California Bureaucrats Meet the Four-Day Office Week and Start Complaining
California state employees are facing a new mandate requiring them to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, 2026, with only one remote work day permitted. Governor Gavin Newsom issued the directive to improve collaboration, oversight, and accountability across state agencies. Unions, including SEIU Local 1000, are pushing back, filing unfair labor practice charges and alleging the administration failed to negotiate in good faith.
- ▪Governor Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to implement a four-day in-person workweek starting July 1, 2026, with one remote work day allowed.
- ▪The directive enforces Executive Order N-22-25, which unions previously stalled through negotiations but are now challenging again.
- ▪Over half of California’s 224,000 full-time state workers already report to the office daily, while most others currently split time between home and office.
- ▪Unions including SEIU Local 1000 have filed unfair labor practice charges, arguing the administration did not meet and confer in good faith as required by law.
- ▪The state claims 98% of agencies have sufficient office space to accommodate returning employees and will not grant delays due to space shortages.
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California Bureaucrats Meet the Four-Day Office Week and Start Complaining David Manney | 7:25 PM on May 16, 2026 AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File California state employees now face a return-to-office rule that millions of private-sector employees already know as “going to work.”Gov. Gavin Newsom to California agencies: Get ready for a four-day return to office https://t.co/hvoazG71Lw— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) May 16, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Gov.
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