WHAT YOU CAN DO
You can do a little or you can do a lot! Change only happens if the people put enough pressure on those in charge. We need to be loud, numerous, and tenacious – do not back down!
CURRENT CAMPAIGN – Contact your senators and ask them to support AB 1729. Use the link to generate a sample message then customize for your union and circumstance.
If you know of any events coming up or have suggestions on other actions to defeat the RTO mandate, please let us know.
EVENTS
AUG 19
LET’S HOLD THE LINE RALLY
12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
Resources Building
1416 9th Street – Sacramento
AUG 24
SENATE FLOOR SESSION
2:00 PM to TBD
State Capitol – Sacramento
Live Broadcast: You can watch or listen to the proceedings live when they begin via the California State Senate Audio and Video portal.
TAKE ACTION
01
Contact your legislators
Go to Find Your California Representatives and enter your address. You will be given the names and links to your State Assembly and Senate members. Click on each link and email them your concerns – see our sample letters for inspiration.
03
Contact the Governor
Write, call, or email the Governor to ask him to rescind the Return to Office (RTO) mandate in Executive Order N-22-25:
Governor Gavin Newsom
1021 O Street, Suite 9000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Website: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
05
Show up
Come to rallys, protests, meetings, hearings, etc.
See our events section for upcoming events.
06
Brownbag boycott
Pack your lunch and bring in coffee. State workers shouldn’t be responsible for poor city planning. City leaders need to build more affordable housing to revitalize downtown.
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING
Unfair Practice Charges
- California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) UAW
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1000
- Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) (PDF)
THANKS TO THESE FILINGS, IT GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 – See the recording on the 4/22/2025 hearing
Executive Order discussion starts at 1:48:46.
Public comment at 2:09:25.
RTO has also been discussed at the Senate (on 5/20/2025) and again at the Assembly (on 5/21/2025) Budget Subcommittees.
Audit
Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the passage of his proposed audit regarding the recent return-to-office (RTO) mandate for state workers – 2024-118 (Asm Hoover) Telework Revised (4-29-2024) (PDF)
California State Auditor – 2024-118 Department of General Services and Department of Human Resources—State Telework Policies, Audit Scope and Objectives
The audit findings are expected to be released in Summer 2025.
Articles
5/16/2025 Gazettextra (Sac Bee): California state workers say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to halt raises is ‘untenable’
See more articles on our Resources page.
Union Links
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1000
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California
California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment (CASE)
Sacramento Central Labor Council (Sac CLC)
California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS, UAW Local 1115)
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
Past Actions
The first billboard was posted on 5/12/2025 in West Sacramento facing west off of I-80 near the Enterprise Blvd exit:
The second billboard was posted 6/2/2025 in West Sacramento facing east off I-80 before entering Sacramento:
The third billboard is digital and was posted on 6/16/2025 in Sacramento facing west off of Business 80 near the Fulton Avenue exit.