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Published April 6, 2009
 Problems
at BOE take center stage
Local 1000
presses legislators to move workers out
Our members continued to put pressure on the legislature and the
Department of General Services to approve a timeline for moving
2,500 Board of Equalization (BOE) employees out of the dangerous
Sacramento headquarters building. Local 1000 filed another
complaint with California Division of Occupational Safety and
Health (Cal/OSHA) – more than 200 members say they have suffered
health problems and injuries related to the building. Six of the
25 floors are not in use because of water intrusion and mold.
Flooding, mold & broken elevators
More recently, flooding forced the closure of two floors,
additional mold was found on five others and two employees were
injured in two separate incidents in which an elevator
malfunctioned. At Local 1000’s request, legislative staffers
recently toured the closed floors giving members hope that the
nightmare at 455 N Street will be resolved. “We need to invest
in moving the entire building out,” said Ed Perez, a steward and
16-year BOE employee. “We can’t do this on a piecemeal basis. We
need funding from the legislature to get everyone out now – it’s
not safe here.”
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