Published by Gov. Gavin Newsom Presidential Order On Monday, state workers ordered to return to their offices four days a week, directing the California government to drive away the California government to allow nearly 95,000 government officials to clock most of the week far away.
The change, which is expected to take effect on July 1, comes after President Trump returned many federal workers to offices last month, leading businesses to continue withdrawing remote work options.
“Face-to-face work makes us all stronger — the times,” Newsom said in a statement. “When we work together, collaboration improves collaboration, innovation thrives, and accountability. It means better service, better solutions, better outcomes for Californians, and still allows for flexibility.”
In California, he works with over 220,000 full-time state employees and roughly 60% of positions, for example as administrators and highway patrol officers. The policy changes are expected to apply to approximately 40% of the current workforce that must be reported to the office for at least two days. Newsom’s orders do not apply to workers hired under a contract dedicated to working from home.
The move could place Democratic governors at odds with strong public sector unions representing California’s national workers.
Newsom has gradually adjusted his return to office work policy since concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic and government-imposed restrictions subsided. The governor initially advised institutions and departments to set their own policies before the administration required workers to report face-to-face reports at least two days a week last summer.
SEIU Local 100, the country’s largest public sector coalition, resisted resignation to office mandate last year, arguing that policy changes from departments and institutions must be negotiated collectively. Unions are also challenging the claim that requiring people to work again will increase productivity.
The social change to face-to-face work has been embraced by local officials, who have denounced remote work policies for degradation in the downtown area, which has experienced restaurant and business closures due to a lack of patronage. Sacramento County has around 90,000 state workers Most in California20,000 Los Angeles Counties continue, according to data from the state controller office.
The Newsom order also calls for states to “rationalize the employment process for former federal employees seeking employment,” filling the role of vacant state disaster response and emergency situations, including fire service, forest management and weather forecasting.
