California’s largest state worker union believes they can bargain with Gov. Newsom

Newsom’s 10 percent pay cut for state workers would mean two furlough days

THE CUTS HE HASPROPOSED ON THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT.HE SAYS THESE CUTSWILL GO AWAY IFCALIFORNIA RECEIVESMORE AID FROM CAPITOLHILL.BUT STATEEMPLPOYEES ARE NOTHAPPY ABOUT APOTENTIAL PAY CUT.ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER MARLIEMARTINEZ FROM OURHEARST SISTER STATIONIN SACRAMENTO SPOKEWITH THE PRESIDENT OFTHE LARGEST STATEWORKERS UNION.

THE PRESIDENT OFCALIFORNIA'S LARGESTUNION FOR STATEWORKERS SENDING AMESSAGE OFDETERMINATION AFTERLEARNING OF APOTENTIAL 10 PERCENTPAY CUT FOR ALL STATEWORKERS: NATI KNOW MOST OF YOU AREGASPING.

YOU'RE SAYING,'OH GOD I KNEW IT, WE'REGOING TO HAVE FURLOUGHS.WELL THAT IS A POSSIBILITY,BUT THAT DOESN'T HAVE TOBE.'

YVONNE WALKERRELEASING THIS VIDEOMESSAGE LAST NIGHT TOMEMBERS 40 PERCENT OFALL STATE WORKERS.WE CAUGHT UP WITHHER TODAY.SOT, YVONNE WALKER,PRESIDENT OF SEIU LOCAL 1000,0005I LIKE TO SAY YOU CAN'T GOINTO ANY STATE BUILDINGWITHOUT SEEING PEOPLETHAT WE REPRESENT.ACCORDING TO BUDGETDOCUMENTS, THE 10PERCENT PAY CUTWOULD SAVE $2-POINT-8BILLION DOLLARS,WALKER SAYS THATWOULD MEAN TWOFURLOUGH DAYS.GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM SAYS THE STATEWILL WORK ON FINDINGSAVING THROUGHCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGWITH UNIONS.BUT IF THEY DON'TREACH AN AGREEMENT,THE ADMINISTRATIONWILL IMPOSEREDUCTIONS.WALKER WANTS HERMEMBERS TO KNOW: THISIS NOT SET IN STONE.SOT, YVONNE WALKER,PRESIDENT OF SEIU LOCAL 1000,0005I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ITIS NOT A STRAIGHT ACROSSTHE BOARD PAY CUT.

IF WEDO NOTHING, THAT'S EXACTLYWHAT IT COMES TO.

BUT IHAVE CONFIDENCE IN OURBARGAINING TEAM.

I HAVECONFIDENCE IN OURMEMBERS.WHILE STATE WORKERSARE GETTINGFLASHBACKS TOFURLOUGHS DURINGGOVERNOR ARNOLDSCHWARZENEGGER'S TIMEIN OFFICE, WALKER SAYSTHIS IS NOT THAT TIME.AND THEY AREASSEMBLING THEBARGAINING TEAM TOCOME UP WITH THEIROWN PROPOSALS.SOT, YVONNE WALKER,PRESIDENT OF SEIU LOCAL 1000,0005WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL OFTHEIR IDEAS AND WE'REGOING TO COME UP WITH APROPOSAL THAT MAKESSENSE FOR EVERYONE.IT'LL MAKE SENSE FOR THESTATE, IT'LL MAKE SENSE FOROUR WORKERS AND WE CANALL TRULY BE WORKINGTOGETHER.WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE STRONGTOGETHER AND TOGETHER WE'LL GETTHROUGH THIS AND ON THE OTHERSIDE.

MARLEI MARTINEZREPORTING.GOVERNOR NEWSOMSAYS THE PAY CUTSWOULD APPLY TO HIMAND HIS STAFF.

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