Telework remains energizing force for CA state workers as July deadline looms

Sacramento Bee ^ | April 22, 2026 | By William Melhado

[artichokegrower]

Two years and two weeks have passed since Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his first return-to-office order, which directed state employees to begin working from government offices two days a week. Newsom upped the in-office requirement to four days last year, but subsequently postponed that mandate after facing steep push-back from state employees and labor groups. In the intervening time, unions have filed lawsuits, lawmakers have introduced legislation and state workers have continued rallying, all to push back against the governor’s mandate.

[artichokegrower]

Worthless overpaid receive outrageous benefits and end up with off the scale pensions California state workers won’t even get their privileged butts back to the office. Fire them all

[crusty old prospector]

He means it this time.

[gibsonguy]

A sh*t news outlet talking about sh*t employees doing sh*t work in a sh*t state.

[jerod]

But, but, but... What if they get Covid?

LOL

[ridesthemiles]

HE CANNOT GET LOCAL PEOPLE TO WORK-—AND HE THINKS HE CAN RUN 50 STATES????????????

HA HA HA HA HA

[Seruzawa]

Lol. They used “energizing” and “California state workers” in the same sentence. Maybe they meant energizing loaf time or budget skimming.

[hal ogen]

Being a government “worker “ is one of the greatest gifts of all times. The overpaid bums won’t even show up. Fire every one of these pathetic integrity-free parasites.

What fraud.