guv says thanks
- 2010.12.30: Union dissidents lose bid to leave SEIU Local 1000
- 2010.12.30: Inmate posted on Facebook from prison
- 2010.12.30: The million-dollar state fence that isn't
- 2010.12.30: A.M. Reading: UC pensions; Brown's budget; Conn. paycheck problems in Conn.; Penn. guv-elect holds off on contract talks
- 2010.12.29: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 1
- 2010.12.29: Court denies CCPOA bid to take paid leave dispute to arbitration
- 2010.12.29: A.M. Reading: Calif. building sale sunk; 'therapeutic modules' at CDCR; paper blizzard in Mich.
- 2010.12.29: Four in 10 Americans give corporate America a 'D' or 'F'
- 2010.12.28: Litigation over third furlough order sent back to trial court
- 2010.12.28: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 2
- 2010.12.28: Summing up Schwarzenegger's legacy in a single word
- 2010.12.28: Inspector general abruptly cuts short term in office
- 2010.12.28: A.M. Reading: Calif. building sale blocked; furloughs impact disability services; Ill. labor fight looms
- 2010.12.27: Lottery director scratched, acting director named
- 2010.12.27: Poll: Will working for state be better, worse or same in 2011?
- 2010.12.27: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 3
- 2010.12.27: A.M. Reading: Maine considers private prison; N.Y. retirees 'tremble'
- 2010.12.24: A holiday gift: 20 years of Schwarzenegger screams
- 2010.12.24: A.M. Reading: Vendor lags on making Calif. licenses; Ala. town's pension collapse; census data spin; Iowa workers ratify deal
- 2010.12.23: Column Extra: More about CDCR layoffs
- 2010.12.23: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 4
- 2010.12.23: A.M. Reading: Selling taxes; muni default hype; Wis. retirements up
- 2010.12.22: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 5
- 2010.12.22: State firefighters' group to march in Rose Parade
- 2010.12.22: A.M. Reading: Pension impact; Iowa to reopen talks; Ind. raises
- 2010.12.21: State workers get half-day off; Brown adds four hours for DOJ
- 2010.12.21: Present, past lawmakers sing state version of Christmas song
- 2010.12.21: The latest on CCPOA's $4.4 million union paid leave dispute
- 2010.12.21: Blog back: Brown and furloughs
- 2010.12.21: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 6
- 2010.12.21: Treasurer Bill Lockyer says California isn't broken
- 2010.12.21: A.M. Reading: Brown's 'symbolic' cut; public servants political targets; Ky. workers' caseloads; bargaining rights targeted in Ohio
- 2010.12.20: Report: States' tax revenue up slightly, outlook still grim
- 2010.12.20: Why SEIU's contract is better for state workers than furloughs
- 2010.12.20: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 7
- 2010.12.20: A.M. Reading (and Viewing): State budgets; National Guard probe
- 2010.12.18: A.M. Reading: DMV worker quits; pay battle in Midwest; Schwarzenegger's 'wrap'; Napa State Hospital concerns
- 2010.12.17: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' rate; Wash. bombs-away budget; Nev. senator says fire timecard fraudsters
- 2010.12.16: Schwarzenegger files brief over doctors' and dentists' furloughs
- 2010.12.16: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 9
- 2010.12.16: A.M. Reading: CalPERS and Lehman Bros.; Wis. Dems fail to pass contracts; Md. guv sets buyout target
- 2010.12.16: Column Extra: More about Brown and furloughs
- 2010.12.15: Dec. 24 deadline for CalPERS home mortgage loan applications
- 2010.12.15: Read the CalPERS review and recommended fund reforms
- 2010.12.15: A.M. Reading: Brown's 'doomsday strategy'; NY workers protest; Wash. furloughs
- 2010.12.14: Food donation drive-through set for Wednesday at ziggurat
- 2010.12.14: Attorneys' union: Return 'special fund' case to trial court
- 2010.12.14: The State Worker reviews the year's top posts: No. 10
- 2010.12.14: A.M. Reading: Calif. building sale; CalPERS' reforms; Hawaii furloughs, layoffs hurt courts
- 2010.12.13: Poll: Who gets the next labor deal?
- 2010.12.13: A.M. Reading: Protest at Napa hospital; fixing Calif. government; the 'silent coup'
- 2010.12.12: Sunday Reading: Wisconsin employee pay; Nevada's double dippers; DMV suspends worker
- 2010.12.11: A.M. Reading: Judge OKs buildings sale; Brown and taxes; Ala.'s payroll deduction bill
- 2010.12.10: Police arrest subject of downtown manhunt
- 2010.12.10: SEIU Local 1000 wins union fee case in 9th Circuit Court
- 2010.12.10: Corrections launches charitable events for the holidays
- 2010.12.10: New CalPERS board member named
- 2010.12.10: Buildings cordoned off near 7th and Q; armed man sought
- 2010.12.10: A.M. Reading: Higher taxes for public employees; CDCR should get out of medicine; Minn. biz backs study on state worker pay
- 2010.12.09: More about State Fund's consolidation plan
- 2010.12.09: Union says contract deal reached then pulled at the last minute
- 2010.12.09: Read the Poizner report and the report that inspired it
- 2010.12.09: State Compensation Insurance Fund consolidating operations
- 2010.12.09: A.M. Reading: Brown & labor; feds face bailout question; Mich. bennies
- 2010.12.08: Schwarzenegger's attorney files furlough appeal argument
- 2010.12.08: A.M. Reading: Md. buyouts; Calif. lawmaker pay cuts opposed; Brown appoints two officials
- 2010.12.07: Correctional officers re-elect Alexander to CCPOA's No. 2 post
- 2010.12.07: Schwarzenegger to present Medal of Valor awards today
- 2010.12.07: A.M. Reading (and viewing): State looks into hospital killing; N.Y. GPS lawsuit; Va. workers get an extra day off
- 2010.12.06: Blog Back:
- 2010.12.06: CalPERS sets special election for vacant board seat
- 2010.12.06: Jerry Brown to address correctional officers' convention
- 2010.12.06: Jimenez recall fizzles at CCPOA convention
- 2010.12.06: CalPERS mortgage program on board's agenda
- 2010.12.06: A.M. Reading: House bill aims at pension reporting; Wisc. labor deal
- 2010.12.05: Weekend Reading: 'Caleeforneeya'; Texas shields birth dates; Hawaii's nepotism problem
- 2010.12.05: Check out the best and worst states for retirees
- 2010.12.03: Poll: AFSCME campaign takes on 'lies' about public workers
- 2010.12.03: A.M. Reading: Congress has pension proposal; Iowa's pay raise debate; Calif.'s hospital violence
- 2010.12.02: 2 million viewers watch game warden reality show
- 2010.12.02: Catch up on the latest furlough litigation news
- 2010.12.02: Bee working to fix Disqus comment system kinks
- 2010.12.02: A.M. Reading: CalPERS dumps investor; Wash., Ore. unions push back
- 2010.12.02: Column Extra: Read the inspector general's letter to staff
- 2010.12.01: A.M. Reading: Reporters take state work; Iowa gov.-elect wants contract reopened; N.J. worker pay report
- 2010.11.30: Feds investigate private prison firm with California ties
- 2010.11.30: Report blasts peace officer status for Office of Inspector General staff
- 2010.11.30: Schwarzenegger aide's gag gift didn't have ominous message
- 2010.11.30: A.M. Reading: High Court to hear prisons case; local gov't pay website problem; federal workers peeved
- 2010.11.29: Obama announces federal pay freeze
- 2010.11.29: New comment system launches Wednesday on sacbee.com
- 2010.11.29: A.M. Reading: Wisc. pay raise opposed; Ore., Tenn. report funds' ROI up; N.Y. 'golden handshakes'
- 2010.11.27: Reality show about Calif. game wardens debuts Sunday night
- 2010.11.27: Holiday Reading: DMV license delays; CalPERS pension audits; N.M. worker confronts reporter; one guv says 'no' to 'Black Friday' holiday, another guv can't
- 2010.11.24: More about the minimum wage court hearing delay
- 2010.11.24: A.M. Reading: Finance officials leave; N.J. guv rejects Dems public worker pay cap; N.Y. guv-elect's tough talk
- 2010.11.23: Pension reform group opposes 401(k)-type public pension plan
- 2010.11.23: Has Schwarzenegger handed off minimum wage case to Brown?
- 2010.11.23: A.M. Reading: Calif. 'digital literacy' videos; N.Y. staffs closed facility
- 2010.11.22: UPDATE: CCPOA files appellate brief in 'self-directed' furlough case
- 2010.11.22: SEIU files 'special fund' furlough brief in San Francisco
- 2010.11.22: UPDATE: San Diego mayor pushes for city 401(k) plan to go before voters
- 2010.11.22: A.M. Reading: Iowa pay hike; Wy. merit bonuses; Mich. wage info conflict
- 2010.11.20: Weekend Reading: Wash. state wants contracts retooled; Iowa OKs pay raises; Mass. lawmaker accused of cronyism
- 2010.11.19: Did CalPERS employees exploit 'airtime' price hike info?
- 2010.11.19: Blog Back: The SEIU ratification numbers
- 2010.11.19: A.M. Reading: N.Y. sues CalPERS investment agent; Ky. Dems want furloughs stopped
- 2010.11.18: Audit: State government's bilingual services inadequate
- 2010.11.18: State hired, promoted 477 executives in 2009 and 2010
- 2010.11.18: Column Extra: The CalPERS retirement numbers
- 2010.11.18: A.M. Reading: CalPERS' new disclosure rule; Idaho's pension and prison problems
- 2010.11.17: CalPERS announces changes to health plans
- 2010.11.17: SEIU Local 1000 publishes contract vote counts
- 2010.11.17: New report shows decade of state retirement changes
- 2010.11.17: A.M. Reading: State worker rally; Mich. unions sue; Ill. lawmakers vote to keep personnel evals private
- 2010.11.16: CASE: Labor picture grim, legal picture unclear for members
- 2010.11.16: UPDATED A.M. Reading: CalPERS may dump mortgage program; Neb. pensions gain; Ga. pay hikes
- 2010.11.16: SEIU demonstration to highlight workplace safety concerns
- 2010.11.15: Caltrans worker killed north of Chico, Corning man arrested
- 2010.11.15: CalPERS can't keep up with service credit time cost requests
- 2010.11.15: Bee to change online comment system next month
- 2010.11.15: A.M. Reading: Pa.'s retirement rush; Wisc. gets labor deals; Nev. PERS hike
- 2010.11.12: PECG-sponsored documentary airs Sunday in Sacramento area
- 2010.11.12: CCPOA protesters to break camp today
- 2010.11.12: State workers' job injuries nearly double private workers'
- 2010.11.12: A.M. Reading: Calif. pension reform; Delaware needs union help
- 2010.11.11: Should SEIU have pressed for no furloughs for SCIF workers?
- 2010.11.11: A.M. Reading: Nevada pensions; Montana pay raise; N.J. layoffs, Black Friday
- 2010.11.10: SEIU hires former Assembly speaker's chief for top union post
- 2010.11.10: Correctional officers stage protest at CCPOA headquarters
- 2010.11.10: Governor's lawyer argues to kill 'special fund' furlough rulings
- 2010.11.10: A.M. Reading: Pension funds' ROI up; Iowa's hiring; Mich. retirement program
- 2010.11.09: Web site breaks out political spending by private, public interests
- 2010.11.09: SEIU Local 1000 contract ratified
- 2010.11.09: Schwarzenegger argues CCPOA furlough lawsuit win invalid
- 2010.11.09: A.M. Reading: Calif. traffic law aims at public workers; Minn. IT; N.Y. unions reach out to Cuomo; no vote on Pa. pension bill
- 2010.11.08: Blog back: Price per prisoner; private prisons' political payouts
- 2010.11.08: SEIU contract vote ends today, ballot count tomorrow
- 2010.11.08: A.M. Reading: Ore. SEIU prepares to bargain; Md. prison problem
- 2010.11.07: Weekend reading: Iowa union raise proposal; Miss. public jobs shrink
- 2010.11.06: From the notebook: The prison medical receiver documents
- 2010.11.05: Corrections contracts out-of-state facilities for 2,600 inmates
- 2010.11.05: A.M. Reading: CHP cadet mourned; N.J. layoffs; Ark. execs return cars
- 2010.11.04: High court's furlough decision now final
- 2010.11.04: CDCR breaks ground on new prison hospital in Stockton
- 2010.11.04: Corrections Department missing radios, issues wanted poster
- 2010.11.04: A.M. Reading: Napa hospital security; winning guvs must govern; Penn. retirement idea
- 2010.11.03: California to break ground on new prison medical facility
- 2010.11.03: Labor officials: Unions volunteers key to Brown, Boxer wins
- 2010.11.03: Read correctional union official's testimony about spending, revenue
- 2010.11.03: A.M. Reading: Brown and unions; Whitman's loss; Col. budget
- 2010.11.02: AFSCME local, affiliate spent $18,500 on campaigns in October
- 2010.11.02: Poll: Will today's election affect SEIU's contract ratification?
- 2010.11.02: Operating engineers locals gave to Democrats, local campaigns
- 2010.11.02: State scientists' union gave $250,000 to state Democratic Party
- 2010.11.02: A.M. Reading: CalSTRS' forecast; Ore. joins lawsuit
- 2010.11.01: Psychiatric technicians put October money on Brown
- 2010.11.01: Firefighters supported Brown, majority vote on budget
- 2010.11.01: Caltrans director says department's performance 'extraordinary'
- 2010.11.01: See what state legal professionals' union spent on politics
- 2010.11.01: A.M. Reading: Two-tier pensions; CEO politicians; trash savings
- 2010.10.31: Weekend Reading: Pension politics; Union drops furlough suit
- 2010.10.29: Breaking news: CCPOA loses overtime lawsuit appeal
- 2010.10.29: Caltrans reels in furlough memo
- 2010.10.29: SEIU steward says union using 'fear-based spin' to push MOU
- 2010.10.29: So where are CCPOA's financial records?
- 2010.10.29: Blog back: Is posting union spending a 'smear'?
- 2010.10.29: Union sets up fund to assist family of killed state employee
- 2010.10.29: Q&A: Am I on furlough again next month?
- 2010.10.28: CSLEA spends $1.6 million to boost Meg Whitman
- 2010.10.28: Democratic Party gets majority of Patrol union's October cash
- 2010.10.28: A.M. Reading: NY layoffs; dealing with disabled in Ind.; NJ elections
- 2010.10.28: Engineers' union political spending tops $1 million this month
- 2010.10.28: View the $10 million punitive damages verdict against CCPOA
- 2010.10.27: Poll: CalPERS to post travel claims and interest info online
- 2010.10.27: CCPOA independent spending targets Meg Whitman
- 2010.10.27: A.M. Reading: Indiana arms office guards; Bee debates pensions
- 2010.10.26: Union shovels money into elections
- 2010.10.26: Halloween humor at one state office
- 2010.10.26: A.M. Reading: Maine's pension debate; fewer Ind. employees; Neb. outsourcing controversy
- 2010.10.25: Union seeks answers in Napa hospital employee's death
- 2010.10.25: So what will the constitutionals do about furloughs now?
- 2010.10.25: Breaking news: State chief info officer resigns for federal post
- 2010.10.25: State Worker on radio today to talk about public employee pay
- 2010.10.24: Weekend Reading: CCPOA to appeal verdict; Ore. workers' pay; Va. workers' bonus
- 2010.10.22: CCPOA must pay $10 million in punitive damages
- 2010.10.22: CCPOA airs its finances in federal court hearing
- 2010.10.22: A.M. Reading: Ore. faces rough year; Ill. guv contenders joust
- 2010.10.21: State signs deal to consolidate e-mail systems
- 2010.10.21: Constitutional-department employees ordered to take furloughs
- 2010.10.21: Scientists union Q&A
- 2010.10.21: Corrections to lay off dentists
- 2010.10.21: New employee compensation details could prompt lawsuits
- 2010.10.21: A.M. Reading: Penn. retirement proposal; Ill. fund cuts return assumption; S.C. pension fund underfunded
- 2010.10.20: Milken report: Demographics will strap California pension funds
- 2010.10.20: SEIU Local 1000 exec argues for contract ratification
- 2010.10.19: SEIU post explains how it will count contract ratification votes
- 2010.10.19: California's No. 2 tech executive leaving for federal job
- 2010.10.19: 'Mostly misleading' Meg Whitman ad blasts Jerry Brown on pensions
- 2010.10.19: Studies disagree about California public employee compensation
- 2010.10.18: One phase of minimum wage case ends
- 2010.10.18: Schwarzenegger: Republicans tried to block pension reform
- 2010.10.17: Weekend Reading: Calif. parks understaffed; Whitman and POFFs; UK workers ready to strike
- 2010.10.15: New medical executive for prisons appointed
- 2010.10.15: State to issue layoff notices to janitors
- 2010.10.15: Q & A: Ratification rules, the budget and the SEIU contract
- 2010.10.15: Minimum-wage case set for oral arguments in January
- 2010.10.15: Bills change employee compensation, but DPA can't yet say how
- 2010.10.14: SEIU contract voting starts next week
- 2010.10.14: Column Extra: Read the Department of Social Services memos
- 2010.10.14: A.M. Reading: Pension politics; Sajak opines; Hyundai targets state workers
- 2010.10.13: Scientists' and engineers' unions respond to new furlough plan
- 2010.10.13: Taxpayer group wishes Whitman's pension plan would go farther
- 2010.10.13: Pension fighter faces deadline for latest ballot measure
- 2010.10.12: Schwarzenegger administration tells unions furloughs are on
- 2010.10.12: What's ahead for unionized workers without contracts
- 2010.10.12: Attorneys' union: Budget may give governor 'more authority'
- 2010.10.11: More questions and answers about the SEIU tentative contract
- 2010.10.11: From the Notebook: Schwarzenegger's budget press conference
- 2010.10.10: Weekend Reading: Calif. National Guard scandal; Va. worker charged with embezzling; Pa. state work force an issue in guv's race
- 2010.10.09: Union, pension politics fuel Brown campaign's 'whore' remark
- 2010.10.08: So what's a 'professional development day,' anyway?
- 2010.10.08: Q&A: The budget bill and the SEIU tentative agreement
- 2010.10.08: A.M. Watching: Guilty plea in NY pension fund case
- 2010.10.07: Schwarzenegger cuts compensation for exempt employees
- 2010.10.07: Poll: The SEIU Local 1000 tentative agreement
- 2010.10.07: Read budget bill language on employee compensation cuts
- 2010.10.07: More details about the SEIU tentative agreement
- 2010.10.07: Schwarzenegger praises SEIU for making concessions
- 2010.10.07: CORRECTION: More details about the SEIU Local 1000 tentative agreement
- 2010.10.07: SEIU Local 1000 reaches tentative labor deal with Schwarzenegger
- 2010.10.06: Budget plan targets $1.5 billion in state worker compensation cuts
- 2010.10.06: A.M. Reading: Mich. workers due raise; Tenn. employees want pay boost
- 2010.10.05: Chat follow-up: Furlough Friday (?), the budget, Columbus Day
- 2010.10.05: Live Chat: The Bee's Jon Ortiz hosts: California Supreme Court rules on furloughs
- 2010.10.05: State Worker live chat, radio interview set for this morning
- 2010.10.04: For workers, good news and bad news in furlough ruling
- 2010.10.04: Supreme Court rules for Schwarzenegger in furlough matter
- 2010.10.04: California Supreme Court ruling on furloughs
- 2010.10.04: How the state Supreme Court reached its furlough ruling
- 2010.10.01: Breaking news: Lawmakers say they have a budget deal
- 2010.10.01: State Worker furlough chat set for Tuesday
- 2010.10.01: Poll: How will the California Supreme Court rule on furloughs?
