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Why are California state workers so mad at Gavin Newsom? Spoiler alert: Pay cuts
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Adam Ashton | CalMatters , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· October 21, 2026
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State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. (Fred Greaves / CalMatters) The state workers who are planning the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years this week once were on much better terms with their boss, Go...
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Key points (Fred Greaves / CalMatters) The state workers who are planning the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years this week once were on much better terms with their boss, Go... State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026.
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What is this story about? State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026. (Fred Greaves / CalMatters) The state workers who are planning the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years this week once were on much better terms with their boss, Go...
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