State Board Determines CAPS at Impasse with Governor

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On September 26, the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) determined that after nearly 1,300 days of bargaining, that further negotiations between CAPS and Governor Newsom would be futile without the assistance of an appointed mediator.  Read CAPS’ and CalHR’s filings and PERB’s historic decision here.

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Taking the Fight to PERB

November 21, 2023

After a historic first-ever strike last week, CAPS legal team now picks up the banner and continues the fight to protect your employee rights.  Late Monday, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a Complaint after receiving an Unfair Practice Charge from CalHR, a complaint that CAPS’ legal team believes

We Made History with our Defiance for Science Strike! What’s Next

November 20, 2023

In an unprecedented show of solidarity, our check-in report so far shows over 2,152 of us, a majority of rank-and-file California State Scientists, showed up in our collective fight for a fair contract by withholding their labor. If you did not check-in to your strike duty, please reach out to

Defiance for Science! Strike – Final Day

November 17, 2023

The CAPS Bargaining Team has called for a three-day strike on November 15, 16, and 17, 2023 using the following schedule: CAPS CALENDAR.  TODAY, November 17, 2023: ALL STATE SCIENTISTS ON STRIKE. All Rank-and-File Unit 10 Scientists are ON STRIKE  and shall withhold their labor.    * Strike Captains will release additional

Defiance for Science! Strike – Final Day TOMORROW

November 16, 2023

The Defiance for Science CAPS-sanctioned Strike saw its biggest day yet – the end count of folks at the Sacramento picket today was 1,277 Scientists and supporters who marched, rallied and chanted around the CalEPA Building in Sacramento. Hundreds of additional scientists did the same at their worksites in Districts I and

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