- 2010.10.01: UPDATED: California Supreme Court to issue furlough ruling Monday
- 2010.10.01: California Supreme Court to issue furlough ruling on Monday
- 2010.10.01: How new federal law could affect CalPERS open enrollment plans
- 2010.10.01: A.M. Reading: N.D. pay ideas; Ore. guv candidates debate; Ore. closing prison
- 2010.09.30: Judge sides with unions on Lincoln's Birthday, Columbus Day
- 2010.09.30: Column Extra: Read the research that used Bee's pay database
- 2010.09.30: A.M. Reading: CHP programs halted; Mich. retirement program; Europeans protest cuts
- 2010.09.30: Column Extra poll: The toxic Toxic Substances Control tweet
- 2010.09.29: View Brown-Whitman debate highlights; Whitman's 'nannygate'
- 2010.09.29: The latest on labor talks with Schwarzenegger administration
- 2010.09.29: Poll: Assessing the gubernatorial candidates' debate
- 2010.09.24: Brown suggests work sharing instead of furloughs or layoffs
- 2010.09.24: Schwarzenegger: SEIU should focus on pensions, not pot
- 2010.09.24: Roadwork, heavy load escorts at issue in order restricting CHP overtime
- 2010.09.22: Forced to retire at 65, employee gets his job back
- 2010.09.21: Where is all the State Worker news?
- 2010.09.13: Bee interactive graphic lays out timeline of budget crisis
- 2010.09.13: State Worker blogger off work; State Worker blog rolls on
- 2010.09.10: From the notebook: Roussos analyzes Supreme Court hearing
- 2010.09.10: State worker union endorses Meg Whitman for governor
- 2010.09.10: State Fund furlough remedy isn't settled
- 2010.09.09: CalPERS board to consider immediate hike in 'airtime' costs
- 2010.09.09: Chat replay: Jon Ortiz talks furloughs
- 2010.09.09: Live State Worker chat set for noon today
- 2010.09.09: A.M. Reading: CalPERS news; Hawaii's furloughs; Brown vs. Whitman analysis
- 2010.09.08: CalPERS open enrollment starts Monday
- 2010.09.08: Live chat replay
- 2010.09.08: The Bee to host live chats this morning and Thursday
- 2010.09.07: Wednesday state Supreme Court hearing looms
- 2010.09.06: The State Worker visiting 'Insight' on Tuesday
- 2010.09.06: From the notebook: More Labor Day story quotes and info
- 2010.09.06: A.M. Reading: Pay in Ore. and Iowa; state workers 'scapegoating'
- 2010.09.03: Supreme Court furlough hearings to be broadcast on web, TV
- 2010.09.03: A.M. Reading: Ariz. furloughs, pays OT; Nev. groups protest cuts; Vt. man threatens state workers
- 2010.09.02: Plan collapses to name building after state Supreme Court justice
- 2010.09.02: A.M. Reading: Maryland's unexpected cash; Alabama's health rates; Kentucky furlough ruling today
- 2010.09.01: Schwarzenegger cabinet memo clamps down on hiring, OT
- 2010.09.01: Senate kills state worker pay protection measure
- 2010.09.01: Schwarzenegger on budget: 'Is it pensions or parks?'
- 2010.09.01: From the notebook: More about state employee suicide
- 2010.09.01: From the notebook: State hiring patterns in 2010
- 2010.08.31: Breaking news: CalPERS board member resigns
- 2010.08.31: Schwarzenegger to agency secretaries: Stop hiring
- 2010.08.31: What the new contracts mean to this week's paychecks
- 2010.08.31: State employees' charity sets Thursday for Capitol kick-off event
- 2010.08.31: A.M. Reading: Former CalPERS official takes the Fifth; UC's pension fund; Texas phone woes
- 2010.08.30: From the notebook: New California state government hires data
- 2010.08.30: A.M. Reading: Cal-EPA's food pantry; Ill. pensions ills; pension trends
- 2010.08.27: Judge's tentative ruling on minimum wage issues becomes final
- 2010.08.27: A.M. Reading: Health benefits battles; Ore. dials down cuts; Schwarzenegger's op-ed
- 2010.08.26: Read CalPERS / CalSTRS furlough filing to Supreme Court
- 2010.08.26: BOE headquarters bill headed to Schwarzenegger's desk
- 2010.08.26: More furlough, minimum wage lawsuits filed
- 2010.08.26: A.M. Reading: Fed pay an election issue; Ill. furlough rules; N.Y. pay lawsuit
- 2010.08.25: Judge issues tentative ruling on minimum wage issues
- 2010.08.25: Senate approves BOE headquarters bill
- 2010.08.25: State worker says furloughs violate 'long standing principle'
- 2010.08.25: Next phase looms in minimum wage court fight
- 2010.08.25: A.M. Reading: Pension panel in O.C.; fund posts gains; CSU's accounting concerns
- 2010.08.24: Schwarzenegger tees off on public employee unions
- 2010.08.24: Blog post prompts Schwarzenegger administration response
- 2010.08.24: A.M. Reading: Mo. pension fund returns; Va. and cell phones; DMV worker sentenced;
- 2010.08.23: UPDATED -- Breaking news: Schwarzenegger signs labor contract legislation
- 2010.08.23: Board of Equalization building study bill nears floor vote
- 2010.08.23: Schwarzenegger's job chart
- 2010.08.23: A.M. Reading: Ore. cuts discussed; budget gimmicks; Schwarzenegger's 'pension bark'
- 2010.08.22: Senate sends MOU bill to governor
- 2010.08.21: A.M. Reading: More about CalPERS loan; Vt. OT
- 2010.08.20: Should CalPERS loan money to the state?
- 2010.08.20: The state's 'Furlough Friday' schedule
- 2010.08.20: A.M. Reading: Guv wants to borrow from CalPERS; furloughs hurt businesses; N.C. employee evals inflated
- 2010.08.19: Breaking news: Assembly passes MOU bill
- 2010.08.19: Schwarzenegger hires second law firm to fight for furloughs
- 2010.08.19: Billwatch: MOU measures, pay appropriations bill face key votes
- 2010.08.19: A.M. Reading: State worker 'scapegoats'; Pa. layoffs; N.J. accused of fraud
- 2010.08.18: Schwarzenegger administration issues furlough memo
- 2010.08.18: Schwarzenegger spokesman details new furlough plan
- 2010.08.18: Breaking news: Furloughs back on for Friday
- 2010.08.18: Inaugural Capitol suit drive collects hundreds of items
- 2010.08.18: A.M. Reading: Va. workers to get bonus; Ore. politician aims at state employees; Gray Davis calls for pension changes
- 2010.08.17: Schwarzenegger files final papers in Supreme Court furlough review request
- 2010.08.17: A.M. Reading: Ga. promotes Verizon; Texas needs more state workers; Ohio goes after ex-employees
- 2010.08.16: Unions respond to Schwarzenegger's request for Supreme Court review
- 2010.08.16: Date set for CalPERS board candidates' forum
- 2010.08.16: Teri Takai nomination to federal post hits snag
- 2010.08.16: Capitol lawmakers and national retailer plan Tuesday 'suit drive'
- 2010.08.16: A.M. Reading: Oregon's looming labor talks; Utah cuts workforce; NY's shakey budget assumptions
- 2010.08.13: Schwarzenegger: State employees 'not in touch with reality'
- 2010.08.13: Schwarzenegger asks Supreme Court to OK worker furloughs
- 2010.08.12: Appellate Court rejects state worker furloughs -- for now
- 2010.08.12: Assembly ratifies three state worker contracts
- 2010.08.11: State workers to protest Schwarzenegger's latest flick Friday
- 2010.08.10: Read Schwarzenegger's appeal of Alameda furlough ruling
- 2010.08.10: Schwarzenegger appeals TRO against furloughs
- 2010.08.09: Read the court ruling blocking Schwarzenegger's furlough order
- 2010.08.09: Alameda judge to release ruling on furlough TRO today
- 2010.08.09: Maldonado to staff: 'Thank you for your hard work'
- 2010.08.09: Democrats' budget plan relies on contract concessions
- 2010.08.09: The State Worker: Vacation update
- 2010.08.06: Administration: Why furlough redemption deadline is eliminated
- 2010.08.06: Operating Engineers ratifies agreement with Schwarzenegger
- 2010.08.06: DPA: Accrued furlough hours no longer have expiration date
- 2010.08.06: SEIU Local 1000 updates furlough lawsuit
- 2010.08.06: A.M. Reading: Colo. candidate's layoff idea; Nev. may cut benefits; Ore. union celebrates cautiously
- 2010.08.05: How many employees will furloughs really hit?
- 2010.08.05: Administration issues furlough letter; SEIU seeks to block order
- 2010.08.05: CalPERS launches member salary review
- 2010.08.05: Column Extra: Read the broken lock e-mails
- 2010.08.05: A.M. Reading: Whitman's radio interview; CalPERS and Bell salaries; N.J. union fundraising fails
- 2010.08.04: Union MOU bill clears Assembly committee
- 2010.08.04: Government retirees' group elects president, statewide officers
- 2010.08.04: Controller's office will follow governor's furlough order, unless...
- 2010.08.04: A.M. Reading: Protest at movie premier; public opinion; Washington OT
- 2010.08.03: CASE goes to court, labor relations board, to stop furlough order
- 2010.08.03: CalPERS to Chiang: No furloughs for us, thanks
- 2010.08.03: State Compensation Insurance Fund wins seven awards
- 2010.08.03: Senate committee approves contract deals for three unions
- 2010.08.03: GOP Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado won't furlough his employees
- 2010.08.03: Schwarzenegger: 'We're not taking anything away from any state employee'
- 2010.08.03: A.M. Reading: Some managers earned OT; union spending against Whitman; Iowa's state workforce downsizes
- 2010.08.03: Union preps legal challenge to new furloughs; other unions to follow?
- 2010.08.02: State Supreme Court sets furlough hearing date
- 2010.08.02: State worker: Two months of furloughs would put my family 'on the streets'
- 2010.08.02: 'The Expendables' movie poster spoof
- 2010.08.02: A.M. Reading: The spiking bill; Iowa's smaller government; Ore. union's 'foreclosure fightback'
- 2010.08.01: A.M. Reading: Babin on furloughs; state workers in D.C.; Bee prison investigation
- 2010.07.30: Jack O'Connell: 'I maintain my opposition to furloughs'
- 2010.07.30: Budget talks, labor talks and 'the dance of negotiating'
- 2010.07.30: The budget impasse, converted to furlough dollars
- 2010.07.30: A.M. Reading: State workers sacrifice; N.Y. layoffs planned; more cuts considered in Neb.
- 2010.07.29: P.M. Reading: Furlough fallout; Ariz. pensions; Ill. worker evals
- 2010.07.29: McLear, Blanning face off on furloughs
- 2010.07.29: Highway Patrol officers ratify tentative agreement
- 2010.07.28: Sacramento jury sets punitive damages in state whistleblower case
- 2010.07.28: Eight departments exempt from Schwarzenegger's furloughs
- 2010.07.28: Schwarzenegger orders more furloughs for state workers
- 2010.07.28: A.M. Reading: Federal bill would limit furloughs; public vs. private benefits; S.C. workers' charge cards
- 2010.07.27: CCPOA: Talks have broken down. Administration: What talks?
- 2010.07.27: Blog back: Pot stirring, personal feelings, pleasure in pain
- 2010.07.27: State Fund names top executive
- 2010.07.27: Administration hires outside counsel for minimum wage litigation
- 2010.07.27: A.M. Reading: Whistle-blower wins; La. official suggests attrition; N.C. workers took forbidden gifts
- 2010.07.26: Court adds more time to minimum wage clock
- 2010.07.26: Shirt salutes state payroll computer operating system
- 2010.07.26: FTB noted for 'Cool Idea'
- 2010.07.26: A.M. Reading: Impact of Iowa retirements; Utah 'list' makers fired; Penn. and pork
- 2010.07.25: A.M. Reading: State parks' crime jumps; CAHP chief predicted bubble; Brown, Whitman and furloughs
- 2010.07.24: A.M. Reading (and viewing): Brown on pensions; Ariz. court blocks benefits ban; workers blast furloughs
- 2010.07.23: Bargaining Unit 19 members ratify tentative labor deal
- 2010.07.23: Poll: How many deals will get done?
- 2010.07.23: Read the latest Schwarzenegger furlough lawyer contract
- 2010.07.23: A finish line, of sorts, on state workers' paychecks
- 2010.07.23: State physicians, dentists, ratify tentative labor agreement
- 2010.07.23: A.M. Reading: Pérez profile; states cut research; Utah state worker named in list scandal
- 2010.07.22: GOP Assembly leader: Union agreements 'headed in the right direction'
- 2010.07.22: Schwarzenegger asks Supreme Court to review furlough case
- 2010.07.22: Union files unfair labor practice charge against Schwarzenegger
- 2010.07.22: Column Extra: More about the state's legal costs
- 2010.07.22: A.M. Reading: Nev. considering benefits cuts; N.Y. looking at layoffs; the impact of across-the-board budget cuts
- 2010.07.21: Board taking comments on pension accounting rule proposals
- 2010.07.21: Restaurant offers discounts for state workers during budget impasse
- 2010.07.21: Sacramento to Schwarzenegger: Pull back minimum wage order
- 2010.07.21: A.M. Reading: Utah news; Calif. city goes private; Ireland's tax hikes, pay cuts a model for Greece
- 2010.07.20: Psych techs ratify tentative labor agreement
- 2010.07.20: Does state Supreme Court decision prohibit shielding state workers from minimum wage?
- 2010.07.19: Bills coming soon to protect six unions from minimum wage
- 2010.07.19: State worker says governor trying to 'trim the fat off an emaciated animal'
- 2010.07.19: FPPC says interest-free loans for state workers are OK
- 2010.07.19: A.M. Reading: History of 1999 pension changes; Neb. furloughs; Italian government worker rating system
- 2010.07.18: Weekend reading: Schwarzenegger and state workers; Utah's immigration list; Montana workers don't accept pay freeze
- 2010.07.17: Read the Marlette state worker minimum wage ruling
- 2010.07.16: Reactions to Friday's minimum-wage court action
- 2010.07.16: Utah Governor: State systems breached to produce immigrant list
- 2010.07.16: Judge denies Schwarzenegger's minimum wage order
- 2010.07.16: Judge leaning against Schwarzenegger's minimum wage order
- 2010.07.16: Minimum wage ruling expected today; hearing on other matters set for 11 a.m.
- 2010.07.16: A.M. Reading: Union pickets Whitman's house; minimum wage; Missouri finances Ford tax break with pension changes
- 2010.07.15: State worker wage measure headed to Senate floor
- 2010.07.15: P.M. Reading: CalPERS' comeback; Va. reverses water buying rule; feds to oversee youth prisons
- 2010.07.15: Minimum-wage ruling expected Friday
- 2010.07.15: Schwarzenegger files furlough brief
- 2010.07.15: Legislative Analyst's Office releases contract analyses
- 2010.07.15: Chiang files court papers opposing minimum wage order
- 2010.07.15: St. John Chiang
- 2010.07.14: Videos: Chiang talks about lawsuits, minimum wage, leadership
- 2010.07.14: State Attorneys' union sues to stop minimum wage
- 2010.07.14: SEIU Local 1000 back at the table
- 2010.07.14: John Chiang responds to charge in minimum-wage battle
- 2010.07.14: What do you think will happen with minimum wage?
- 2010.07.14: Schwarzenegger fights union involvement in minimum wage case
- 2010.07.14: A.M. Reading: DMV workers protest; Maryland's credit card program; Massachusetts GPS tracking ban bill
- 2010.07.13: New legal twist in minimum wage fight
- 2010.07.13: SEIU Local 1000 makes contract proposal, waits for response
- 2010.07.13: Bee cartoonist Rex Babin illustrates minimum wage fight
- 2010.07.12: CASE cancels bargaining meeting with administration
- 2010.07.12: The latest on tentative agreements
- 2010.07.12: Supervisors' group wants protections in exchange for pension rollbacks
- 2010.07.12: A.M. Reading: 'Rote' maneuver; Washington furloughs; scholarships in exchange for state service?
- 2010.07.11: Controller John Chiang and Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear talk about minimum wage order
- 2010.07.11: A.M. Reading: Views of minimum wage; Schwarzenegger political profile; Bee state worker coverage
- 2010.07.10: A.M. Reading: Controller's computers; Tehama County and minimum wage; N.C. legislators debate employee discipline disclosures
- 2010.07.09: Marlette assigned to replace Frawley in minimum-wage case
- 2010.07.09: Chiang asks to disqualify judge in minimum-wage case
- 2010.07.09: Chiang on Fox Business: 'I am not defying the governor'
- 2010.07.08: Schwarzenegger minimum-wage order in court Wednesday
- 2010.07.08: Schwarzenegger: Roll pensions back to pre-1999 terms
- 2010.07.08: Schwarzenegger issues directions on overtime
- 2010.07.07: Chiang sues to block Schwarzenegger's minimum-wage order
- 2010.07.06: Schwarzenegger sues, demanding Chiang pay minimum wage
- 2010.07.06: Off on vacation; colleagues watching for state worker news
- 2010.07.06: Video: Aaron McLear talks about minimum wage, says state workers 'do a great job'
- 2010.07.03: DPA posts tentative labor agreements
- 2010.07.03: UPDATED: Controller's office responds to minimum wage pay letter
- 2010.07.03: Two credit unions announce loans for state workers, if needed
- 2010.07.02: SEIU Local 1000 'blindsided' by minimum wage
- 2010.07.02: UPDATED: Read the 3rd District Court of Appeal's decision on state worker minimum wage
- 2010.07.02: CASE updates members on bargaining, litigation, minimum wage
- 2010.07.02: A.M. Reading: Minimum wage; Mo. governor cuts travel budgets, flies more; Ill. budget cuts
- 2010.07.01: Read the minimum-wage pay letter
- 2010.07.01: Engineers and scientists file Supreme Court furlough brief
- 2010.07.01: What's the deal with the deals?
- 2010.07.01: CASE and State Fund file Supreme Court furlough briefs
- 2010.07.01: Schwarzenegger administration officially lifts furloughs
- 2010.07.01: Banks, credit unions, minimum-wage loan programs -- and bad information
- 2010.07.01: A.M. Reading: It's the 1930s all over again; a late budget, again; Mass. adopts 'painful' plan
- 2010.06.30: Thousands descend on Capitol for SEIU Local 1000 rally
- 2010.06.30: Systems Integration director set for Thursday interview
- 2010.06.30: A.M. Reading: Deadly year for CHP; N.J. cuts unpopular; Iowa keeps hiring
- 2010.06.29: UAPD explains its tentative agreement to members
- 2010.06.29: Public Health launches app to locate hospitals, care facilities
- 2010.06.28: CHP officer killed near Paso Robles
- 2010.06.28: Golden 1 keeps quiet about budget impasse plans
- 2010.06.28: Local 1000 negotiations resume today; union rally on Wednesday
- 2010.06.28: Schwarzenegger comes to tentative labor deals with two more unions
- 2010.06.28: A.M. Reading: N.J. salary cap; Wash. governor talks privatization
- 2010.06.27: CHP officer killed in the line of duty
- 2010.06.25: State scientists' union rejects contract offer
- 2010.06.25: Jerry Brown, union, weigh in on Supreme Court furlough case
- 2010.06.25: Corrections suspends prison visits for this weekend
- 2010.06.25: Are tentative deals enough to escape minimum wage?
