Newsom backtracks on return to office
order for California workers amid union demands
Posted By: NorthernDog, 7/2/2025 3:04:10 PM
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. The change of heart comes after the state made an agreement with one of the nation’s largest unions, Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which delays Newsom’s order for at least a year. “We’ve reached an agreement with the State that protects our raise, pauses the return to office order, and gives us a path to bargain again in 2026,” SEIU said in a statement. “Earlier this year, Governor Newsom and the State Legislature
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It's a sad fact of life and an awful commentary on our broken culture that churches need to have armed security guards.
But thank God that several men at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Mich., were armed and trained to respond to an attack. Their training and skills were put to the ultimate test on June 22, when Brian Anthony Browning, who was heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, tried to enter the church. Their brave actions likely prevented the mass slaughter of Christians who were at the church that day to celebrate their annual Vacation Bible School program.
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This guy is such a wuss. They've been sitting at home for 5 years. Now the state employees are plotting a new contact next year. When will the golden goose be dead?