State Bargaining Priorities
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- From Thursday, 7/24: The bargaining team needs to hear from you about proposed payroll changes
- From Friday, 7/25: We value your input, respond by Sunday at noon ️
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As we have engaged in bargaining on a payroll transition with the state, we have made sure we understand the impacts of the change to people’s pay on a check-by-check basis and we know the timing and details can have a big impact. That is why we have spent so much time listening and pushing the state to understand how important this issue is.
The state has said that they must have changes to payroll systems to settle a contract and so the bargaining team has been considering how to make these changes in a way that centers workers input for months. The state has proposed moving people from being paid once a month to being paid every two weeks. Additionally, overtime-eligible employees would switch to hourly pay, which aims to reduce payroll errors caused by the current system of paying both salaried and hourly wages.
Initially, the state offered $500 for this transition, which would have left workers with a big gap between paychecks. Our bargaining team has been clear that is unacceptable, and we have prioritized making sure no worker is negatively impacted financially by these changes. The state now understands this won’t happen unless they offer us a better transition package. Under their current proposal all employees would receive 40 hours of vacation, which can be cashed out immediately and won’t count toward accrual limits. Employees would also get a one-time $1,500 paycheck, which was calculated based on the average weekly salary of an SEIU-represented employee.
We forced this movement and now we need your input.
These changes are expected to begin in June 2027. The state has been clear that without changes, they can’t fix the ongoing errors and challenges with Workday, which we know are many.
Your bargaining team is committed to protecting workers during the transition and will only agree to a proposal with strong oversight of how the state implements the changes.
For more details on how these changes will affect your pay, please use this calculator to see a personalized breakdown.