- 2010.06.25: Radio show cage match: Chiang vs. McLear on minimum wage
- 2010.06.25: A.M. Reading: Wash. may sell naming rights; Mo. pensions; states' struggles
- 2010.06.24: Chiang's next moves in minimum-wage case
- 2010.06.24: Little Hoover Commission pension hearing gets heated
- 2010.06.24: A.M. Reading: Political e-mails; Idaho state workers can't take pay cut
- 2010.06.23: Commission to hold pension hearing on Thursday
- 2010.06.23: State issues memo on furloughs, minimum wage
- 2010.06.22: Fish & Game announces new mobile Web app
- 2010.06.22: Attorneys' union polls members about contracts, assesses minimum wage hearing
- 2010.06.22: A.M. Reading: N.D. pay raises; the new class war; Wash. furloughs
- 2010.06.22: The State Worker visits 'Insight' this morning
- 2010.06.21: Orange County picks private contractors over Caltrans'
- 2010.06.21: Appellate court hears state worker minimum wage arguments
- 2010.06.21: Appellate court to hear minimum wage arguments today
- 2010.06.20: From the notebook: State leave categories and cash values
- 2010.06.20: A.M. Reading: Pension bombshell; Pa. lawmaker gets prison for using state staff to campaign
- 2010.06.19: CalPERS names new chief actuary
- 2010.06.18: A.M. Reading: The last 'Furlough Friday'
- 2010.06.17: Poll: What next for the unions?
- 2010.06.17: DPA publishes contract proposal summaries
- 2010.06.17: Old video goes viral, stirs up state workers
- 2010.06.17: A.M. Reading: Contracts, CalPERS and news from around the country
- 2010.06.16: Four unions agree to contracts with Schwarzenegger administration
- 2010.06.16: The state budget's history
- 2010.06.16: A.M. Reading: CalPERS insurance rates; Vt. web crackdown; bonus for Va. workers?
- 2010.06.16: State employees group hosts Capitol 'green fair' today
- 2010.06.15: Controller's July payroll figure assumes state worker pay cut
- 2010.06.15: Billwatch: Pension bill stalls in committee
- 2010.06.15: Dates, deadlines will impact state workers
- 2010.06.15: A.M. Reading: State workers forfeit pensions to pay for theft
- 2010.06.14: Commission to vote on cutting elected officials' pay
- 2010.06.14: P.M. Reading: State benefits trends; Oregon comp; NY shutdown?
- 2010.06.14: Scientists pull back contract offer
- 2010.06.11: KQED's 'California Report' looks at state worker minimum wage
- 2010.06.11: CCPOA says that its contract offers 'have fallen on deaf ears'
- 2010.06.11: Schwarzenegger loses second furlough lawsuit appeal
- 2010.06.10: 'California Report' to interview The State Worker
- 2010.06.10: State worker narrowly leads GOP insurance commissioner race
- 2010.06.10: From the notebook: Read the Wong-Martinusen memo
- 2010.06.09: State Supreme Court snaps up more furlough lawsuits
- 2010.06.09: Hold on, administration says, pay cuts are still on the table
- 2010.06.09: Report: Administration backs away from 5 percent pay cut
- 2010.06.09: A.M. Reading: NY senator threatens state shutdown; NM has fewer state workers
- 2010.06.08: SEIU Local 1000: Take threat of minimum wage 'very seriously'
- 2010.06.08: A.M. Reading: Governor axes Colo. raises; N.C. workers protest
- 2010.06.08: State scientists join pro-Brown independent expenditure group
- 2010.06.07: Schwarzenegger taps Colorado official for No. 2 Information post
- 2010.06.07: Political winds blowing harder against public employee unions
- 2010.06.07: Poll: CalPERS starts ramp up to next board election
- 2010.06.07: States' tax revenue overall up from a year ago
- 2010.06.04: Schwarzenegger responds to Steinberg blast
- 2010.06.04: Scientists' contract proposal includes furloughs, raises
- 2010.06.04: What happened with all those state worker bills?
- 2010.06.04: June state payroll won't be withheld, administration says
- 2010.06.04: Steinberg blasts Schwarzenegger for bargaining tactics
- 2010.06.03: Cal/EPA seeks pantry donations for struggling employees
- 2010.06.03: State pay database updated
- 2010.06.03: New SEIU lawsuit covers more 'special fund' state workers
- 2010.06.03: A.M. Reading: CalPERS-backed bill passes; Tenn. budget deal; Pa. budget pressure building
- 2010.06.02: Assembly bills on state worker pay and furloughs up for vote
- 2010.06.02: Central Plant has low levels of Legionnaire's Disease bacteria
- 2010.06.02: A.M. Reading: NY talking state worker layoffs; Salinas prison riot
- 2010.06.01: Blog Back: 'Damage control'
- 2010.06.01: LAO analyzes state contributions to CalPERS, CalSTRS
- 2010.06.01: How Corrections calls a plumber
- 2010.05.31: What national health care changes mean to CalPERS members
- 2010.05.28: UPDATED: No decision on this morning's furlough appeal
- 2010.05.28: State worker pay bill moving to Assembly floor vote
- 2010.05.28: Poll: Furlough arguments months away; budget before or after?
- 2010.05.28: Federal judge says no to New York's state worker furlough plan
- 2010.05.28: SEIU, administration to argue furloughs in 1st District Court today
- 2010.05.28: A.M. Reading: NY furlough ruling today; La. hiring out claims work
- 2010.05.28: SEIU-funded study blasts Schwarzenegger budget
- 2010.05.27: Schwarzenegger names new Caltrans director
- 2010.05.27: Column Extra: More about Ronald George
- 2010.05.27: Assembly committee wants budget to include planning standards
- 2010.05.27: Column Extra: Supreme Court justices coming up for election
- 2010.05.27: Column Extra: The state Judicial Council
- 2010.05.26: Court Files: See state workers' disability accommodation suit
- 2010.05.26: Assembly committee to consider state workforce planning
- 2010.05.25: EDD tech chief leaving for CalPERS post
- 2010.05.25: Alberto Torrico talks about public employee pensions
- 2010.05.25: Attorney defends judge who made key furlough decision
- 2010.05.24: AFSCME pushes budget plan; SEIU blasts May revise
- 2010.05.24: Why the Supremes said 'no,' then 'yes' to furlough review
- 2010.05.24: A.M. Reading: Calif. sued; public pensions; Ore. budget mess
- 2010.05.21: Did Schwarzenegger and chief justice talk about furlough litigation?
- 2010.05.21: From the notebook: What the Supreme Court's furlough review decision means
- 2010.05.21: Will Kempton named among nation's best public works leaders
- 2010.05.21: A.M. Reading: Calif. Supreme Court takes furlough case
- 2010.05.20: Column Extra Poll: What do you think will happen with labor talks?
- 2010.05.20: Analyst says delaying CalPERS rate hike will cost state more
- 2010.05.20: A.M. Reading: Pension trends; Colo. pay bill; employee eval fight
- 2010.05.20: Column Extra: The latest on state employee labor contract talks
- 2010.05.19: Audit: Deferred Corrections furloughs to cost up to $563 million
- 2010.05.19: CalPERS holds off on $600 million employer contribution hike
- 2010.05.19: Sacramento judge responds to recent 'judge shopping' column
- 2010.05.19: State scientists to host kids at Capitol 'Science Day'
- 2010.05.19: A.M. Reading: CalPERS rate hike; Romanian protests; NY layoffs?
- 2010.05.18: State worker-sponsored students win at global science fair
- 2010.05.18: Blog back: The sin of omission; outsourcing furlough lawyers
- 2010.05.17: Meg Whitman talks about Schwarzenegger's budget cuts
- 2010.05.17: Kern Valley corrections staff staging 'refugee camp' protest
- 2010.05.17: Union opens fire on Schwarzenegger budget
- 2010.05.17: A.M. Reading: Calif. candidates' 'solutions;' NY's mess; Fla. pensions OK
- 2010.05.14: LAO weighs in on Schwarzenegger's unpaid personal leave plan
- 2010.05.14: Housing and Community Development director honored
- 2010.05.14: Schwarzenegger wants to replace furloughs with a leave day
- 2010.05.14: Column Extra: More on state's pension payment to CalPERS
- 2010.05.14: Study: State workers earn less than private-sector counterparts
- 2010.05.13: Schwarzenegger's 'unusual' letter to the state Supreme Court
- 2010.05.13: Column Extra: Read the CalPERS proposal to boost employer pension contributions
- 2010.05.13: Column Extra: Steve Poizner talks about unions and pensions
- 2010.05.12: Breaking news: NY judge bars state worker furloughs
- 2010.05.12: Poizner says state pensions should go before voters
- 2010.05.12: Poll: Budget predictions
- 2010.05.11: A.M Reading: New York in budget and furlough turmoil
- 2010.05.11: Jerry Brown talks about lawsuit against former CalPERS officials
- 2010.05.10: P.M. Reading: The latest furlough news from New York
- 2010.05.10: Bay Area project a focal point in public-private partnership debate
- 2010.05.10: Senate committee hearing testimony on SB 919
- 2010.05.10: Appellate court date set for Gilb v. Chiang
- 2010.05.10: Morning Reading: New York furloughs; NJ caps; SEIU's new prez
- 2010.05.10: State workers receive public administration awards
- 2010.05.06: Column Extra poll: Judges and furlough decisions
- 2010.05.05: DMV plans 'Spirit Week' and PRIDE Day for next week
- 2010.05.04: Department of Fair Employment and Housing to close offices
- 2010.05.03: See the complete list of Corrections award winners
- 2010.04.30: Officer stabbed at Centinela State Prison
- 2010.04.30: Meg Whitman pressed to detail how she'd cut 40,000 state jobs
- 2010.04.30: CDCR issuing Medal of Valor, other awards
- 2010.04.30: Court Files: Prison officers' union sues state over records request
- 2010.04.29: Column Extra: The ruling that OK'd withholding state payroll
- 2010.04.29: Caltrans remembers fallen workers
- 2010.04.29: More about state and local government pay
- 2010.04.28: Study: State and local government compensation lags private sector
- 2010.04.28: Unions fine-tuning Meg Whitman attack
- 2010.04.28: A.M. reading: Iowa pay study; fewer NJ workers; NY furloughs?
- 2010.04.27: Court files: Employee sues for disability discrimination
- 2010.04.27: Do gubernatorial appointments foreshadow furlough rulings?
- 2010.04.27: A.M. reading: Mass. health care changes; Fla. spares state workers
- 2010.04.26: Aaron McLear on Fox; 'Saturday Night Live' airs public workers bit
- 2010.04.26: More about the recent Supreme Court furlough decision
- 2010.04.26: Read SEIU's appellate court brief
- 2010.04.24: Weekend reading: Labor blacklist; Whitman on pensions; NJ labor lawsuit
- 2010.04.23: State worker responds to call for union concessions
- 2010.04.23: Read testimony from Thursday's Little Hoover pension hearing
- 2010.04.23: From the notebook: Local 1000's Walker on court's furlough decision
- 2010.04.23: 'Bodies' exhibit offers deals for state workers
- 2010.04.22: Unions file final briefs in furlough lawsuit appeal
- 2010.04.22: Schwarzenegger loses Supreme Court appeal
- 2010.04.22: State worker says unions should make concessions, rehab image
- 2010.04.22: Column extra: Schwarzenegger talks with press about pensions
- 2010.04.22: A.M. reading: Lawmakers' pay; Web monitoring at work; NH impasse
- 2010.04.21: Schwarzenegger, Hollingsworth introduce pension rollback bill
- 2010.04.21: Community Services and Development director resigns
- 2010.04.21: Little Hoover Commission to hold public pension hearing
- 2010.04.20: Blog back: Online comments
- 2010.04.20: Mortgage workshop this week; CalPERS modifying some loans
- 2010.04.19: A.M. reading: Fund bonuses; Mo. pension cuts; Fla.'s budget
- 2010.04.16: Schwarzenegger: Public pension 'bubble' is bursting
- 2010.04.16: Boating and Waterways chief resigns
- 2010.04.16: State workers concentrated in education, prisons, transportation
- 2010.04.16: A.M. reading: Whitman's job cuts; CalSTRS responds; Iowa buyouts
- 2010.04.15: Catch up on all the furlough lawsuits
- 2010.04.15: Psych techs' union loses furlough lawsuit
- 2010.04.15: Column extra: More about the CCPOA paid leave dispute
- 2010.04.15: Column extra: Read the State Fund car memo
- 2010.04.14: Poll: Are anonymous online comments worthwhile?
- 2010.04.14: 1st District Court again sides with Schwarzenegger
- 2010.04.14: From the notebook: See the CalPERS retirement statistics
- 2010.04.13: Appellate court issues second furlough decision
- 2010.04.13: California gets poor grade for spending transparency
- 2010.04.13: Local pensions live chat set for today at noon
- 2010.04.13: Poll: Unions aligning behind Brown and against GOP, Whitman
- 2010.04.12: Appellate court sides with Schwarzenegger
- 2010.04.12: Morning reading: Hawaii job cut stats; NY 'pay to play' legal?
- 2010.04.09: SEIU Local 1000 files 'self-directed' furlough lawsuit
- 2010.04.09: CalPERS names HR chief
- 2010.04.09: Read the third union opposition brief in furlough appeal
- 2010.04.09: Crane vs. Low: See the Davids battle over pensions
- 2010.04.09: State worker pay bill defeated on Senate floor
- 2010.04.08: Read SEIU's opposition to Schwarzenegger's furlough appeal
- 2010.04.08: CalPERS responds to Stanford pension report
- 2010.04.08: A.M. reading: Georgia Medicaid cuts; NY workers don't want raise
- 2010.04.08: Not-for-profit group to host foreclosure prevention workshop
- 2010.04.07: Read CASE's opposition to Schwarzenegger's 1st District petition
- 2010.04.07: State worker responds to Bee editorial on furloughs
- 2010.04.07: On deck: Unions' 1st District Court rebuttals; AB 790 vote
- 2010.04.06: Governor's Office posts economic interest statements
- 2010.04.06: Could Los Angeles trump California's furlough policy?
- 2010.04.06: How state workers can volunteer for unpaid time off
- 2010.04.06: A.M. reading: Furloughs' upside; N.C. guv wants ethics reform
- 2010.04.05: Stanford study: Public pensions a half-trillion dollars short
- 2010.04.05: A.M. reading: Michigan's messes; Hawaii's furlough debate
- 2010.04.05: Blog back: Schwarzenegger, Steinberg and special session rules
- 2010.04.02: Governor files opening brief in CCPOA furlough appeal
- 2010.04.02: Governor files documents in Sacramento furlough appeal cases
- 2010.04.02: Lanterman center closure plan released; union reacts
- 2010.04.01: Latest on state worker pay bill; post mortem on Steinberg's bill
- 2010.04.01: Poll: What do you hope the state Supreme Court will do?
- 2010.04.01: A.M. reading: NJ's residency bill; Alaska turf war; NY unions angry
- 2010.03.31: Obama names Teri Takai to federal post
- 2010.03.31: From the notebook: Local 1000 addresses Tuesday furlough stay
- 2010.03.31: A.M. Reading: NY governor's layoff threat; Hawaii cuts jobs
- 2010.03.30: Appeal court issues temporary stay in SEIU case
- 2010.03.30: Appellate court issues temporary stay in UAPD appeal
- 2010.03.30: 11 a.m. update: Court issues stay; state workers to remain on furlough schedule
- 2010.03.30: Read SEIU's response to Schwarznegger's furlough lawsuit proposal
- 2010.03.30: The State Worker scheduled for KCBS interview this morning
- 2010.03.30: Read Schwarzenegger's UAPD and CASE petitions for writ
- 2010.03.29: Constitutionals nix Schwarzenegger's furlough lawsuit proposal
- 2010.03.29: Read Schwarzenegger's appellate filing to continue furloughs
- 2010.03.29: Schwarzenegger expected to appeal furlough order today
- 2010.03.29: Read the CAPS/PECG response to Schwarzenegger's petition
- 2010.03.26: Unions sponsor science fair
- 2010.03.26: SEIU California endorses Jerry Brown for governor
- 2010.03.26: Read CASE's opposition to Schwarzenegger petition
- 2010.03.26: State worker wages down 5.4 percent in 2009
- 2010.03.25: Los Angeles furlough lawsuit stayed pending Alameda action
- 2010.03.25: Experts weigh in on Schwarzenegger's next furlough move
- 2010.03.25: Schwarzenegger on furlough cases and legislation
- 2010.03.25: The State Worker scheduled for radio interview today
- 2010.03.25: Departments affected by the Roesch ruling
- 2010.03.24: Schwarzenegger vetoes Steinberg's furlough bill
- 2010.03.24: Read Roesch's final furlough stay order
- 2010.03.24: Read Judge Frank Roesch's tentative furlough ruling
- 2010.03.24: Today: Furlough hearing; Schwarzenegger's furlough bill deadline
- 2010.03.23: CalPERS elections cost $3.1 million
- 2010.03.23: Public radio segment looks at public pensions
- 2010.03.23: A.M. Reading: Comp scam alleged; NJ pensions cut; Hawaii furloughs
- 2010.03.22: Poll: Should lawmakers take another pay hit?
- 2010.03.22: The seven cases the governor wants the Supremes to consider
- 2010.03.21: Sunday reading: Brown the populist; Frank's State Fund pay
- 2010.03.20: Appellate court upholds State Fund decision
- 2010.03.19: Ending furloughs would bust Caltrans' budget, chief deputy says
- 2010.03.19: UPDATE: No ruling today in furlough case
- 2010.03.19: Blog back: Scaring state workers
- 2010.03.19: From the notebook: Read Iwasaki's resignation letter
- 2010.03.18: UPDATED: Caltrans director leaving for Contra Costa job
- 2010.03.18: Furlough lawsuit hearing on Friday; unions agree with governor?
- 2010.03.18: Poll: The union leave dispute between CDCR and CCPOA
- 2010.03.18: A.M. reading: Life after furloughs; Jersey's budget battle
- 2010.03.18: Column extra: Read Cate's letter to CCPOA
- 2010.03.17: How to view the Alameda furlough lawsuit documents
- 2010.03.17: A.M. Reading: Nevada's work scheduling; Vt. troopers take pay cut
- 2010.03.17: University employees make 'Furlough Friday' rap video
- 2010.03.16: Budget gimmick looks like an earlier chance to withhold pay
- 2010.03.16: Meg Whitman wants merit pay increases for state workers
- 2010.03.16: Questionnaire draws criticism, department narrows its scope
- 2010.03.16: Labor contract public meeting dates set
- 2010.03.15: CalPERS schedules five retirement planning fairs
- 2010.03.15: State architects cut 'bin times' by two-thirds
- 2010.03.15: Alameda furlough hearing rescheduled
- 2010.03.12: Meg Whitman: Raise retirement age by a decade
- 2010.03.12: See which departments don't report vacation to controller
- 2010.03.12: Date set for commission to review elected officials' pay
- 2010.03.12: A.M. reading: Mich. bill to prod retirements; Jersey's new plan
- 2010.03.11: From the notebook: Cash out law; state worker vacation stats
- 2010.03.11: Bill seeks to stop pension spiking, double dippers
- 2010.03.10: Blog back: 'Stupid' polls?
