LINCOLN- On Thursday, the Nebraska Association of Public Employees, which represents more than 8,000 state workers, shared the results of a survey of union members conducted last week at a rally in the Capitol Rotunda. The union initially called for negotiations on November 27th after Gov. Pillen ordered all state employees back to their respective offices.

At the Thursday rally, those demands were reintroduced. "If we lose state employees, all Nebraskans will pay the price," said Melissa Haynes, president of the union and a social service worker in the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. In response, Jacy Schafer, director of communications for Gov. Jim Pillen, said many of the state's employees, like state troopers, corrections officers, and more are expected to work in-person every day.

"Nebraskans expect their taxpayer-funded workforce to deliver maximum value and productivity, and is only possible by ensuring our state public servants are, as a general rule, working full-time schedules in the office," said Schafer, "The Governor's authority to direct the state's workforce fully back into the office is clear." Following this, the employees union requested an updated response based on the renewed call for bargaining.

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