State Workers Just Want to Stay Home
California state workers are resisting a return-to-office mandate, citing environmental concerns and the burden of commuting. The union representing these workers argues that the governor's order violates the California Environmental Quality Act. This situation highlights the ongoing challenges California faces with public employee unions and environmental regulations.
- ▪The union representing state workers has sent 'exhaustion' letters to over 100 departments regarding the return-to-office order.
- ▪Governor Gavin Newsom's efforts to mandate a return to the office have faced pushback from the SEIU Local 1000 union.
- ▪The union claims that the return to commuting will negatively impact California's environment and has filed an unfair labor practice complaint.
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| Original publisher | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics |
| Canonical URL | https://spectator.org/state-workers-just-want-to-stay-home/ |
| Publication time | Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:07:51 +0000 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There’s no better example summarizing California’s enduring problems than the recent Sacramento Bee story explaining that a union representing some public employees has “sent ‘exhaustion’ letters to over 100 state departments, arguing that the return-to-office order will require more than 90,000 state workers to commute four days a week, which will negatively impact California’s environment.”The union claims that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to force state workers to finally return to their cubicles after years of COVID-related stay-at-home laxity runs afoul of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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