- 2010.03.10: State Fund furlough compensation still not settled
- 2010.03.10: A.M. reading: No raises in N.C.; Jersey 'stuck with' raises, may require residency
- 2010.03.10: State worker pay database updated with 2009 numbers
- 2010.03.09: Might lawmakers override a furlough bill veto?
- 2010.03.09: Bill would end unemployment benefits for elected officials
- 2010.03.09: State supervisors file furlough lawsuit
- 2010.03.09: Poll: Telework and remote computer access
- 2010.03.08: State worker payroll appropriations bill clears Senate committee
- 2010.03.08: Senate sends furlough bill to Schwarzenegger; he'll likely veto
- 2010.03.08: Court files: Firefighter alleges whistleblower harassment
- 2010.03.08: Assembly passes Steinberg bill
- 2010.03.08: A.M. reading: CDCR ed cuts; Minn. porn ban; Vir. layoffs loom
- 2010.03.08: Assembly may vote on Steinberg furlough bill today
- 2010.03.06: Alameda court date set for unions to challenge automatic 'stay'
- 2010.03.05: Steve Poizner on pensions, unions and need to 'work together'
- 2010.03.05: Senate hearing for state worker payroll bill reset for Monday
- 2010.03.05: Unused leave balances not a priority for state right now
- 2010.03.05: Jerry Brown talks about pensions
- 2010.03.05: Sacramento comedy club offers free admission to state workers
- 2010.03.05: A.M. Reading: Bass's pay raises; NY buyouts miss target; more
- 2010.03.04: Private engineers' group applauds LAO report on Caltrans
- 2010.03.04: State issues telework policy
- 2010.03.04: Assembly Speaker John A. Perez talks about state workers
- 2010.03.04: A.M. Reading: Brown on pensions; Michigan keeps pay raise
- 2010.03.03: Schwarzenegger offers contract terms to state scientists
- 2010.03.03: Caltrans responds to analyst's report that it needs to cut jobs
- 2010.03.03: A.M. Reading: CalPERS, CalSTRS estimates; Caltrans jobs; Hawaii's furlough bill
- 2010.03.02: Schwarzenegger asks Supreme Court to rule on furloughs
- 2010.03.02: LAO: Caltrans overstaffed
- 2010.03.02: Read the CASE brief in key furlough appeal
- 2010.03.02: Audio: Poizner on the need to curb state worker union power
- 2010.03.02: Unions answer five questions in furlough appeal
- 2010.03.01: UPDATE: Senate committee to take up pay appropriations bill
- 2010.03.01: Appellate court rules against CCPOA
- 2010.02.26: From the notebook: The 68 'special fund' departments
- 2010.02.26: More about the Steinberg furlough exemption bill
- 2010.02.26: Schwarzenegger appeals Alameda judge's order on back pay
- 2010.02.26: Engineers' union: Impact of furlough decision will be delayed
- 2010.02.26: State to issue social media guidelines for agencies, departments
- 2010.02.26: From the notebook: Read the Alameda furlough documents
- 2010.02.25: Alameda judge issues furlough decision; governor to appeal
- 2010.02.25: The state's '$540 million paycheck cut' that isn't
- 2010.02.25: A.M. reading: Napa hospital official arrested; N.Y. layoff fight
- 2010.02.25: Column Extra: Union membership stats
- 2010.02.24: Poizner: Union power needs to be curbed 'once and for all'
- 2010.02.24: A.M. reading: Calif. pension measure dead; Colo. changes pensions
- 2010.02.23: Ski resorts offering 'Furlough Friday' discounts
- 2010.02.23: Candidates lining up for SEIU endorsement
- 2010.02.22: Poll: Will General Services' new certification policy work?
- 2010.02.22: Alameda judge says he'll issue furlough judgments soon
- 2010.02.22: Who would Steinberg's bill exempt from furloughs?
- 2010.02.22: A.M. reading: CalPERS; N.J. pension cuts; Nevada's budget
- 2010.02.22: Alameda furlough lawsuits take next step this morning
- 2010.02.19: Blog back: Schwarzenegger's 'conceptual proposal' to CASE
- 2010.02.19: A.M. reading: Furlough bill passes; CalPERS' IT woes; national news
- 2010.02.18: Study says California's pension system needs improvement
- 2010.02.18: CSU East Bay axing 60 jobs
- 2010.02.17: CASE pessimistic about labor contract talks
- 2010.02.17: Bill would set e-waste disposal standards for state agencies
- 2010.02.17: View CCPOA's November union paid leave totals
- 2010.02.17: UPDATED: Senate report says furloughs cost $7 for each $1 saved
- 2010.02.17: Blog back: The patrol, pounds of food, punctuation
- 2010.02.16: Steinberg furlough bill passes committee 5-0
- 2010.02.16: How much does Bureau of State Audits matter?
- 2010.02.16: Senate committee to hear furlough bill
- 2010.02.16: State Info Security director scheduled for TechLeader.TV
- 2010.02.15: State Fund executive elected chair of workers comp fraud body
- 2010.02.15: A.M. reading: Labor talks; N.J. 'mass exodus'; Neb. cuts hurt services
- 2010.02.13: 'Digging Out' touts public employees' impact on economy
- 2010.02.13: A.M. reading: SEIU 1000 president Yvonne Walker blasts editorial
- 2010.02.12: Senate report says furloughs cost $7 for each $1 saved
- 2010.02.12: The 'letter to Meg Whitman'
- 2010.02.12: Bills would change policies on furloughs, placement agents
- 2010.02.12: Read Schwarzengger's latest CCPOA furlough appeal brief
- 2010.02.11: See how much departments gave to Food Drive
- 2010.02.11: Union lobbyist: 'Illegal' pay cuts would 'do irreparable harm' to labor relations
- 2010.02.11: Column extra: View the CCPOA Union Paid Leave documents
- 2010.02.10: A.M. reading: CHP; Michigan COs; Iowa's golden handshake
- 2010.02.10: Schwarzenegger order aims to improve state's IT services
- 2010.02.09: State employees donate pounds and pounds of food
- 2010.02.09: Controller pegs unfunded retiree medical costs at $51.8 billion
- 2010.02.09: From the notebook: State vehicle home storage permits
- 2010.02.09: A.M. reading: NJ pensions; VA worker weight challenge; NV woes
- 2010.02.09: 'Placement agent' bill introduced
- 2010.02.08: IRS to audit state vehicles; Health Care Services' info breach
- 2010.02.08: SEIU president fires off holiday letters to state executives
- 2010.02.08: CalPERS donates more than 20 tons of food
- 2010.02.08: Court files: Psych tech sues to enforce Personnel Board ruling
- 2010.02.05: EDD executive thanks the troops for hard work
- 2010.02.05: Sacramento appellate court has five questions about furloughs
- 2010.02.05: Anthony Kennedy hits union, 'three strikes'; Harman fires back
- 2010.02.05: CASE letter addresses labor talks, holiday lawsuit loss
- 2010.02.04: Majority-vote budget initiative OK'd to collect signatures
- 2010.02.04: Column extra: The memo, the numbers, a quote
- 2010.02.03: UPDATE: CASE loses holiday lawsuit
- 2010.02.03: CNN looks at public employee pensions
- 2010.02.03: Holiday lawsuit hearing today in San Francisco
- 2010.02.03: A.M. reading: Iowa's golden handshake; Nevada's 'premium holiday'
- 2010.02.03: Jobs! The new focus of staff at DGS school construction unit
- 2010.02.02: Audit: State could lose $93 million in Recovery Act money
- 2010.02.02: Poll: Protests vs. lawsuits vs. grievances
- 2010.02.01: Department announces developmental center closure
- 2010.02.01: Labor talks loom; SEIU Local 1000 president blasts 5/5/5 plan
- 2010.02.01: Steve Poizner accuses Meg Whitman of 'strong arm tactics'
- 2010.01.31: Weekend reading: Jawing at CalPERS' forum; NM workers protest; more
- 2010.01.29: Poll: Wish it was 'Furlough Friday'?
- 2010.01.28: From the notebook: Public pension poll results
- 2010.01.28: CMA v. Schwarzenegger furlough hearing postponed
- 2010.01.28: Commission training costs $193,000 -- can state afford it?
- 2010.01.28: Pay appropriation bill dead; Schwarzenegger on withholding wages
- 2010.01.27: State's top tech exec scheduled for Thursday Web show
- 2010.01.27: CCPOA files furough appeal arguments
- 2010.01.27: LAO says pay cuts needed, questions Schwarzenegger plan
- 2010.01.27: Engineers file furlough lawsuit in Alameda court
- 2010.01.27: CCPOA sues former employee over alleged document theft
- 2010.01.27: State sponsors document security training via Web
- 2010.01.26: The zero-pay state workers
- 2010.01.26: CalPERS retirement forum to feature pension change advocate
- 2010.01.26: Prison doctor fights dismissal
- 2010.01.25: State Fund to issue furlough wage interest payments soon
- 2010.01.25: Report: California union membership down in 2009
- 2010.01.25: A.M. reading: CalPERS walks, Whitman's book; NY pay in play
- 2010.01.25: Schwarzenegger order prompts 'workforce cap plan' memo
- 2010.01.22: From the notebook: Law professor talks about furlough cases
- 2010.01.22: PERB furlough ruling may open door to pay cuts, lawyer says
- 2010.01.22: A.M. reading: UC bonuses; Washington furloughs; texting ban
- 2010.01.21: Karen Bass: Pensions and more should be 'on the table'
- 2010.01.21: PERB dimisses union's unfair practice charge
- 2010.01.21: CAPS loses furlough lawsuit in San Francisco
- 2010.01.21: Column extra: Read the unions' letter to Steinberg and Bass
- 2010.01.20: No tentative ruling issued in CAPS case
- 2010.01.20: Poll: A tale of two CalPERS
- 2010.01.20: How much influence will unions have this year?
- 2010.01.20: Public employee pension initiatives OK'd to collect signatures
- 2010.01.19: Deputy treasurer picks up public finance 'Hero' award
- 2010.01.19: Judge hearing scientists' lawsuit is no stranger to furlough cases
- 2010.01.19: CCPOA calls administration's Corrections furlough 'hypocrisy'
- 2010.01.18: Bill aims to keep governor from withholding pay
- 2010.01.18: New hearing date for CAPT furlough lawsuit
- 2010.01.17: A.M. reading (and listening): budgets, budgets and ... a bad idea?
- 2010.01.15: Court: No full pay for correctional officers for now
- 2010.01.15: CCPOA files to defend plan to restore correctional officers' pay
- 2010.01.15: Is California's budget crisis overblown?
- 2010.01.15: See The State Worker this morning on News10
- 2010.01.14: CAPT furlough lawsuit arguments delayed
- 2010.01.14: What's up with the other Alameda lawsuits?
- 2010.01.14: State auditor reports on recommendations left undone
- 2010.01.14: Read Schwarzenegger's court filing in the CCPOA pay case
- 2010.01.13: State worker speaks out on Schwarzenegger's pay cut plan
- 2010.01.13: View court document, e-mails behind CCPOA furlough flap
- 2010.01.13: Moldy BOE headquarters bill passes Assembly committee
- 2010.01.13: State passes $500,000 mark for furlough lawsuit costs
- 2010.01.12: Chiang vows to restore full pay for correctional officers
- 2010.01.12: Hearing in state holiday lawsuit postponed until February
- 2010.01.12: LAO releases budget analysis
- 2010.01.12: CAPT lawsuit set for Friday
- 2010.01.12: DGS collects 5 tons of food
- 2010.01.11: Recovery project backlog to be cleared this week, administration says
- 2010.01.11: Does Schwarzenegger need union OK to cut pay?
- 2010.01.11: The State Worker scheduled for Friday TV and Web appearance
- 2010.01.09: A.M. reading: The BOE move-out measure; news from the nation
- 2010.01.08: Read Schwarzenegger's open budget letter to state workers
- 2010.01.08: Poll: Furloughs or layoffs?
- 2010.01.08: State worker pens 'Sixteen Tons' parody
- 2010.01.08: Pay cuts and pension contributions versus furloughs
- 2010.01.07: FI$Cal awards $1.3 million to document financial systems
- 2010.01.07: Poizner backs proposed 'Citizen Power' ballot initiative
- 2010.01.06: Schwarzenegger: Time for 'pig-and-pony' type deal on pensions
- 2010.01.06: Legislative Analyst assesses initiatives proposing to cut benefits
- 2010.01.06: State worker furlough debate hits public radio airwaves
- 2010.01.05: New CalPERS board terms start Jan. 16
- 2010.01.05: State opens dental-benefits enrollment for same-sex couples
- 2010.01.04: Buzz kill at Utah Department of Natural Resources holiday party
- 2010.01.01: State worker mileage refund rates set to fall in 2010
- 2009.12.31: Three furlough court rulings are in -- read them here
- 2009.12.31: DMV worker to appear on Rose Bowl Parade float
- 2009.12.31: Cal Poly professors urge probe of CalPERS investments
- 2009.12.30: Hawaii union OKs tentative deal to cut teacher furloughs
- 2009.12.30: DGS helps open new veterans home, plan others
- 2009.12.29: State Worker blog poll: How many furlough days in next budget?
- 2009.12.29: CalPERS adopts new ethics rules for its board members
- 2009.12.28: West Virginia orders midyear budget cuts to avoid furloughs
- 2009.12.28: Furlough case Judge Roesch at work - and in court - today
- 2009.12.28: Capitol Bureau colleagues to blogsit The State Worker
- 2009.12.24: CCPOA, Novey and CO furloughs
- 2009.12.24: See the 'Cubicle Cowboy' segment on CBS13
- 2009.12.23: Cubicle Cowboy to appear on local news tonight
- 2009.12.23: Lawsuit says furloughs delay unemployment claims
- 2009.12.23: Furloughs to continue past June
- 2009.12.23: Cal Fire's furlough exemption extended
- 2009.12.22: Mistrial declared in age discrimination suit against state
- 2009.12.22: Report says furloughs delay federal money
- 2009.12.22: Is the governor's OK for holiday time off hypocritical?
- 2009.12.22: Union: Alameda furlough lawsuit ruling 'any day'
- 2009.12.22: 'Cubicle Cowboy' releases 'State Worker Blues 2009'
- 2009.12.22: Morning reading: Caltrans; Furlough 'party'; Ky. bans texts
- 2009.12.21: Blog back: Process versus power
- 2009.12.21: SEIU launches prison education lawsuit
- 2009.12.19: Read the Don Novey e-mails to Mike Jimenez
- 2009.12.18: Judge upholds tentative ruling against CalPERS
- 2009.12.18: From the notebook: More about furlough lawsuits
- 2009.12.17: Schwarzenegger wins tentative ruling in CalPERS' furlough suit
- 2009.12.17: Schwarzenegger reacts to Alameda ruling
- 2009.12.17: CCPOA wins Alameda lawsuit; read the court document
- 2009.12.17: CalPERS OKs 'smoothed' pension payment; battle lines drawn
- 2009.12.16: CalPERS hikes premiums for long-term care policies
- 2009.12.16: State worker featured in CNN story
- 2009.12.15: Blog back: Salaries and surveys
- 2009.12.15: CAPS San Francisco furlough lawsuit gets hearing date
- 2009.12.15: Yuba City developmental center closing this week
- 2009.12.14: Read the administration's letter to EDD about delayed UI checks
- 2009.12.14: What the heck is taking so long with the Alameda court decisions?
- 2009.12.14: California prison medical staffing, pt. 2; W. Va. workers to describe jobs
- 2009.12.14: Courts offset furloughs with raises, promotions, extra vacation
- 2009.12.13: Sunday reading: Corrections, EDD, news from around the nation
- 2009.12.11: Jerry Brown files brief in constitutional furlough appeal
- 2009.12.11: Jelincic wins CalPERS election
- 2009.12.11: Ballot intiative aims to end two-thirds budget vote rule
- 2009.12.10: State workers receive Valor award; kiosk and Web site unveiled
- 2009.12.10: Column extra: Whitman on labor contract negotiations
- 2009.12.10: UPDATE: DGS collects food at HQ drive-through
- 2009.12.09: Two public employee political funding initiatives enter circulation
- 2009.12.09: State workers to receive award for heroism
- 2009.12.08: Blog back: Worthwhile or worthless words?
- 2009.12.08: Local 1000 staging rally to protest prison cuts
- 2009.12.07: CalPERS reports more than 212,000 runoff ballots received
- 2009.12.07: Patton employees to participate in 'Techs for Tots' toy drive
- 2009.12.07: Morning reading: Furlough Friday discount; CalPERS; pensions
- 2009.12.06: View the Aguiar vehicle home storage permit
- 2009.12.05: From the notebook: Read FTB's request for furlough exemption
- 2009.12.04: Assembly axes Lincoln's Birthday, Columbus Day from its calendar
- 2009.12.03: CSU official received more than $150K in improper reimbursements
- 2009.12.03: Friday deadline for CalPERS' board election ballots
- 2009.12.03: Morning reading: Recession's impact, furlough alternatives, free health insurance
- 2009.12.03: More about state employee pensions
- 2009.12.02: Whitman talks about public employee pensions
- 2009.12.02: Union president launches blog
- 2009.12.01: State departments among 'Best of California' winners
- 2009.12.01: Faculty association study blasts university 'restructuring'
- 2009.12.01: Psychiatric technicians' furlough lawsuit gets hearing date
- 2009.11.30: CSU faculty pushing back on 'restructuring' plan
- 2009.11.30: CalPERS board member to be fined $12,500
- 2009.11.30: Unions file furlough appeal brief
- 2009.11.27: DPA wants court to reject SEIU arbitration request
- 2009.11.27: CalPERS board election deadline nears; hotline open to request ballot
- 2009.11.26: Column extra: Results from the state worker swap meet
- 2009.11.25: Blog back: Court action; a candidate's plan
- 2009.11.25: DGS deputy scheduled for Webcast appearance
- 2009.11.24: The State Worker interviews CalPERS board candidates
- 2009.11.24: Audit: Board paid for business-class airfare to France, engaged in no-bid contracting
- 2009.11.23: See the latest list of furlough states
- 2009.11.23: Interest on State Fund furloughed pay between $50 to $100 per person
- 2009.11.23: Assembly 2010 holiday calendar includes Lincoln's Birthday -- for now?
- 2009.11.23: News of state worker interest from California and around the nation
- 2009.11.23: What's next with the Alameda County furlough lawsuits?
- 2009.11.20: Governor lays out rationale for constitutional worker furloughs
- 2009.11.20: More about Whitman's plan to 'skinny down' state government
- 2009.11.20: From the notebook: More from Monday's furlough hearing, part 4
- 2009.11.19: Whitman's state-workforce plan; Brown on legislative pay cuts
- 2009.11.19: From the notebook: More from Monday's furlough hearing, part 3
- 2009.11.19: CalPERS tightens up employee gift policy
- 2009.11.18: Blog back: Pensions, 'pot stirring,' poor spelling
- 2009.11.18: Leg Analyst budget forecast figures no COLAs for state workers
- 2009.11.17: From the notebook: More from Monday's furlough hearing, part 2
- 2009.11.17: New Bee state employment interactive goes live
- 2009.11.17: Listen to CalPERS board candidates talk about CalPERS, pensions
- 2009.11.17: From the notebook: Monday's furlough hearing, part 1
- 2009.11.17: More from Monday's furlough hearings, national news of state worker interest
- 2009.11.16: Unions blast furlough order
- 2009.11.16: State worker says cuts will turn 'R' in CDCR into 'Recidivism'
- 2009.11.16: CalPERS board candidates on radio this morning
- 2009.11.13: Judge's tentative furlough lawsuit ruling doesn't say much
- 2009.11.13: General Services enters 'smart grid' partnership with SMUD
- 2009.11.13: The state's five untouchable departments
- 2009.11.13: State workers donating to food drive
- 2009.11.12: More about the scuffle at SEIU's Sacramento offices
- 2009.11.12: The impact of 'Sandwich Thursday'
- 2009.11.12: State worker swap meet set for Saturday
- 2009.11.12: Blog back: Criticism, criteria, contributions
- 2009.11.11: Correctional supervisors group files furlough lawsuit
- 2009.11.10: CASE files response in key Alameda County furlough fight
- 2009.11.09: SEIU staff and state worker trade blows, accusations
- 2009.11.06: More about the 'New Public Employees Benefits Reform Act'
- 2009.11.06: 'Pension fighter' vows renewed battle to alter retirement benefits
- 2009.11.05: Pension overhaul measures filed
- 2009.11.05: Corrections releases SROA and layoff numbers
- 2009.11.05: Column extra: Are state workers enabling bad government?
