OCEA News
Information is power, and OCEA members receive regular email, text and social media updates about workplace issues and news. Many of those emails are archived below.
D.A. Telecommuting Update: Oct. 31, 2022
October 31, 2022
As you know, your OCEA District Attorney stewards and OCEA staff have been working since January on your behalf to create a teleworking policy that works for our members and the D.A.’s Office.
AMEA Full-Time Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Voting Nov. 1 & 2
October 28, 2022
Your AMEA coalition bargaining team has received a Last, Best and Final Offer and reached a tentative agreement on successor Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for members in the General and Clerical Full-Time Bargaining Units.
AMEA Part-Time Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Voting Nov. 1 & 2
October 28, 2022
Your AMEA Part-Time coalition bargaining team has received a Last, Best and Final Offer and reached a tentative agreement on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for members in the Part-Time Bargaining Unit.
Court Negotiations Meeting Reminder: OCEA at LJC Fri., Oct. 28
October 27, 2022
Your OCEA Superior Court Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with the Superior Court.
MWD Negotiations Update: Oct. 26, 2022
October 26, 2022
Your Mesa Water District Employees Association Negotiations Team met with District representatives Tuesday, Oct. 25, and presented our initial proposal to the District.
REMINDER--Critical Member Action This Thursday, Oct. 27
October 26, 2022
Stand with your fellow OCEA members and OC Firefighters Local 3631 during a CRITICAL MEMBER ACTION at 6 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 27, in the JPA Board Room.
MWD Negotiations Update: Oct. 26, 2022
October 26, 2022
Your Mesa Water District Employees Association Negotiations Team met with District representatives Tuesday, Oct. 25, and presented our initial proposal to the District.
CMCEA Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Reached
October 25, 2022
We have reached a tentative agreement (TA) on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Costa Mesa. Please join us next week for an in-depth review of the TA's terms, to ask questions you may have, and to vote on your contract.
Superior Court Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Reached
October 25, 2022
The OCEA coalition bargaining team and the Orange County Superior Court reached a tentative agreement on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the General, Court Clerk, and Supervisor bargaining units.
REMINDER—Membership Meeting 10/24: ACTION ALERTS!
October 24, 2022
As you know, your OCEA workplace leaders along with OC Firefighters Local 3631 spent the summer and early part of fall traveling to the home councils of the JPA’s Board members. We reminded them of the peril Board members subject their communities to when they fail to treat OCFA employees with dignity, respect, and common sense.
AMEA PT Cadet MOU is Unanimously Ratified!
October 24, 2022
Your 2022-2024 AMEA PT Cadet MOU has been ratified unanimously by the membership!
Laguna Niguel Election Update & Day of Action!
October 21, 2022
IT'S ELECTION SEASON! The time to take action and elect candidates who have working families in their minds and hearts is now!
OC San Dues Increase
October 21, 2022
Last year the OCEA Board of Directors wanted to take positive action to ensure that going forward members would not face large, unexpected dues increases. They therefore implemented a general policy effective calendar year 2022 to raise dues only when general wage increases occur, and to limit the dues increase to the same percentage that wages increase.
CMCEA Negotiations Update: Oct. 21, 2022
October 21, 2022
After nearly 10 months of negotiations, your CMCEA bargaining team is nearing a tentative agreement with the City. We last met with the City on October 17, 2022, to receive their eighth and final proposal. We also spent a significant amount of time discussing substantive and non-substantive changes to the existing language in our MOU.
Court Negotiations Meeting Reminder: OCEA at WJC Fri., Oct. 21
October 20, 2022
Join members of the OCEA Negotiations Team and staff for an important update on 2022 union negotiations and more.
