Constitutional-department workers whose unions are without a contract will begin furloughs on Nov. 2, under the terms of a memo just released by the Department of Personnel Administration.
The furloughs will continue, according to the memo, until
Legislative approval of a new Memorandum of Understanding with these bargaining units that addresses the subject of furloughs; or
Certification by the Director of the Department of Finance that there is sufficient cash to allow the State to meet its obligations to pay for critical and essential services to protect public health and safety and to meet its payment obligations protected by the California Constitution and federal law.
It's not clear whether the constitutional officers who opposed previous furlough orders will comply with this new order. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sued those officials, including Attorney General Jerry Brown, Controller John Chiang and Treasurer Bill Lockyer, to submit to the order. The constitutionals lost and appealed the ruling. The case is still active in Sacramento's 3rd District Court and may have some bearing on how the constitutionals respond to this afternoon's furlough memo. The State Worker couldn't reach officials this evening for more details about the policy or the status of the constitutionals' appeal.
The policy is one of many explained in three Personnel Management Liaison memos that detail changes to retirement contributions and pension formulas, furloughs, the new personal leave program, step raises and more.
This link opens the memo that addresses retirement contributions and formulas, holiday pay, and the furlough program for employees in bargaining units without a current contract: 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13.
Noteworthy: Employees without contracts in 11 departments and agencies are excluded from furloughs. Constitutional department employees are included in the program.
Click here to read about changes that affect managers, supervisors and other exempt employees.
Noteworthy: Furloughs end Nov. 1, replaced by a one-day-per-month personal leave program. Employees get two "professional development days" per year. July 1, 2013, the maximum step of the pay range increases 3 percent. Exempt employees tied to units 5 and 8 aren't included in the provisions of this PML.
Click this link to read about changes for exempt employees tied to Bargaining Units 5 and 8.
Noteworthy:
Effective January 1, 2012, 2 percent shall be added to the top step salary of CHP excluded employees.
Effective January 1, 2012, all excluded employees tied to Bargaining Unit 8 subject to
POFF retirement shall be adjusted by increasing the maximum of all classifications by
4 percent.Effective January 1, 2012, all excluded employees tied to Bargaining Unit 8 subject to
Miscellaneous/Industrial retirement shall be adjusted by increasing the maximum of all
classifications by 5 percent.
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