- 2009.11.05: DPA launches preemptive strike against union
- 2009.11.04: Bee columnist pays homage to fallen state worker
- 2009.11.04: The latest on layoffs
- 2009.11.04: Psych Techs union awards $7,500 in scholarships
- 2009.11.03: TechLeader.TV interviews FI$Cal project official
- 2009.11.03: Arguments filed in furlough lawsuit set for Nov. 16 hearing
- 2009.11.03: CSLEA answers question, 'Why won't my union reduce dues?'
- 2009.11.03: McCauley initiative falls short -- again
- 2009.11.02: Governor OKs bill protecting furloughed worker discounts from lawsuits
- 2009.11.02: Round up: HI furloughs and OT, turnover in Texas; public workers praised
- 2009.11.02: CalPERS wins 'fit business' award
- 2009.11.02: DMV service slowed by furloughs, report says
- 2009.11.02: EDD director out at end of this year
- 2009.11.02: Blog back: Conspiracy, Columbus Day, CalPERS 'potato guy'
- 2009.10.30: Tentative furlough ruling now final
- 2009.10.30: How DGS buys cars
- 2009.10.30: View all the furlough lawsuits
- 2009.10.29: Judge tentatively rejects coordinating furlough cases
- 2009.10.29: Auditor raises FI$Cal funding, conflict-of-interest questions
- 2009.10.29: Furlough lawsuit hearing set for Friday
- 2009.10.28: The scoop on the new state tax 'increase'
- 2009.10.28: State worker clothing swap meet rescheduled for Nov. 14
- 2009.10.28: Consumer Services secretary: No excuses for Prius debacle
- 2009.10.27: A 'minimum wage' state workforce?
- 2009.10.27: TV picks up on The Bee's state vehicle investigation
- 2009.10.27: State audit criticizes Veterans Affairs department
- 2009.10.27: Government fraud has cost Californians $600 million this year
- 2009.10.26: View the state invoice for $1.2 million Prius purchase
- 2009.10.26: News sweep: Bee state vehicle investigation; health insurance tax talk; more
- 2009.10.26: FTB shutting doors one hour earlier starting in November
- 2009.10.23: Why DPA opposed State Fund's award plan
- 2009.10.23: It's official: No extra cash for State Fund employees
- 2009.10.23: EDD responds to feds' furlough fears
- 2009.10.22: State worker swap meet postponed, new site sought
- 2009.10.22: Blog back: Hand washing, holidays, hacking state jobs
- 2009.10.22: Read the governor's State Fund furlough lawsuit appeal
- 2009.10.21: Read the State Street Bank and Trust lawsuit
- 2009.10.21: State Fund announces interim president and CEO
- 2009.10.21: State worker swap meet, charitable event slated for Saturday
- 2009.10.21: Scientists file holiday lawsuit
- 2009.10.20: Constitutionals file opening argument in furlough appeal
- 2009.10.20: Audit: Mental Health and Developmental Service employees rack up OT
- 2009.10.20: AG Brown files lawsuit against bank for overcharging CalPERS, CalSTRS
- 2009.10.20: News roundup: Former UC Davis employee arrested; CalPERS suing; national news
- 2009.10.19: Feds weigh in on furlough lawsuit in Alameda County Court
- 2009.10.19: CAPT files holiday lawsuit
- 2009.10.19: Morning reading: Columbus Day; contracts; NH activists targeted?
- 2009.10.19: Furlough findings are suspect, says U-T blogger
- 2009.10.19: What about back pay interest for State Fund legal staff?
- 2009.10.16: Psychiatric technicians weigh in on furlough findings
- 2009.10.16: Retiring CalPERS' 'potato guy' collected tons of spuds
- 2009.10.16: Surprise! Bill to protect furloughed worker discounts clears Senate
- 2009.10.16: Blog back: Women leaders, worker news, workplace showdown
- 2009.10.16: Morning reading: Public pensions, budgets, NY takes a shot at CA
- 2009.10.16: Local 1000 responds to recent furlough impact reports
- 2009.10.15: One 'Furlough Friday' saves almost as much as three; governor pushes back
- 2009.10.15: State worker news from home, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Washington
- 2009.10.15: SEIU releases list of offices impacted by Columbus Day actions
- 2009.10.15: Column extra: More about the WIC system shutdown; read the furlough report
- 2009.10.14: Doctors sue over furloughs
- 2009.10.14: Senate report says furlough savings 'illusory' at 24/7 facilities
- 2009.10.14: Clothing swap meet to help state workers and charities
- 2009.10.13: Schwarzenegger vetoes contract accountability bill
- 2009.10.13: Schwarzenegger vetoes bill on Kirpan awareness training for peace officers
- 2009.10.13: From the notebook: State workers talk about Columbus Day
- 2009.10.13: Billwatch: Measure to protect furloughed worker discounts dead -- for now
- 2009.10.12: Short-staffed DMV offices close; PECG files holiday grievance
- 2009.10.12: Former Managed Health Care deputy director fined for conflict of interest
- 2009.10.12: It's Columbus Day: What are you seeing, state workers?
- 2009.10.11: Sunday reading: Leg staff perks; SEIU and Columbus Day; number of Colorado state workers a political issue
- 2009.10.09: SEIU California elects new president
- 2009.10.09: Jelincic, Hackett face runoff for CalPERS board; Shimada wins outright
- 2009.10.09: CSU faculty to launch drive for oil tax bill
- 2009.10.09: FTB employees race ducks, raise bucks for charity
- 2009.10.09: Kings give away preseason tickets to state workers
- 2009.10.08: Feds want proof that furloughs aren't affecting EDD
- 2009.10.08: Steinberg talks about Columbus Day
- 2009.10.08: Read DPA's formal withdrawal from the SEIU tentative agreement
- 2009.10.08: The State Worker to talk about Columbus Day on KXJZ
- 2009.10.08: UPDATE: Schwarzenegger files response in furlough appeal case
- 2009.10.07: Schwarzenegger moves to consolidate furlough lawsuits
- 2009.10.07: Read the CalPERS furlough lawsuit
- 2009.10.06: SEIU to DPA: Law and contract say Monday is a paid day off
- 2009.10.06: BOE's Leonard: Honor Columbus -- without day off
- 2009.10.06: Administration to SEIU: Knock off the Columbus Day talk
- 2009.10.06: From the notebook: BOE executive director explains layoff pull back
- 2009.10.05: New BOE board member to be sworn in today
- 2009.10.05: Court files: Prison dentist fights to regain privileges
- 2009.10.05: Blog Back: News, numbers, nabbing lawbreakers
- 2009.10.04: CHP officer arrested on child cruelty, spousal abuse charges
- 2009.10.04: Sunday reading: Columbus Day; Meg Whitman talks more about job cuts
- 2009.10.02: CalPERS issues detailed handwashing instructions
- 2009.10.02: Morning reading: CalTrans director quits; Washington furloughs stopped
- 2009.10.02: What the governor said about state workers three years ago
- 2009.10.01: CalPERS announces details of 'premium holiday'
- 2009.10.01: What are you going to do on Columbus Day?
- 2009.10.01: Blog back: Contracts, Columbus Day and convenience
- 2009.10.01: Department General Services boss Will Bush retires today
- 2009.09.30: UPDATE: The latest on SEIU's 'special funds' furlough lawsuit
- 2009.09.30: State payroll, demographics now available in easy-to-manage form
- 2009.09.30: Firefighters get furlough and overtime exemption extension
- 2009.09.29: Goodbye Columbus Day for Legislative staff
- 2009.09.29: Engineers, CalPERS send memos about Columbus Day
- 2009.09.29: CASE clarifies its position on Columbus Day
- 2009.09.29: Back at work, digging out
- 2009.09.28: CHP officer wins state medal of valor for helping fellow officer
- 2009.09.28: State workers snag court victory in Illinois, 2,600 layoffs on hold
- 2009.09.28: CASE tells its members to work on Columbus Day
- 2009.09.25: Columbus Day showdown coming to state workplaces
- 2009.09.25: News of state worker interest from around the nation
- 2009.09.25: One week left to vote for CalPERS board members
- 2009.09.25: Read the Local 1000 furlough appeal brief
- 2009.09.25: Blog Back: 'Core hours,' court win, contract audit, clever parody
- 2009.09.24: SCIF president resigns
- 2009.09.24: Court orders back pay for SCIF furloughs
- 2009.09.24: See pre- and post-furlough state payroll figures
- 2009.09.23: State Fund workers to get back pay
- 2009.09.23: Whitman assails state workers in gubernatorial bid
- 2009.09.23: Initiative enthusiast nearing petition deadline for pension tax measure
- 2009.09.22: Morning reading: State worker news from around the nation
- 2009.09.22: UC faculty walkout planned for this week
- 2009.09.21: Commission to employees: Don't dress like you're at the lake
- 2009.09.20: Sunday reading: Babin on Local 1000 campaign
- 2009.09.19: Saturday reading: SEIU's lawn signs, Hawaii teachers' deal, more
- 2009.09.18: Blog Back: Holidays, 'hits,' and Highway Patrol
- 2009.09.18: State lawyers file lawsuit over loss of two holidays
- 2009.09.18: State board agents nab unlicensed contractors ... on Fridays, too
- 2009.09.17: Corrections says it will lay off up to 900 employees
- 2009.09.17: State Fund employees to receive full September pay
- 2009.09.17: Private brokers to advise DGS staff in state building sale-leaseback
- 2009.09.17: CalPERS, furloughs and retirement planning fairs
- 2009.09.17: Morning reading: State worker news from Vermont to Hawaii
- 2009.09.16: State Fund workers may not get full September pay despite furlough win
- 2009.09.16: See which state departments hired newcomers this year
- 2009.09.16: In the news: Courts closed today; pension debate "twists" reality
- 2009.09.16: From the notebook: Constitutional budget cut numbers
- 2009.09.15: State worker gets 25 years in child molestation and porn case
- 2009.09.15: Reminder: CalPERS board voting deadline Oct. 2
- 2009.09.15: Day 120: Has anyone lost work?
- 2009.09.15: View Trevino-Angelo disability fraud documents
- 2009.09.14: Local 1000 president talks about union's stalled contract
- 2009.09.14: State Scientists announce student finalists for annual award
- 2009.09.14: SEIU contract held up in the Senate
- 2009.09.11: Senate passes Highway Patrol officers' contract changes
- 2009.09.11: AB 88 held up on Senate floor
- 2009.09.11: Bill Watch: What happens if AB 88 passes?
- 2009.09.11: Furlough benefits questioned
- 2009.09.11: State Fund updates: Furlough time compensation, cash award dispute
- 2009.09.11: Local 1000 files grievance on holiday changes
- 2009.09.10: Read today's State Fund furlough ruling
- 2009.09.10: Audit: Department contracts riddled with flaws
- 2009.09.10: Watch and vote; a note on Columbus Day
- 2009.09.10: Furloughs immediately canceled for 7,900 state workers
- 2009.09.10: Hawaii contract close; Michigan looks at single health plan for state workers
- 2009.09.10: Bill closes furlough impact on retirement loophole
- 2009.09.10: Column extra: Correctional officer overtime
- 2009.09.09: View highlights of the CalPERS board candidates forum
- 2009.09.09: State releases Corrections audit
- 2009.09.09: Caltrans district director sets 'core business hours' for workers
- 2009.09.08: Bill introduced to exempt non-general fund employees from furloughs
- 2009.09.08: AMPLIFIED: Remember, Columbus Day isn't a paid holiday for state workers
- 2009.09.08: Prison budget delay sapping furlough savings
- 2009.09.08: State workers visiting food banks; news from around nation
- 2009.09.04: Q&A reveals Local 1000's lawsuit paradox
- 2009.09.04: Read the analysis of the CAHP plan to prefund retiree health benefits
- 2009.09.03: CASE files its furlough appeal
- 2009.09.03: Senate passes state worker electronic pay stub bill
- 2009.09.03: BOE bracing for layoffs
- 2009.09.03: Senate president pushes to reduce furloughs
- 2009.09.03: Morning reading: UC profs talk walkout; credit unions step up
- 2009.09.03: CalPERS candidates take tough questions at forum
- 2009.09.02: CalPERS candidates' forum tonight
- 2009.09.02: Community college enrollment up nearly 5 percent
- 2009.09.02: SEIU to file furlough appeal brief soon
- 2009.09.02: Engineers and scientists file opening brief in furlough appeals case
- 2009.09.01: Four candidates committed to CalPERS board candidates forum
- 2009.09.01: Judge rules (again) that State Fund furloughs are illegal
- 2009.09.01: California wins award for state government Web presence
- 2009.09.01: Local 1000 pressing contract deal with ads, legislation
- 2009.09.01: Morning reading: Sac State, San Diego State and the State of Rhode Island
- 2009.08.31: UPDATED: Judge issues tentative ruling backing SEIU in furlough lawsuit
- 2009.08.31: SEIU files another furlough lawsuit
- 2009.08.31: Who's in, who's out for CalPERS' candidates forum
- 2009.08.31: State workers will be 'ideal demographic group' for electric vehicles
- 2009.08.31: We're back -- and here's what we're working on
- 2009.08.28: UC, CSU, CHP furlough news and more
- 2009.08.28: Utah state workers' four-day workweek draws global interest
- 2009.08.27: CHP officers' union agrees to trim wages, fund retiree health benefits
- 2009.08.27: It's noon: Know who has your agency's charge cards? Really?
- 2009.08.27: CalPERS board candidates answer 10 questions
- 2009.08.26: UC Berkeley to lay off 300, cut courses and library hours
- 2009.08.26: States' layoff and furlough efforts described in new report
- 2009.08.26: Blog back: Total losses, tactics, the tentative agreement
- 2009.08.26: Amador and San Joaquin hit hard in Corrections' new layoff plans
- 2009.08.25: Bee will post webcast of CalPERS board candidates forum
- 2009.08.25: Cal Fire chief, busted for DUI, tells staff 'I am profoundly sorry'
- 2009.08.25: More on that bonus for state workers in West Virginia
- 2009.08.25: SEIU's State Fund lawsuit set for Sept. 1 hearing
- 2009.08.24: Corrections to issue 1,300 new layoff notices in wake of budget cuts
- 2009.08.24: Awareness campaign or lobbying campaign for peace officers?
- 2009.08.24: Cooling (and heating) 20,000 state workers - with a lot less
- 2009.08.24: CalPERS' board candidate forum set for Sept. 2
- 2009.08.21: Local 1000 launches 'broken promises' campaign
- 2009.08.21: Blog back: Controversy, the contract and contrasting attitudes
- 2009.08.21: CalPERS board member under investigation
- 2009.08.20: CASE files grievance over holiday changes
- 2009.08.20: Pension war of words heats up
- 2009.08.20: Schwarzenegger official responds to pension reform critic
- 2009.08.20: Column extra: The state layoff spreadsheet
- 2009.08.20: Comedy club offers FREE admission for public employees
- 2009.08.20: CalPERS, prisons, State Comp Insurance Fund in today's Bee
- 2009.08.19: Federal judge rules Maryland county's furloughs violate Constitution
- 2009.08.19: UPDATE: CalPERS files for furlough 'judicial review'
- 2009.08.19: A silver lining in furlough days?
- 2009.08.19: Experts debate public pension changes
- 2009.08.19: CalPERS board candidate blasts 'attacks' on pensions
- 2009.08.19: Bee runs correction to Saturday furlough story
- 2009.08.18: Transparency in government bill moves ahead
- 2009.08.18: Pension talk the topic of Bee editorial and cartoon
- 2009.08.18: SEIU files another furlough complaint with PERB
- 2009.08.17: Psych techs file furlough lawsuit
- 2009.08.17: BOE axing staff, taking leave volunteers and could issue SROA letters soon
- 2009.08.17: EDD responds to report of secret furlough meetings
- 2009.08.17: State planners win work classification case
- 2009.08.17: Legislature sweetened staff pay
- 2009.08.17: State workers: 'I am beyond scared' and 'We'll manage'
- 2009.08.17: FTB employees earn public accountant certification
- 2009.08.17: Governor pushing changes for new hire pensions, future retiree health benefits
- 2009.08.16: Sunday reading: State employee news from California and the country
- 2009.08.14: NPR looks at state prisons; Hollingsworth puts out prison numbers
- 2009.08.14: Blog back: The money, the mandate and the memo
- 2009.08.14: Downtown Sacramento businesses suffer from 'Furlough Fridays'
- 2009.08.14: Bee editorial board notes differences in state worker pay
- 2009.08.13: SEIU 'resource fair' to help cash-strapped workers
- 2009.08.13: Is SEIU bringing a knife to a gun fight?
- 2009.08.13: Column extra: View the Kronick contracts
- 2009.08.13: FTB sends help to EDD
- 2009.08.12: Furloughs affect food service at FTB
- 2009.08.12: The State Worker to appear on News10 this morning
- 2009.08.12: UC furloughs differ from Schwarzenegger's furloughs
- 2009.08.12: Department of Transportation employees murdered at work
- 2009.08.11: CNN picks up on Sunday state hiring story
- 2009.08.11: Private sector engineers take on PECG's ad campaign
- 2009.08.11: SEIU points state workers to public assistance; more about 'retail e-mail'
- 2009.08.11: Billwatch: New law expands highway worker protections
- 2009.08.11: UPDATED: State taking bids for $200,000 contract to study economics of recreation
- 2009.08.10: Read the controversial 'retail e-mail' from Department of Health
- 2009.08.10: Blog back: CalTrans, the calculator and corraling state worker news
- 2009.08.10: CalTrans wins two awards for construction projects
- 2009.08.08: Public Health memo about part-time retail work ticks off some state workers
- 2009.08.07: Kimmel show spoofs state garage sale
- 2009.08.07: Judge who ruled in first State Fund furlough case won't hear another
- 2009.08.07: Read the letters from DPA to State Fund about the $250 award
- 2009.08.07: Study that says defined pension benefits crucial to reducing elder poverty
- 2009.08.07: CHP to graduate largest class in department history today
- 2009.08.06: Column extra: The Local 1000 master contract and CPI numbers
- 2009.08.06: CDCR Secretary on local radio; Local 1000 says Corrections still not talking
- 2009.08.06: State Fund bonus hits a snag
- 2009.08.06: Pay raises fall far short of inflation
- 2009.08.05: Bee editorial: A dialogue with a state worker
- 2009.08.05: State worker news from Pennsylvania and Hawaii
- 2009.08.05: Furloughs, job cuts in Schwarzenegger's office
- 2009.08.05: Read CalPERS' furlough update to employers
- 2009.08.04: A CalTrans employee talks about office morale
- 2009.08.04: Engineers new campaign criticizes private contracting, defends pensions
- 2009.08.04: Will Kempton's last e-mail
- 2009.08.04: SEIU files unfair labor practice charge against CDCR
- 2009.08.03: State Fund will seek furlough exemption
- 2009.08.03: EDD workers plan picket to protest furloughs
- 2009.08.03: More about the administration's lawsuit against PECG
- 2009.08.03: BOE e-mail to employees: Here come the cuts
- 2009.08.03: State worker says administration wants to 'pretend that furloughs are not layoffs'
- 2009.08.03: License plate with a message
- 2009.08.03: SEIU and the strike vote: What now?
