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.
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: AMEA 2022 Scholarship
June 24, 2022
The deadline to apply for the AMEA Scholarship is Thursday, June 30! Fight the rising cost of college and apply today!
Sanitation District Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Details
June 24, 2022
Thank you to those who attended our urgent membership meeting on Wednesday. Throughout the negotiations process your bargaining team has consistently fought for your priorities at the table.
CMCEA Negotiations Update: June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022
Your Negotiations Team met again with the City on June 15 where we received a response to the proposal we submitted on June 1.
Garden Grove Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreement Details
June 22, 2022
Your coalition bargaining team representing the Garden Grove Employees League and Garden Grove City Employees Association has reached a tentative agreement on the terms and conditions of a new Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Garden Grove.
Sanitation District Negotiations Update: June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Wednesday, June 15, for our membership meeting and to meet your OCEA Sanitation District Negotiations Team. At the meeting we discussed the results of the member survey which we used to inform our bargaining strategy.
Sanitation District Negotiations Update: June 22, 2022
June 20, 2022
Thank you to those of you who joined our urgent meeting today to discuss the current status of negotiations. This morning we had a negotiations session with the District and we appear to be closing in on reaching a tentative agreement.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Father's Day $100 Gift Card Winners!
June 17, 2022
Thank you to everyone who participated in Orange County’s Credit Union Father's Day contest with OCEA members!
SURVEY: Remote Civil Court Proceedings
June 16, 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended our “Negotiations 101” Training earlier this month. If you were unable to make it, we will soon send out a video version of the training so all OCEA members can better prepare for MOU negotiations.
BCEA BBQ WEDNESDAY 6/22
June 15, 2022
On behalf of the Orange County Employees Association, we would love to have you out for lunch and to meet your BCEA Board and OCEA staff! We’ll fire up the OCEA Hot Dog Wagon and bring tons of OCEA swag for you, too. We can’t wait to meet you all … see you from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday!
OCEA Scholarship Apps Due June 17—Fight the Rising Cost of College!
June 15, 2022
Fight the rising cost of college! The deadline to apply for one of three $2,000 college scholarships from the OCEA Board of Directors is this Friday, June 17, 2022!
CMCEA Negotiations Update: June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022
As you know, we began bargaining with the City in late March. During our initial two meetings we discussed your priorities at the table but no formal proposals were exchanged.
GGCEA & GGEL Negotiations Update: June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022
The Garden Grove Employees League and the Garden Grove City Employees Association Negotiations Team met with City representatives June 9 for our third negotiations session. At our previous negotiations meeting we made minor progress on a few items but remained apart on the items of most importance.
CFS Caseload Management Forum Update: June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022
The next CFS Caseload Management Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15. This will be the first month we implement a new structure for the meeting. That structure focuses on 1 or 2 specific programs per month. Our goals with these meetings will be to improve caseload metrics and to make improvements for workers.
AMEA Higher Education Survey
June 9, 2022
As we continue bargaining for your next contract, your AMEA Negotiations Team continues to explore creative options to benefit our members.
OCFA NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022
Your OCEA Negotiations Team met with management representatives on June 2, 2022. This was the first time the negotiations team met since speaking out at the May JPA Board meeting. For over one year, the OCEA Negotiations Team has been meeting with OCFA representatives to secure a fair MOU. The lack of respect from OCFA Management and JPA members has been incredibly disappointing.