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.
SAMA Membership Meeting: Wed., Aug. 24
August 19, 2022
You are invited to our next SAMA General Membership Meeting at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the OCEA Assembly Room at 830 N. Ross St. in Santa Ana.
Auditor-Controller Update: Aug. 16, 2022
August 16, 2022
Thank you to those who attended our meeting last week for Auditor-Controller members—it was great meeting those who did! During the meeting we discussed next year’s negotiations and how you as an OCEA member can start engaging now as we prepare to fight for your next contract.
OCFA Negotiations: Join Us Tuesday at Yorba Linda Council
August 16, 2022
The fight to secure a fair contract for OCFA members continues. In solidarity with our brothers and sisters of OC Firefighters Local 3631, we have taken our message in recent weeks to the home councils of OCFA’s JPA Board Members: first to Laguna Niguel, then to Garden Grove, and this week to Yorba Linda.
MHRS in CRISIS: Take Action TODAY!
August 11, 2022
The preceding three years have been traumatic. Workers who provide essential health services to the County have been overwhelmed, overworked, underappreciated, and undervalued. Workers in Mental Health and Recovery Services (and more) have been pushed to the breaking point.
SAMA Membership Survey Follow-Up
August 9, 2022
Thank you to all who took our recent survey. We have a short, 2 question follow-up survey that we are asking you to complete next.
OCFA Negotiations: OCEA at Garden Grove Council TONIGHT!
August 9, 2022
Last week the team shared important information about our efforts to secure a fair contract. Joining in solidarity with OC Firefighters Local 3631, OCEA members converged on Laguna Niguel City Hall and demanded to be treated with respect and dignity.
Auditor-Controller OCEA Membership Meeting: Thursday, Aug. 11
August 8, 2022
You're invited to join OCEA at our upcoming meeting for Auditor-Controller members at Noon this Thursday, Aug. 11.
AMEA Negotiations Update: Aug. 3, 2022
August 8, 2022
Your AMEA Negotiations Team continues to fight for a fair contract, and we wanted to provide you with a quick update on the status of negotiations. The team met with the City Thursday, July 28, for our third bargaining session.
OCFA Negotiations Update: Aug. 5, 2022
August 5, 2022
Last week OCEA members at the Orange County Fire Authority stood together with their brothers and sisters from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3631 to demand fair treatment from the board that oversees OCFA’s public safety and professional staff.
PCEA: Small Dues Increase
August 3, 2022
Like every other labor organization, OCEA must responsibly deal with the ever-increasing cost of providing representation. Nevertheless, your OCEA dues have not increased in 30 years—the last time dues increased was in 1992!
Court Negotiations Update: Join the Union Action Team!
August 3, 2022
Negotiating a new labor agreement is the most impactful work of your union. Our Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) determine our rates of pay, healthcare arrangements, grievance procedure, ways to balance our work and home life, and more.
OC Sanitation District OCEA Membership meeting: Noon Wednesday, Aug. 3
July 29, 2022
Please join your fellow OC San members for an online-only Membership Meeting on Zoom at Noon Wednesday, Aug. 3!
ADELE for OCERS: Adele's Officially on the Ballot!
July 27, 2022
Here’s an update from the front line in the fight for your retirement security: OCERS Trustee and OCEA Board Secretary Adele Tagaloa needed 75 signatures to qualify but received OVER 440 SIGNATURES in support of her candidacy for a second term on the OCERS Board of Retirement!
OCEA CALL TO ACTION: Stand in solidarity at JPA Board Meeting on Thursday, July 28
July 25, 2022
We are asking you to join us in solidarity with Local 3631 by attending this Thursday's JPA Board meeting. We will be speaking in solidarity to the Board to demand that they stop disrespecting you and your co-workers and to immediately come to the table to offer a fair contract both to OCEA and to 3631.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Win 1 of 4 $100 Target Gift Cards!
July 25, 2022
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! Orange County’s Credit Union is celebrating Back to School with OCEA members by hosting a special sweepstakes through August 5, 2022!