- 2009.08.03: Union dues incorrectly taken out of paychecks
- 2009.08.02: Sunday reading: Walker takes on Bee editorial; news from state, nation
- 2009.08.01: CalPERS still looking at furlough policy
- 2009.07.31: Court files: Administration sues engineers' union to block arbitration
- 2009.07.31: Today is deadline for strike vote
- 2009.07.31: Blog back: View a state worker's pay stubs pre- and post-furlough
- 2009.07.31: Judges said closing courts is counter-productive
- 2009.07.31: Christmas in July for state workers in West Virginia?
- 2009.07.30: Unemployment board gets another nudge to clear backlog
- 2009.07.30: Consultant evaluates BOE building
- 2009.07.30: Caltrans earned two APWA awards
- 2009.07.30: Column extra: Local water boss asks for state worker furlough exemption
- 2009.07.29: Schwarzenegger to unemployment board: Be more efficient
- 2009.07.29: Thousands of workers will get healthcare premium holiday
- 2009.07.29: What will your paycheck look like?
- 2009.07.29: State worker news from Sacramento, the state and the nation
- 2009.07.28: The original numbers, the cumulative effect
- 2009.07.28: The 'truth' about state worker pay?
- 2009.07.28: $10.6 million in repairs needed for BOE headquarters
- 2009.07.27: Caltrans workers on furlough Friday didn't get overtime
- 2009.07.27: You know the state's in a budget hole when...
- 2009.07.27: No fourth furlough day to make up budget shortfall
- 2009.07.27: From the notebook: Can state workers strike?
- 2009.07.27: View a state worker's pay stubs pre- and post-furlough
- 2009.07.27: CalPERS has new director of external affairs
- 2009.07.27: Blog back: Diversity, demeaning comments, divided opinions
- 2009.07.24: Scientists' union lawsuit seeks to exempt non- general fund workers
- 2009.07.24: Cal State faculty OKs furlough plan
- 2009.07.24: The latest on SEIU Local 1000's furlough fight with State Fund
- 2009.07.24: CalPERS news
- 2009.07.23: So how have you voted / how will you vote?
- 2009.07.23: Sign of the times?
- 2009.07.23: Links to budget bills posted online
- 2009.07.23: State worker news from around the nation
- 2009.07.23: State worker writes poem about work stress, Schwarzenegger
- 2009.07.22: State schedules SoCal job fair for employees facing layoff
- 2009.07.22: State layoffs will come Sept. 15 at the earliest
- 2009.07.22: State Fund attorneys get back pay
- 2009.07.21: Engineers file furlough grievance
- 2009.07.21: Psych techs union to start weekly Wednesday pickets
- 2009.07.21: Hawaii governor lays groundwork for layoffs, prefers furloughs
- 2009.07.20: Schwarzenegger says state saved $27 million from renegotiating leases
- 2009.07.20: View the SEIU strike authorization materials
- 2009.07.20: CSU faculty furlough vote pushed back to day after trustee budget meeting
- 2009.07.20: Report: Furlough delays Marin highway spill clean up
- 2009.07.19: CORRECTION: Budget includes three furlough days per month
- 2009.07.17: State worker news from Porterville and Pennsylvania
- 2009.07.17: Blog back: Colleague's coverage, CHP, cancelled savings
- 2009.07.17: State worker news from around the country
- 2009.07.17: From the notebook: CHP pay
- 2009.07.17: Governor's attorney: No evidence of furlough's 'irreparable harm'
- 2009.07.16: CCPOA reportedly moving toward strike vote
- 2009.07.16: Is CalPERS about to dump furloughs?
- 2009.07.16: State Fund employees each to receive $250 bonus
- 2009.07.15: View the video of Gov. Schwarzenegger talking about the BRN
- 2009.07.15: State Fund lawsuit: What's the compensation plan?
- 2009.07.15: Budget rally at Capitol this morning
- 2009.07.15: Billwatch: View video about Eng's contracting transparency bill
- 2009.07.14: More departments, unions move to discourage wildcat action
- 2009.07.14: TSW appearing on Pennsylvania radio show; a belated 'thank you'
- 2009.07.14: More about 2,000 positions that may be cut; McLear on video
- 2009.07.14: Op-ed piece sticks up for public employee pensions
- 2009.07.14: SEIU Local 1000 leaders discourage wildcat actions
- 2009.07.14: Another 2,000 general fund jobs could be axed, administration says
- 2009.07.13: Hawaii public employees offer 5 percent pay cut
- 2009.07.13: Whitman on the economy and state workers; latest from Hawaii
- 2009.07.13: View video of Schwarzenegger's remarks about strike, furloughs
- 2009.07.12: Sunday reading: Bee says, 'Too many furloughs'
- 2009.07.11: SEIU Local 1000 president's letter to governor: 'We will fight'
- 2009.07.10: Governor references SEIU strike threat, talks about furloughs
- 2009.07.10: CalPERS closed on Furlough Fridays; another union blasts governor
- 2009.07.10: DPA's 'Furlough Friday' list; union urges members to call lawmakers
- 2009.07.10: SEIU leadership threatens to strike
- 2009.07.10: McCauley pension initiative fails
- 2009.07.09: Is SEIU preparing to strike?
- 2009.07.09: Bass blasts 'fourth furlough day;' administration corrects her error
- 2009.07.09: The State Worker to speak at supervisors convention
- 2009.07.09: CASE wins: State Fund legal staff no longer furloughed, back pay coming
- 2009.07.09: Colorado looking at furloughs after Labor Day
- 2009.07.09: Billwatch: Senate committee OKs private contracting transparency bill
- 2009.07.09: From the notebook: Letters supporting a change to the Unruh Act
- 2009.07.08: Tentative ruling in State Fund furlough case issued
- 2009.07.08: Twitter, expanded news gathering among new blog features for TSW users
- 2009.07.08: Next hearing in State Fund furlough case set for Thursday; SEIU wants in
- 2009.07.08: Biden to governors: Don't furlough state disability service staff
- 2009.07.07: CalTrans wins diversity award
- 2009.07.07: Transportation supervisor: 'We play by the rules but our employer won't'
- 2009.07.07: So what's up with CHP?
- 2009.07.06: The scoop on furloughed state workers and unemployment benefits
- 2009.07.06: Personnel Administration chief leaving in September
- 2009.07.05: UPDATE: Sunday reading: State worker blasts The Bee; story on local impact of furloughs, layoffs
- 2009.07.03: Blog back: An invite for Meg, car washes, CHP raises and state vehicles
- 2009.07.02: Mindful of sinking morale, state bosses send staff notes of thanks and appreciation
- 2009.07.02: Unemployment insurance for state workers once furlough No. 3 hits?
- 2009.07.02: Car wash fundraisers to raise cash for suffering state workers?
- 2009.07.02: State engineers vow legal challenge to block third furlough day
- 2009.07.01: Back to 'Furlough Fridays'
- 2009.07.01: Whitman says 'at least' 17,000 mid-level state workers need to go
- 2009.07.01: CSU faculty union rejects management 'pig in a poke' furlough plan
- 2009.06.30: CSU boss urges faculty association to let members vote on furloughs
- 2009.06.30: CHP officers plan 'maximum enforcement period' for July 4 festivities
- 2009.06.30: Driving a state vehicle? Be careful what you use it for, you never know who's watching, DGS advises
- 2009.06.29: Hell in Hawaii: state workers face three furlough days a month - until 2011
- 2009.06.29: State motor vehicle insurance premiums going up -- 13 percent
- 2009.06.29: Blog back: A link, a lousy boss and a lawsuit
- 2009.06.28: Pension proposal detailed
- 2009.06.28: From the notebook: More about the administration and CCPOA
- 2009.06.26: Senate makes it official: Staff to be furloughed
- 2009.06.26: AFSCME says third furlough day a 'buzz cut'
- 2009.06.26: Lottery Commission approves $53.7 million plan for new headquarters
- 2009.06.26: State properties for sale (some day)
- 2009.06.26: California National Guard member wins Army muscle contest in Iraq
- 2009.06.25: SEIU State Council goes after governor, oil and tobacco
- 2009.06.24: Union launches radio campaign to fight 50 percent bureau budget cut
- 2009.06.24: State worker suggests how to fix the budget
- 2009.06.23: UPDATE: Union exec: Governor's aide said third and fourth furlough days possible
- 2009.06.23: Listen to Web cast of TSW interview on Capitol Public Radio's 'Insight'
- 2009.06.22: Caltrans chief hits the road; Caltrans building wins design award
- 2009.06.22: Blog back: a launch, a lawsuit, an LAO analysis and legislation
- 2009.06.22: TSW on Capitol Public Radio's 'Insight' show today
- 2009.06.21: Sunday reading: State worker writes op-ed; unions' 'public enemy No. 1'
- 2009.06.20: Three more senators cut own pay
- 2009.06.19: Investigators search former State Fund board member's home, office
- 2009.06.19: Senate budget analysis 'assumes' SEIU contract won't be ratified
- 2009.06.19: SEIU to demonstrate at Capitol; 'golden handshakes' offered to military
- 2009.06.18: State senators volunteer to cut own pay
- 2009.06.18: Is California about to surrender to Mexican drug lords?
- 2009.06.18: SEIU sues for State Fund furlough exemption
- 2009.06.18: Media joins legal fight over public pension information
- 2009.06.18: Column extra: More about state attorneys
- 2009.06.17: Union: Study shows tax hike won't push out businesses
- 2009.06.17: UPDATE: Pension crusader defends ballot initiative, running for governor?
- 2009.06.16: State workers' pay cut defeated; Steinberg urges pay cut for Senators
- 2009.06.16: State worker thinks pay cuts prompted by 'other motivations' than budget
- 2009.06.16: BOE headquarters to start rolling shut downs on each floor
- 2009.06.16: CalPERS committee OKs 2010 health insurance rates
- 2009.06.16: Are cuts prodding California state workers to retire earlier?
- 2009.06.15: UPDATED: Governor's Web cast now indexed
- 2009.06.15: NYT piece looks at state worker furloughs in California
- 2009.06.15: Blog back: 'Hitler,' helpful stats and a hero
- 2009.06.15: State worker on 'sniping' over budget 'devalues' all Californians
- 2009.06.15: 'Blue' Monday for Southern California state workers?
- 2009.06.15: State says no to 'golden handshake' instead of layoffs -- again
- 2009.06.14: Sunday reading: CalPERS investigation; Bee publishes state workers' questions, suggestions
- 2009.06.12: A former ranger's take on parks; administration defends agencies
- 2009.06.12: CalPERS: Some OT in 'overlap' weeks to be paid later
- 2009.06.12: Schwarzenegger: State employee health care on the table?
- 2009.06.12: Developmental Services shutting down Yuba City facility
- 2009.06.12: Column extra: Links for info on wages, union trends and more
- 2009.06.12: LAO: McCauley pension tax proposition may be illegal
- 2009.06.11: Read the Caltrans lawsuit documents
- 2009.06.11: Job fair today at Cal Expo
- 2009.06.10: Schwarzenegger appeals State Fund ruling
- 2009.06.10: PERB chairwoman Tiffany Rystrom dies in Sausalito
- 2009.06.10: Cal Ee-Mah? Or Cal Ee-Em-Ay? Agency takes a stand
- 2009.06.09: Administration launches new waste reporting Web site
- 2009.06.09: SEIU 'in talks' with State Fund about furloughs
- 2009.06.09: Parks closure would save millions, could cost billions
- 2009.06.09: From the notebook: More about vendor contracts
- 2009.06.08: Schwarzenegger cancels vendor contracts
- 2009.06.08: Blog back: CHP, cuts and CalPERS
- 2009.06.08: SEIU says Schwarzenegger's transparency plan flawed
- 2009.06.08: State plans job fair for employees facing possible layoff
- 2009.06.07: More about the union census numbers in today's Bee story
- 2009.06.05: UPDATED: SEIU Local 1000: Don't furlough our State Fund members
- 2009.06.05: UPDATED: Schwarzenegger: State worker benefits 'unbelievable'
- 2009.06.05: UPDATED: State Fund final ruling handed down
- 2009.06.04: CalPERS' issues scam alert
- 2009.06.04: The governor, the Web and The Bee
- 2009.06.04: Lawsuit ruling e-mail a hoax, union says
- 2009.06.04: Column extra: Details behind the state median wage
- 2009.06.04: Furlough update: What's up with the constitutionals?
- 2009.06.04: Management group mobilizing against pay cut
- 2009.06.03: Legislative committee moves to ax Office of Secretary of Education
- 2009.06.03: What the 5 percent pay cut means to cashing out leave time
- 2009.06.03: More about parking
- 2009.06.03: Lawmaker cuts own pay
- 2009.06.02: How budget wrecks elsewhere hit state workers
- 2009.06.02: Spokesman talks about Whitman's call for more state worker layoffs
- 2009.06.01: Union offers up $44 billion budget solution
- 2009.06.01: BOE board wants to sell its headquarters
- 2009.06.01: SEIU president: Schwarzenegger's proposed pay cut 'illegal'
- 2009.05.31: News 10 broadcast, online shows to feature The State Worker
- 2009.05.31: Sunday reading for and about state workers
- 2009.05.29: 'You can't discount anything' on furloughs
- 2009.05.29: Blog back: Ill will, identity and integrity
- 2009.05.29: Questions about the pay cut proposal
- 2009.05.28: Schwarzenegger to ask Legislature for 5 percent state worker pay cut
- 2009.05.28: Pension reform group posts 'CalSTRS $100,000 Pension Club'
- 2009.05.28: UPDATE: SEIU wins San Francisco Civic Center outsourcing decision
- 2009.05.28: DGS surveying Sacramento area state workers about commute
- 2009.05.28: Another state worker weighs in on The Bee's coverage
- 2009.05.27: Union lawsuit says members in 51 state departments wrongly furloughed
- 2009.05.26: UPDATE: Parking problem in downtown Sacramento
- 2009.05.26: State budget plan rejects SEIU deal, doesn't include third furlough day
- 2009.05.26: Walters on state workers; private sector retiring early; publisher goes after unions
- 2009.05.26: Blog back: 'Baffle-gab,' budget ideas and baffled about layoffs
- 2009.05.22: SEIU layoff breakdown
- 2009.05.22: DPA releases detailed layoff counts
- 2009.05.22: A state employee talks about negative press
- 2009.05.22: SEIU calls for members to 'bombard' Schwarzenegger Web event
- 2009.05.22: Public pension crusader returns with new ballot initiative
- 2009.05.22: Worker says lack of layoff info nothing new
- 2009.05.21: CalTrans and feds team up to encourage small business bids
- 2009.05.21: CCPOA offers up savings in CDCR budget -- without layoffs
- 2009.05.21: Legislative Analyst: Dump SEIU contract, add a furlough day
- 2009.05.21: Blog back: A prize winner, a public figure and a prophet
- 2009.05.20: Layoff news trickling in from DPA, other departments
- 2009.05.20: State payroll fell in February despite rise in number of workers
- 2009.05.20: Still no layoff details from the Schwarzenegger administration
- 2009.05.20: Another way to layoff, furlough state workers?
- 2009.05.19: CCPOA president talks about state layoffs
- 2009.05.19: State scientists host fair at Capitol on Wednesday
- 2009.05.19: Governor's office: Whitman 10 percent layoff plan 'merely rhetoric'
- 2009.05.18: Whitman repeats her 10 percent solution for the state bureaucracy
- 2009.05.18: Columnist: Government workers 'exist to take the blame'
- 2009.05.18: Billwatch: Measure would protect state worker pay from cut to federal minimum
- 2009.05.15: More layoff details: CDCR issues 3,600 layoff notices
- 2009.05.15: Take the California Budget Challenge
- 2009.05.15: Administration releases sample layoff letter
- 2009.05.15: Read the CalPERS memo on the 'placement agent' scandal
- 2009.05.14: Corrections will take biggest layoff hit; no word on more furloughs
- 2009.05.14: State to lay off 5,000 workers
- 2009.05.14: UPDATE: Watch the budget news live; Q&A to follow
- 2009.05.13: Governor will propose dumping some boards, combining others
- 2009.05.13: Whitman: 'We can lay off 20,000 to 30,000 state employees'
- 2009.05.13: State and local government workers putting off retirement
- 2009.05.12: Schwarzenegger looking at state workforce cuts
- 2009.05.12: Court files: Corrections cadet sues CDCR for failing to reinstate him
- 2009.05.11: SEIU Local 1000 members stage protest at Niello auto dealership
- 2009.05.11: Assembly cuts member base allowance by 10 percent
- 2009.05.11: Bass says SEIU contract needs to be passed; says governor could make further cuts
- 2009.05.08: State worker news from elsewhere: Furloughs, job cuts and anger
- 2009.05.08: Commission again eyes pay cuts for top elected officials
- 2009.05.07: SEIU official takes aim at Niello, questions his actions on contract bill
- 2009.05.06: Dispose of e-waste for free today at the Capitol
- 2009.05.06: Six-figure pensions: friend or foe?
- 2009.05.05: Vigil at Federal Building on Wednesday aims to boost DC labor bill
- 2009.05.04: SEIU, Bass denounce Republicans for failing to pass contract bill
- 2009.05.04: Old state hand becomes Poizner's new chief insurance deputy
- 2009.05.04: Assembly defeats bill to put SEIU contract deal state into law
- 2009.05.04: Niello urges Assembly to delay or abstain from vote on SEIU contract until after special election
- 2009.05.04: ABC staff take aim teen drinking in May, hope to cut killer crashes
- 2009.05.01: Contracts in place for drugs, supplies to fight H1N1 virus
- 2009.05.01: Buying new vehicles for state workers cost $98.2 million in 2007
- 2009.04.30: Ex-Schwarzenegger Cabinet secretary appointed to CalPERS board
- 2009.04.30: The $580,000 question: Who benefited from state leasing fiasco?
- 2009.04.30: Study: State should look at replacing 'inefficient' Bonderson Building
- 2009.04.30: Cost of retired state worker health, dental care puts California at risk
- 2009.04.29: Pension watchdog puts database of 5,000 CalPERS retirees online
- 2009.04.29: Sacramento city parking rate increases rile some state workers
- 2009.04.29: Never again, General Services boss says after $580,000 leasing fiasco
- 2009.04.28: Waste and spending abuses that may shock even a state worker
- 2009.04.28: After zapped pay raises, what's next at the Leg? Open bids on contracts, Assemblyman hopes
- 2009.04.28: CalPERS names new top lobbyist (or should we say advocate?)
- 2009.04.27: Blog back: Reporting, rumors and raw nerves
- 2009.04.26: Bee editorial calls out SEIU for wanting it 'both ways on budget'
- 2009.04.25: Corrections cutbacks: What will it mean for jobs?
