(FOX40.COM) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on March 3 directing state workers to return to office four days a week by July. Video above: Community reacts to orders for California workers to return to office
The president of SEIU Local 1000 Anica Walls is part of the group who opposed this executive order. She said, “Governor Newsom’s decision to force state workers back into the office four days a week is out of touch, unnecessary, and a step backward. State employees kept this state running through the pandemic, proving that remote and hybrid work increase productivity, improve work-life balance, and make state jobs more competitive – all while saving taxpayer dollars.”
Governor Newsom orders California state workers to return to office
On March 5, SEIU filed an Unfair Practice Charge with the Public Employment Relations Board standing together with Professional Engineers in California Government workers as they legal action against the executive order on employees going back to in-person.
According to the SEIU website, this filing is a direct challenge to an unlawful mandate that violated members of their rights under the Dills Act…