Nearly 100,000 California state workers will have their return-to-office mandate delayed by a year, under a new agreement between the state and SEIU Local 1000.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order for state employees to abandon remote work and return to the office by July 1 won’t be happening anytime soon. • Video Above: SEIU protest Newsom’s order to return to the office The change of heart comes after the state made an agreement with one of the

Just one week ago, many public employees planned to be working in person four days a week. The late reversal caused some whiplash, workers said.