- 2009.04.24: Take a look at what lawmakers make
- 2009.04.23: CHP cadets to work on community projects
- 2009.04.23: State worker rips Bass over raise rescission rationale
- 2009.04.23: Blog back: Lingo, lawyers and legislation
- 2009.04.22: CalPERS announces PPO health premium 'holiday' and new health option for Sacramento area members
- 2009.04.22: Assembly Speaker takes back pay raises
- 2009.04.22: SEIU bill gets through Assembly Appropriations committee
- 2009.04.22: Assembly official expects SEIU contract bill 'will get done'
- 2009.04.22: Read about the state workers who recently received raises
- 2009.04.21: Donate $100K, eat with the governor; union spends $500K to defeat 1A
- 2009.04.21: SEIU president criticizes SCIF lawsuit win
- 2009.04.21: CalSTRS responds to Sunday 'incentive awards' story
- 2009.04.20: Social Services department sponsors 'Kids Day' at the Capitol
- 2009.04.20: SEIU labor contract stuck in Assembly ditch
- 2009.04.20: CCPOA president to take leave of absence
- 2009.04.18: See the CalTrans memorial video
- 2009.04.17: Here's how to figure out (sorta) the drop-dead dates for state payroll changes
- 2009.04.17: Blog back: Lawsuits, lackeys and language
- 2009.04.17: How much furlough fights have cost the state; more about the SCIF lawsuit
- 2009.04.16: UC system's pension fund loses a third of its value
- 2009.04.16: Attorney presents warden's side in SPB lawsuit
- 2009.04.16: DPA error in SEIU contract summary
- 2009.04.15: UPDATE: CASE wins SCIF furlough lawsuit
- 2009.04.15: 'Related' managers to get one-day furlough when SEIU deal clears Legislature
- 2009.04.15: Italian restaurant chain offers discount for state workers
- 2009.04.15: Information Office establishes new tech project policies
- 2009.04.14: Court files: Game warden sues State Personnel Board
- 2009.04.14: Division in the SEIU hierarchy over Prop 1A?
- 2009.04.13: Billwatch: Portantino pushes pay limit legislation
- 2009.04.13: SCIF president argues furlough lawsuit should be heard
- 2009.04.13: CASE files rebuttal brief in SF furlough lawsuit
- 2009.04.13: Governor offers one-day furlough, little else, CAPT says
- 2009.04.10: DPR employee gets keys to 'free' Lincoln house
- 2009.04.10: Blog back: Furloughs, fighting and fair terms
- 2009.04.10: Subscribe to the new California stimulus Web site
- 2009.04.09: Billwatch: Read the latest analysis of the SEIU Local 1000 contract
- 2009.04.09: From the notebook: Constitutional furlough fight edition
- 2009.04.09: Chiang: I'll take a furlough day, too
- 2009.04.08: More from constitutional offices about furlough policy
- 2009.04.08: Read Schwarzenegger team's argument in CASE / SCIF lawsuit
- 2009.04.07: BOE wins award for taxpayer appeals program
- 2009.04.07: Internal DOJ e-mail: Still no furlough for AG's workers
- 2009.04.07: Marlette hands down final order on constitutional officer furloughs
- 2009.04.07: Blog back: Contracts, court action and conspiracy theories
- 2009.04.07: Parks department launches fundraiser to restore state forests
- 2009.04.06: Read the latest 'water event' memo to BOE HQ staff
- 2009.04.06: Management's tool du jour: furloughs
- 2009.04.06: Controller's payroll project deadline looms -- see the bid request here
- 2009.04.04: Managers, supervisors can take furlough time by the hour
- 2009.04.03: Video: Behind the scenes with CHP's Mounted Division
- 2009.04.03: Your April furlough update
- 2009.04.02: Get the latest on SEIU Local 1000 contract bill
- 2009.04.02: See what administration officials take and spend
- 2009.04.02: Furloughs costing state millions in federal dollars
- 2009.04.02: Board of Equalization HQ: Everyone's back to work
- 2009.04.02: Documents revealing CalPERS' history now processed for research
- 2009.04.01: Resolution prods Congress to change state worker SSI rules
- 2009.03.31: Health insurers vying for piece of state workers' business
- 2009.03.31: Blog back: technology, a 'translation' and total compensation
- 2009.03.30: Check your union's political spending with The Bee's lobbying database
- 2009.03.30: SEIU contract bill goes to Assembly committee this week
- 2009.03.30: CHP plans focus on passenger safety
- 2009.03.29: Lawyers' union reports on contract talks, furlough lawsuits
- 2009.03.29: Commission recommends IT consolidation; check out the report
- 2009.03.27: Psych techs file premium pay grievance
- 2009.03.27: Read the latest CalPERS memo on furlough policy
- 2009.03.27: DGS: Slumlord real estate agent or vigilant keeper of public purse?
- 2009.03.27: DPA responds to holiday pay State Worker column
- 2009.03.26: Video shows impact of BOE pipe break and mold fix
- 2009.03.26: Public pensions should go from 'gain sharing' to 'pain sharing'
- 2009.03.26: PECG / CAPS science and engineering fair winners announced
- 2009.03.26: UPDATED: Read the BOE building report
- 2009.03.26: Union local and international split on May ballot measure
- 2009.03.26: Column extra: State worker holiday pay change
- 2009.03.25: Assembly bill would cap state worker pay at $150,000 (but not for everyone)
- 2009.03.25: See the SEIU Local 1000 contract vote counts
- 2009.03.25: Another 'water event' at BOE building = paid 'furloughs' for 250 state workers
- 2009.03.24: EDD technology faces Senate scrutiny as unemployment rises
- 2009.03.24: Did EDD's boss offer hints about its current crisis back in 2007?
- 2009.03.24: No money to burn: CAL-FIRE 2009 aviation safety conference nixed
- 2009.03.24: CalPERS and CalSTRS go after Bank of America
- 2009.03.24: Legislators taking less than the max pay -- and those who took pay back
- 2009.03.23: Blog back: Federal minimum wage, 'filler,' and furloughs
- 2009.03.23: Public Instruction deputy says furlough fight 'not over'
- 2009.03.21: SEIU members ratify contract
- 2009.03.21: Bee posts state officials' financial disclosure forms online
- 2009.03.20: CASE / SCIF furlough lawsuit continued to next month
- 2009.03.20: SEIU preparing to fight management's overtime computation policy
- 2009.03.20: UPDATE: CASE / SCIF employees v. Schwarzenegger
- 2009.03.19: Read the court's decision in $6.55 per hour state worker pay case
- 2009.03.19: CalPERS calls out four companies for lackluster performance
- 2009.03.19: Report: California not ready for wave of state worker retirements
- 2009.03.19: CCPOA files furlough lawsuit in Alameda County
- 2009.03.18: SEIU Local 1000 to announce TA ratification results Saturday
- 2009.03.18: DPA director responds to government growth story
- 2009.03.18: California ranks last with CEOs
- 2009.03.18: DPA schedules public meeting on BU 9 contract proposals
- 2009.03.17: No SEIU deal offered for scientists, union reports
- 2009.03.17: SEIU Local 1000 president e-mail addresses tentative deal's OT provisions
- 2009.03.17: PECG, CAPS sponsoring regional science and engineering fair
- 2009.03.16: View the data behind today's state work force story
- 2009.03.16: Republican blogger: 'Governor and taxpayers 4, unions and Chiang 0'
- 2009.03.16: Schwarzenegger's office: Spending growing more slowly than before
- 2009.03.16: Bowen waiting for furlough answers from Schwarzenegger
- 2009.03.16: Read the CASE / SCIF lawsuit filings
- 2009.03.15: Babin pens furlough cartoon
- 2009.03.13: CAPT argues why OT provisions 'shouldn't apply to us'
- 2009.03.13: Treasurer, SCO say they'll furlough workers
- 2009.03.13: Blog back: Ratification, rationale and raises
- 2009.03.13: Psychiatric techicians say no to contract deal
- 2009.03.12: Judge says governor's the boss, can furlough constitutional officers' workers
- 2009.03.12: Judge moves up furlough hearing to today, issues tentative ruling
- 2009.03.11: Court Files: Firefighters sue DPA
- 2009.03.10: Psych techs heading back to bargaining table; layoff notices go out by mistake
- 2009.03.10: Part timer layoff check: What are you seeing?
- 2009.03.10: Legislature avoided mandatory budget cuts
- 2009.03.09: Court filing argues constitutionals' employees subject to furlough
- 2009.03.09: Union president urges agreement ratification
- 2009.03.09: DPA talks to management reps about furloughs, layoffs and 'golden parachutes'
- 2009.03.09: Blog back: Headlines, holdings, hours toward OT
- 2009.03.08: State worker writes op-ed for The Bee
- 2009.03.07: Furloughs and the CHP
- 2009.03.06: LAO analyzes SEIU Local 1000 deal
- 2009.03.06: Schwarzenegger cabinet official resigns
- 2009.03.05: Governor's office: Tomorrow is the last 'Furlough Friday'
- 2009.03.05: Corrections lets union run up $2 million in leave reimbursement
- 2009.03.05: 'Furlough Friday' deals for state workers
- 2009.03.05: Blog back: Migration, money math and making sure
- 2009.03.04: Pay database updated
- 2009.03.03: Read Chiang's legal response in furlough fight
- 2009.03.03: Unemployment benefits raised by $25 per week
- 2009.03.03: CalPERS, other pensions, overstate return estimates and understate costs
- 2009.03.03: Changes (again) to March furlough schedule
- 2009.03.02: More details about furlough makeup days for SEIU Local 1000 workers
- 2009.03.02: Blog back: Legalities, legislation and labor representation
- 2009.03.02: 'Furlough Fridays' still on for March
- 2009.03.01: Top administration officials 'made free use' of state expense accounts
- 2009.02.27: Furlough paychecks hit employees today
- 2009.02.27: No final decision in Chiang pay order case
- 2009.02.27: Furloughs creating HR headaches at CalPERS
- 2009.02.27: See the layoff warning notice numbers
- 2009.02.27: Judge throws out OC lawsuit that would have rolled back pension benefits
- 2009.02.27: Court hearing today on state worker pay reductions
- 2009.02.26: Read the tentative ruling on state worker wage reductions
- 2009.02.26: CalPERS new investment manager to take over; fund now second-largest
- 2009.02.25: SEIU Local 1000 contracts officially released
- 2009.02.25: Unions good for economy
- 2009.02.25: Union request to stop Arizona layoffs denied; public workers vs. 'Joe and Sally Taxpayer'
- 2009.02.24: Blogger pulls back accusation that state CIO deliberately misled public
- 2009.02.24: Billwatch: Legislation seeks more spending accountability
- 2009.02.24: DGS starts new procurement system -- late
- 2009.02.23: Republican gubernatorial candidates: Shrink state work force
- 2009.02.23: The latest on layoffs; 13,000 at CDCR get warnings
- 2009.02.23: Date set for constitutional furlough lawsuit
- 2009.02.20: Details on cuts to constitutional officers' budgets
- 2009.02.20: Analysis: So what's up with the 20,000 layoff warnings?
- 2009.02.20: Group criticizes union deal; CalPERS re-elects board leaders
- 2009.02.20: State is hiring ... to help with layoffs
- 2009.02.20: Blog back: Power, political endorsements and props to the governor
- 2009.02.19: State workers still on furlough for Friday
- 2009.02.19: Read the SEIU tentative agreement and the key OT paragraph
- 2009.02.19: Budget makes big changes to state worker overtime rules
- 2009.02.19: Furloughed workers could lose homes
- 2009.02.18: SEIU memo on furloughs, tentative agreement
- 2009.02.18: One man's take on Schwarzenegger, ways to save money
- 2009.02.18: More details about SEIU 1000 contract vote
- 2009.02.17: Furlough Friday rules clarified for this week
- 2009.02.17: Still no word on the next Furlough Friday
- 2009.02.17: Controller Chiang: Why my people shouldn't be furloughed
- 2009.02.17: Read the layoff letter here
- 2009.02.17: Seeking more info on layoff warnings, furloughs and union actions
- 2009.02.16: Layoff warning notices to go out Tuesday morning
- 2009.02.16: Info Tech chief's office to host forum next week
- 2009.02.14: SEIU and administration reach tentative labor deal
- 2009.02.13: Blog back: Furloughs, fire chief and frustration
- 2009.02.13: Layoff warnings averted -- for now
- 2009.02.12: Farewell to the chief
- 2009.02.12: Governor could move layoff warning deadline
- 2009.02.12: State attorneys, SCIF employees sue to stop furloughs
- 2009.02.11: Budget includes furloughs, holiday reductions, OT changes
- 2009.02.11: Furlough Friday protester for Governor?
- 2009.02.11: Blogger takes on state IT projects
- 2009.02.10: Layoff letters to go out: What are people saying where you work?
- 2009.02.10: Nagging questions about the furlough
- 2009.02.10: Blog back: More furlough fallout
- 2009.02.09: Another day, another lawsuit: Read the latest furlough court documents
- 2009.02.09: Furlough aftermath: What's it like where you work?
- 2009.02.09: CalPERS chief executive: 'We've been tested. We're resilient.'
- 2009.02.09: Psychiatric technicians union agrees to furlough specifics
- 2009.02.06: Judge denies CDF Firefighters' request to stop furloughs
- 2009.02.06: Governor's office: 'What Californians are saying about furloughs'
- 2009.02.06: Blog back: IT, offensive comments and, of course, furloughs
- 2009.02.06: Read the Appellate court's denial of the CASE stay request
- 2009.02.06: Read the CASE court document
- 2009.02.05: Furlough roundup
- 2009.02.05: Should constitutional officers' employees be exempt from furlough?
- 2009.02.05: Read the judge's furlough letter here
- 2009.02.05: Bargaining Unit 21 to proceed with vote on SEIU representation
- 2009.02.04: DGS releases furlough building list; pay cuts vs. furloughs
- 2009.02.04: PECG Web site features public-private 'disasters'
- 2009.02.04: Governor's lawyer responds to Chiang's request for furlough clarification
- 2009.02.04: UPDATED: All quiet on the furlough front; financial institutions offering credit lines to customers hurt by state crisis
- 2009.02.03: Read the unions' furlough appeal
- 2009.02.03: Read the new furlough letters here
- 2009.02.03: Are you looking forward to the furlough?
- 2009.02.02: Governor's office furloughs detailed
- 2009.02.02: Blog back special edition: Furloughs
- 2009.02.02: Are state workers accepting their furlough fate? Does the public care?
- 2009.02.02: More furlough details from documents sent to the SCO
- 2009.02.02: CalPERS and the furlough
- 2009.01.30: Furlough details released
- 2009.01.30: LAO issues budget report, raises furlough questions
- 2009.01.30: Blog back: Public vs. private, Nazi propaganda vs. our blog, Obama vs. Dahmer
- 2009.01.29: PECG: We'll appeal the furlough ruling
- 2009.01.29: Read Marlette's final furlough ruling
- 2009.01.29: Furlough reactions pouring in
- 2009.01.29: Courtroom Webcaster gains access to furlough hearing
- 2009.01.29: CalPERS a hot topic in Claremont city politics
- 2009.01.28: SEIU files second lawsuit; governor says choose between furloughs or layoffs
- 2009.01.28: Schwarzenegger: Taxpayers deserve streamlined IT
- 2009.01.28: Union membership grew in 2008
- 2009.01.28: Firefighters join furlough fight
- 2009.01.28: Furlough refresher; DPA's furlough savings estimates
- 2009.01.27: UPDATE: No tentative ruling expected in furlough case
- 2009.01.27: Furlough court hearing could be anti-climactic
- 2009.01.26: CalPERS makes management hire
- 2009.01.26: Psych techs file furlough lawsuit
- 2009.01.26: Has Obama taught public pension reformers how they can win too?
- 2009.01.26: Op-ed: Budget plans contains "injustices" to state workers, working poor
- 2009.01.26: Blog back: Furloughs, a flub and the "Foil Hat Club"
- 2009.01.23: CHP swears in 178 new officers
- 2009.01.23: From the notebook: Scenes from a rally
- 2009.01.23: Pension reform crusader e-mails The State Worker
- 2009.01.22: Board of Equalization says it won't furlough its workers
- 2009.01.22: Why Sacramento DA won't press charges in UIAB case
- 2009.01.22: Could Controller's furlough opposition thaw labor talks?
- 2009.01.22: Governors nationwide slice state worker pay, benefits
- 2009.01.22: Pension contract initiative gets OK for petition circulation
- 2009.01.21: UPDATE: Controller Chiang says no to furlough order
- 2009.01.21: SEIU sues Department of Education over consultants
- 2009.01.21: CalPERS announces CIO hire
- 2009.01.21: SEIU BU 4 reports 'some progress,' remains 'very frustrated'
- 2009.01.20: More about Obama's speech; union talks; furlough questions unanswered
- 2009.01.20: BSA report: Agencies haven't made changes to improve
- 2009.01.16: Four state agencies to unite?
- 2009.01.16: Good news for state workers taking calls from angry, unpaid vendors
- 2009.01.16: Ignoring the state's Form 700 paperwork can be costly
- 2009.01.15: CalPERS adopts wait-and-see stance on furlough plan
- 2009.01.15: State workers protest furloughs on steps outside state Capitol
- 2009.01.15: You asked for proof on DPA's outsourced legal deal? Here it is!
- 2009.01.15: Corrections officer union joins furlough legal battle
- 2009.01.14: First low blow in state worker furlough battle?
- 2009.01.14: IOU working group created by state controller - just in case (updated)
- 2009.01.14: State still hiring despite deficit and furloughs
- 2009.01.13: Department's food drive soars, despite looming furloughs
- 2009.01.13: State supervisors urge legislators to impeach governor over furloughs
- 2009.01.13: Package sends Insurance Department worker to hospital
- 2009.01.13: Avocado commission's forbidden fruit: baseball & hockey tickets
- 2009.01.12: SEIU opens second front in furlough battle -- Oregon
- 2009.01.12: Garamendi: No furloughs in my shop, either
- 2009.01.12: AG's Office: Furloughs voluntary, spending cuts not
- 2009.01.10: Off on vacation; colleagues to feed State Worker blog
- 2009.01.09: Lockyer won't participate in furlough plan
- 2009.01.09: Sacramento attorney outlines state strategy in furlough fight
- 2009.01.09: The state shuts down -- two days a month
- 2009.01.09: In the state vs. unions furlough battle, it's 7-1 on the lawyer front
- 2009.01.09: The State Worker goes on the road, returns unscathed
- 2009.01.09: Blog back: Battles, blunder and bargaining
- 2009.01.09: Dumpster diving at FTB
- 2009.01.08: Fullerton city council says no to pension increases
- 2009.01.08: PECG / CAPS lawsuit still on for Friday hearing
- 2009.01.07: SEIU sues over furloughs
- 2009.01.07: PECG / CAPS lawsuit judge removed - Friday court date in doubt
- 2009.01.07: Steinberg says Democrats could vote to eliminate state holidays
- 2009.01.07: Op-ed: Pensions, not Prop 13 bankrupting local governments
- 2009.01.06: State hires firm for furlough lawsuits
- 2009.01.06: SEIU offers furlough alternatives
- 2009.01.06: Blog back: Newspaper cuts, rumor blogging and a 7-year-old's insights
- 2009.01.05: State attorneys file furlough lawsuit
- 2009.01.05: Court date set for CAPS / PECG furlough lawsuit
- 2009.01.05: Cal-EPA furlough days not set, says spokeswoman
- 2009.01.05: CalPERS, CalSTRS rethinking some investments
- 2009.01.05: The State Worker to speak to state workers
- 2009.01.05: Cal-EPA set to close on first and third Fridays
- 2009.01.04: CalPERS' big real estate gamble
- 2009.01.02: Chiang diagnosis: Mild heart attack
- 2009.01.02: Psych techs union cautious about Governor's consolidation proposal
- 2009.01.02: SEIU, state psych techs on latest budget proposals
- 2009.01.02: Blog Back: Pay comparisons, pay cuts and Patton
- 2009.01.02: Questions about shifting health benefits from CalPERS to the state
- 2009.01.01: Counting down The State Worker's Greatest Hits (part 2)
- 2008.12.31: 2009-10 budget: Impact on state workers; CPR revived
- 2008.12.31: Counting down The State Worker's Greatest Hits (part 1)
- 2008.12.31: Governor's 2009-10 budget to be released this morning
- 2008.12.31: California public retirement payouts near $30 billion
- 2008.12.30: Walters: Schwarzenegger wants to weaken union influence
- 2008.12.30: The State Worker year in review: State worker wars
- 2008.12.29: Controller Chiang in Texas hospital with chest pains
- 2008.12.29: AMPLIFICATION: Departments making furlough plans
- 2008.12.29: State worker furloughs: The easy way out?
