At times, when the Legislature is out of town, Capitol corridors can be as lonely as a baseball diamond in December. But as deadlines approach for passing the budget and closing the session, the pace turns maddening. Aides are forced to work through the night to analyze bills and interpret budget proposals, followed by endless floor sessions. Waldie accepts the schedule, as do most workers. It's a job that doesn't often give supervisory employees the flexibility to leave at 5 o'clock.
Employees know that when they're hired.
Floyd said he does not want to force time clocks on employees. The idea is to give them a choice. Hours and other conditions of employment would be bargained, he said. An anti-union lobby, however, said the bill doesn't offer workers a real choice. The California State Employees Association, the largest union for state workers, backs the bill.