California prison union strikes $600M contract with Newsom that includes furloughs

THE UNION REPRESENTING 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in over the next three years.

Newsom in May signaled that he’d be asking state worker unions to delay raises when he announced a budget proposal to close a $12 billion deficit. He was seeking $767 million in savings from public employee unions.