- 2008.12.26: Blog back: the badge, the budget, bad real estate and bad names
- 2008.12.24: More about Sutter County pensions; Capitol Christmas carols to make you smile -- or grimace
- 2008.12.23: View the SEIU, PECG and CAPS furlough/layoff filings;
- 2008.12.23: CSU Chancellor: Furloughs, layoffs don't apply to us
- 2008.12.23: State worker blues
- 2008.12.22: Perata transfers another $400K in campaign money to his legal defense fund
- 2008.12.22: Wall Street Journal: CalPERS takes giant hit on real estate
- 2008.12.22: Unions, lawmakers react to furloughs, layoffs
- 2008.12.22: Budget impasse: Why the emphasis on state workers?
- 2008.12.19: The governor's executive order
- 2008.12.19: State employees get their furlough letter
- 2008.12.19: Schwarzenegger to impose 2-day-a-month furlough
- 2008.12.19: Blog back: Concessions, time off and state worker haters
- 2008.12.18: 'Armstrong & Getty' go off on Perata, caution CCPOA
- 2008.12.18: Column extra: Recently retired CO on Perata, CCPOA and fear
- 2008.12.18: Roseville assemblyman takes pay cut
- 2008.12.17: State employees get informal time off for the holidays
- 2008.12.17: An SEIU steward speaks out
- 2008.12.17: Furlough letter a hoax, DPA director says
- 2008.12.17: UPDATE: A 'cubicle cowboy' sings for food
- 2008.12.17: Law enforcement group calls for vote
- 2008.12.16: SEIU slams Republican budget plan
- 2008.12.16: DGS food drive and gift delivery scheduled for Thursday
- 2008.12.16: Redding lays off public employees
- 2008.12.16: Monterey blogger weighs in on layoffs
- 2008.12.15: Republicans offer to cut legislature's budget, pay
- 2008.12.15: Pension tension: Sutter County in trouble
- 2008.12.15: TV show focuses on CalTrans, Bay Bridge revamp
- 2008.12.12: CCPOA and its money ... er, your money
- 2008.12.12: From the notebook: Supervisors association president talks about layoffs, budget
- 2008.12.12: Blog back: Pithy comments, privatization and personal attacks
- 2008.12.11: Column extra: More from Redding and Orange County
- 2008.12.11: Midwest SEIU local official referenced in Blagojevich complaint
- 2008.12.10: Obama skips Nichols for national post
- 2008.12.09: State workers awarded highest honor
- 2008.12.09: Schwarzenegger talks layoffs, legislators get new cars
- 2008.12.09: State workers to be honored today
- 2008.12.09: 'State WORKERS' vs. 'State Peace Officers'
- 2008.12.08: Watch and blog on joint legislative session LIVE
- 2008.12.08: Blogging on today's joint leg session -- you can too
- 2008.12.08: From the notebook: SEIU 1000 president talks about possible layoffs
- 2008.12.08: More public employee union concessions on the way?
- 2008.12.08: See the California SEIU budget ad
- 2008.12.05: Blog back: The librarian, layoffs and liberals
- 2008.12.04: Column extra: A 'rarely mentioned' class in CSLEA
- 2008.12.04: Billwatch: State may freeze pay for workers making more than $150K
- 2008.12.04: Possible conflict of interest at the UIAB revealed
- 2008.12.04: Pennsylvania elected official trims staff in face of state's cash crunch
- 2008.12.03: CalPERS / STRS quiz investors about climate risk considerations
- 2008.12.03: Still more about possible layoffs
- 2008.12.03: Redding city council leads by example -- sort of
- 2008.12.02: SEIU offers plan to close California's money gap
- 2008.12.02: More details about possible state worker layoffs
- 2008.12.02: New study looks at how states handle retiree health care costs
- 2008.12.02: Schwarzenegger: State now 'almost forced' into layoffs
- 2008.12.02: Blog back special edition: nepotism
- 2008.12.01: More about CSLEA and POC
- 2008.12.01: CalPERS' partners slash energy use
- 2008.12.01: Blog back: Legislative pay, the 'backstabbing' DPA, the 'trade' with Seattle
- 2008.12.01: SEIU launches ad campaign trading on Obama's image, words
- 2008.11.28: Division surfaces in CSLEA ranks
- 2008.11.27: UPDATE: California librarian gets Seattle job
- 2008.11.26: California stands alone -- in spending
- 2008.11.26: University law enforcement pay versus other police salaries
- 2008.11.25: SEIU says state 'refuses' to talk with union lawyers in the room, DPA responds
- 2008.11.25: Nepotism at the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
- 2008.11.25: Is Measure J the Prop 13 of pension reform?
- 2008.11.24: UPDATE: Legislator takes pay hike, another refuses per diem bump
- 2008.11.24: State workers map impact of climate change
- 2008.11.24: UC police get immediate 8 percent salary bump
- 2008.11.24: Washington state workers face possible layoffs
- 2008.11.23: California state librarian among finalists for Seattle job
- 2008.11.21: Read the Little Hoover technology report
- 2008.11.21: Local radio host Maiman on state workers, furloughs, pensions
- 2008.11.20: Blog back: Language, 'lies,' and per diem
- 2008.11.20: CalPERS, LAO respond to Forbes article
- 2008.11.20: Forbes article speculates that CalPERS could be the 'next shoe'
- 2008.11.20: Column extra, part 2: More about the legislative pay committee
- 2008.11.20: Column extra: Legislators who didn't take pay raise, per diem hike
- 2008.11.19: OES announces first-ever certifications
- 2008.11.19: Inadequate staffing blamed for officer injuries at Atascadero
- 2008.11.19: UPDATE: Former Consumer Affairs employee sentenced for data download
- 2008.11.18: More state worker ideas to counter Schwarzenegger plan
- 2008.11.18: Union has offered plans to save California billions of dollars
- 2008.11.17: CalPERS and the financial domino effect
- 2008.11.17: Pension tension: Carlsbad may scale back future pension costs
- 2008.11.17: Update on BOE building's mold hassles
- 2008.11.17: How to save $5 billion without a furlough
- 2008.11.17: Blog back: Personal opinions, blog bias and a 'little haircut'
- 2008.11.14: A Controller's Office employee speaks out
- 2008.11.14: State workers counter Schwarzenegger plan
- 2008.11.14: Tell Arnold how to avoid furloughs, benefit cuts
- 2008.11.13: Column extra: Some background on pay cuts, time off and holidays
- 2008.11.13: Insurance Commissioner's Web site gets high marks
- 2008.11.12: CalPERS housing investments lose 35 percent
- 2008.11.12: Too many managers?
- 2008.11.12: Legislative analyst's take on governor's budget proposals
- 2008.11.12: 'State worker' versus 'state employee'
- 2008.11.11: A state worker accepts Schwarzenegger's furlough, benefits cuts
- 2008.11.10: State responds to data security concerns
- 2008.11.10: Blog back: furloughs, federal workers and a foreign leader
- 2008.11.07: Order in the courts: Gilb v. Chiang to stay in state court
- 2008.11.07: State workers feeling pressured to keep mum?
- 2008.11.07: Reaction pouring in to Schwarzenegger's proposals
- 2008.11.06: SEIU: Cutting pay and benefits an "attack" on state workers
- 2008.11.06: Schwarzenegger pens letter to state workers
- 2008.11.06: Schwarzenegger wants furloughs, fewer holidays for state workers
- 2008.11.05: Orange County voters demand voice in public pensions
- 2008.11.04: Private engineering firms win court battle over CalTrans project
- 2008.11.04: Public pensions connected to public sentiment
- 2008.11.04: Web site highlights work on Bay Bridge
- 2008.11.03: Take a virtual tour of San Quentin's Lethal Injection Facility
- 2008.11.03: SEIU making last-minute political pushes
- 2008.10.31: Blog back: The State Worker responds to your comments
- 2008.10.30: California state worker ratio second-lowest in the nation
- 2008.10.30: Prop 5 ad goes after correctional officers
- 2008.10.29: UPDATE: State honors departments that support small business, veterans
- 2008.10.29: Order in the court: Arguments heard in employee pay lawsuit
- 2008.10.29: Defining 'fair' when it comes to public worker pensions
- 2008.10.28: Furloughs? Pay cuts? State worker rumor mill in overdrive
- 2008.10.28: Public employees, public records and public trust
- 2008.10.27: SEIU donations to Obama, against McCain exceed $16.5 million
- 2008.10.24: Different state, same debate
- 2008.10.24: State worker records song about Schwarzenegger
- 2008.10.23: UPDATE: SEIU Local 1000 responds to political fundraising complaint
- 2008.10.23: SEIU under fire for political fundraising policy
- 2008.10.23: Column extra: Weekly feature now linked to State Worker blog
- 2008.10.22: CalPERS: No immediate impact of market meltdown
- 2008.10.22: New U.S. Census statistics on state and local public employees
- 2008.10.22: How should state worker misconduct be covered?
- 2008.10.22: Is UC workers' contract battle a picture of what's to come?
- 2008.10.20: CalPERS board to discuss markets' impact on the fund
- 2008.10.20: Golden 1 shreds 30 tons
- 2008.10.20: CalPERS responds to Blog post: Is CalPERS in more trouble than it's admitting?
- 2008.10.17: Is CalPERS in more trouble than it's admitting?
- 2008.10.16: DMV field office 'modifies services' to cut down on state worker OT
- 2008.10.16: Fish and Game audit says spend stamp money, track it better
- 2008.10.16: Complete list of state workers honored by governor's award
- 2008.10.15: Correction officer killed at home
- 2008.10.15: Assemblyman argues for pension fund divestment
- 2008.10.14: Column Extra: A look at the state engineers' raise
- 2008.10.14: CHP's compensation tops counterparts' in California, other states
- 2008.10.13: One correctional officer's take on the CCPOA pay story
- 2008.10.10: Pension tension: Rule change delayed
- 2008.10.10: Covering CCPOA
- 2008.10.09: Arnold "The Enemy" Schwarzenegger
- 2008.10.09: Pension tension: Still waiting for news on IRS pension rule
- 2008.10.08: California's correctional officer pay best in the nation, state
- 2008.10.08: State overpaid fired workers, wants its money back
- 2008.10.07: Blaming the boss
- 2008.10.06: Florez' CalPERS bond buy idea mirrors one that failed in New England
- 2008.10.03: UPDATE: Could CalPERS help with California's cash crunch? Maybe.
- 2008.10.03: Could CalPERS help California's cash crunch?
- 2008.10.03: UPDATE: How sex, booze and gambling secure your retirement
- 2008.10.02: State releases latest report on workers' improper activities
- 2008.10.02: Column extra: The state 'total compensation' survey
- 2008.10.01: SEIU contract negotiations on month-long hiatus
- 2008.10.01: Billwatch: thumbs up and down on state worker bills
- 2008.09.30: Billwatch: Links for signed and vetoed bills
- 2008.09.30: Pension tension: waiting for the IRS to talk about rule changes
- 2008.09.29: Billwatch: Governor acts on state worker bills
- 2008.09.29: Federal workers get pay raise
- 2008.09.25: Pension tension: State-employed CPA analyzes IRS pension rule
- 2008.09.25: Pension tension: More about the IRS retirement age rule
- 2008.09.23: UPDATE -- Charity event today: Dunk a state executive
- 2008.09.23: Public worker retirement rule change: The memo at the heart of the story
- 2008.09.23: Laid-off state workers won't be coming back
- 2008.09.23: More details about IRS rule on 'normal' retirement age
- 2008.09.22: What about those 10,000 terminated state workers?
- 2008.09.22: CalPERS adds Solano County hospitals, doctors to health plan
- 2008.09.22: IRS rule could impact early retirement for government workers
- 2008.09.19: The budget and you
- 2008.09.18: CCPOA, Schwarzenegger and recall politics
- 2008.09.18: CCPOA kicks media out of union debate
- 2008.09.17: A state worker's advice to his kids
- 2008.09.17: State Worker column preview: Union leaders set image
- 2008.09.16: How would state workers grade Schwarzenegger?
- 2008.09.15: Budget in sight, state worker contract talks next
- 2008.09.15: CalPERS health plan: Are you satisfied?
- 2008.09.13: SEIU says it's not 'OK' with budget borrowing
- 2008.09.12: Order in the courts: Latest on the pay cut challenges
- 2008.09.12: The Orange County pension fight has implications for public pensions
- 2008.09.12: Golden 1: Rumors untrue about zero-interest loans
- 2008.09.12: Could you pass the written test to work in a California prison?
- 2008.09.12: Follow up: Unions in the news
- 2008.09.12: UPDATE: Steel framing on state's central heating/cooling plant completed
- 2008.09.11: State Worker extra: The AmEx deal
- 2008.09.11: OES announces Peabody Memorial winner
- 2008.09.10: CCPOA recall effort 'overreaching,' local radio show host says
- 2008.09.10: CalPERS settles with UnitedHealth CEO
- 2008.09.10: More about the union leader arrested on child porn charges
- 2008.09.09: Chief Purchasing Officer Jim Butler featured on Web today
- 2008.09.08: Unions in the news
- 2008.09.08: How would you run California?
- 2008.09.05: Office Depot: the audit and response
- 2008.09.04: UPDATE -- The latest on Schwarzenegger's pay reduction order
- 2008.09.04: CalSTRS continues tobacco talk
- 2008.09.04: Auditor: Department of Public Health's Lab Services ailing
- 2008.09.03: There once was a state worker on radio
- 2008.09.03: CalPERS chorus sings national anthem
- 2008.09.02: UPDATE -- Keep an eye on Orange County
- 2008.09.02: Does working in Sacramento keep state workers mum?
- 2008.08.29: Union files unfair practice charge against DPA
- 2008.08.29: UPDATED - Order in the courts: Governor's lawsuit may be delayed
- 2008.08.29: Nut Tree deal for state workers: Executive Order F-U-N 08
- 2008.08.28: What Fannie and Freddie mean to your pension
- 2008.08.28: Order's in the court: Lockyer weighs in on state worker pay
- 2008.08.28: More about correctional officers' pay
- 2008.08.28: The governor, high-speed rail and public-private partnerships
- 2008.08.27: Correctional officers contract and the budget
- 2008.08.26: Public-private partnerships could get big boost
- 2008.08.26: CalTrans workers to protest, but is it for the right thing?
- 2008.08.25: Budget impasse doesn't stem fundraising
- 2008.08.25: Budget talk vs. union contract negotiations
- 2008.08.22: Read the AMEX memo behind the state credit card cutoff
- 2008.08.22: The check is in the mail ... almost
- 2008.08.22: Is your workplace too competitive?
- 2008.08.21: Billwatch: Bill to open CalPERS to private sector looks dead
- 2008.08.20: Preview: Notes and quotes behind The State Worker column
- 2008.08.20: Full pay for August
- 2008.08.20: The fight to be cheaper: Public vs. private
- 2008.08.19: More about CalPERS, state engineers and public-private investments
- 2008.08.18: Savvy PR move or a waste of union dues?
- 2008.08.18: CalPERS cave in?
- 2008.08.15: UPDATE: DMV workers stage sick out, shut down two SoCal offices
- 2008.08.15: State worker arrested: The internal department memo
- 2008.08.15: Is PERS / STRS 'socially responsible' investing irresponsible?
- 2008.08.14: Engineers to sue CalPERS ... Oh, never mind
- 2008.08.14: Why government can't work like a business
- 2008.08.13: A word from the governor
- 2008.08.13: The executive order and its impact on Corrections workers
- 2008.08.13: SEIU protesting at prisons across the state: Does it matter?
- 2008.08.13: Study compares public, private employee benefits
- 2008.08.12: What the governor's order means for workers paid twice each month
- 2008.08.12: Order in the court: Schwarzenegger's lawsuit
- 2008.08.11: Playing tennis with your paycheck
- 2008.08.11: State pay options on the table
- 2008.08.08: A workaround for the computer problem?
- 2008.08.07: Who's exempt? Part 2
- 2008.08.07: SEIU argues state 'failed to comply' with labor code
- 2008.08.06: Contract cuts make it tougher to smog cars, make copies
- 2008.08.05: Who's exempt?
- 2008.08.05: Schwarzenegger's executive order - the next step
- 2008.08.05: 'We're not pawns'
- 2008.08.05: Chiang for governor?
- 2008.08.04: Pink slip totals
- 2008.08.04: Chiang's testimony
- 2008.08.04: The state payroll system - let us count the problems
- 2008.08.04: Billwatch: Extended military pay benefits for state workers
- 2008.08.02: Democratic radio address talks about pay cuts
- 2008.08.01: Kelso widens exemption net for Corrections workers
- 2008.08.01: Pete Wilson sends his sympathies
- 2008.07.31: 'I want to apologize'
- 2008.07.31: Web site to answer questions about Governor's order
- 2008.07.31: State job cuts number reduced, detailed by county and department
- 2008.07.31: Reaction to the governor's order
- 2008.07.31: Chiang: 'I will not comply'
- 2008.07.31: Here's the executive order
- 2008.07.31: Another irony about the Schwarzenegger state worker cuts
- 2008.07.30: How would losing part timers, interns affect your job?
- 2008.07.30: Senate committee wants Governor to explain
- 2008.07.30: Four reasons your pay shouldn't be cut
- 2008.07.30: Lockyer: CalSTRS should stay out of smokes
- 2008.07.30: Plan to save Vallejo: Implications for state workers?
- 2008.07.29: Garamendi: Arnold, don't do it
- 2008.07.29: Billwatch: Radio debate on opening CalPERS to private sector
- 2008.07.28: "Stop Arnold" group delivering pay petition to Governor
- 2008.07.28: Public employees and public relations
- 2008.07.25: Kelso: Keep your chin up
- 2008.07.25: Congressional voices weigh in on pay
- 2008.07.25: Golden 1 chief executive explains the loan program
- 2008.07.25: More details about The Golden 1's salary loan plan
- 2008.07.25: Chiang says governor's order risks legal trouble
- 2008.07.24: Terminated workers could come back
- 2008.07.24: What cutting wages would mean for CalPERS
- 2008.07.24: Who's there for you if your pay is whacked
- 2008.07.24: So who exactly would lose their jobs?
- 2008.07.24: How sex, booze and gambling secure your retirement
- 2008.07.24: Governor's threat jump-starts The State Worker
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