CalSTRS Response To Governor Brown’s Pension Reform

CalSTRS Response: http://www.calstrs.com/Newsroom/whats_new/pension_reform_response.aspx CalSTRS appreciates that Governor Brown has taken a very important step in addressing the critical and complex issues facing the state’s public pension systems. We look forward to receiving more detail on the proposal and having the opportunity to review it in depth. The most important reform ...Read More

Chico CTP Unit Decertifies SEIU and Recognizes Chico Employees Association, represented by Goyette, by a vote of 54 to 2

In a landslide, the City of Chico Classified, Technical and Professional employee unit voted to get rid of SEIU and recognize the newly formed Chico Employees Association as their new representative. 54 to 2 (in a unit with a total size of 67) was the election result, counted on September ...Read More

Movement to End Collective Bargaining in CA Gains Momentum

The Sacramento Bee recently reported that a group, looking to abolish collective bargaining rights for all of California’s public sector employees, filed three ballot initiatives this week. The group is called the California Center for Public Policy and arrears to be led by a UC Santa Barbara economic lecturer named ...Read More

Presentation on Bargaining in Tough Economic Times

If your union, association or bargaining unit has been struggling you are not alone. However,  if you’ve lost your shirt at the bargaining table over the last few years, you are  probably not represented by G&A. Our Labor specialists have devised a tactical bargaining strategy combining diplomacy and concessions to ...Read More