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.
AMEA contract ratification meeting for part-time unit next week!
October 1, 2019
AMEA and the City of Anaheim have reached a tentative agreement on wages, hours, and conditions of employment for AMEA represented employees in the Part-Time Bargaining Unit.
Court negotiations site visit recap for Oct. 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
We have held two site visits to update you and your coworkers on the status of contract negotiations with the Court. We have four scheduled bargaining sessions remaining before our current contract expires on Oct. 24. The dates are Oct. 3, 9, 16 and 23.
This week! Court negotiations site visits
September 30, 2019
In our last update on Sept. 19, we reported on our progress in negotiations—tentative agreements in several areas and some movement on wages.
Next week! Court negotiations site visits
September 26, 2019
In our last update on Sept. 19, we reported on our progress in negotiations—tentative agreements in several areas and some movement on wages. We have four more bargaining sessions on the following dates: Oct. 3, 9, 16 and 23.
County Negotiations Update - Sept. 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
I want to give you a quick update on negotiations and assure you that we continue to make significant progress towards a fair and equitable agreement away from the main table.
City Council Adopts AMEA General and Clerical Full-Time Tentative Agreements
September 25, 2019
We are very excited to communicate that last night the City Council voted unanimously (7-0) to adopt our tentative agreements for the General and Clerical bargaining units.
SSO Litigation Update
September 24, 2019
We have received a few calls recently asking when the oral arguments for our appeal in the SSO litigation will occur.
Court Negotiations Update - Sept. 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 the Court and your OCEA Bargaining Team met for a sixth negotiations session. The team did not meet last week.
AMEA General Membership Meeting next Thursday!
September 18, 2019
Our monthly General Membership meeting is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019.
AMEA Bargaining Update - Sept. 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
We are happy to announce that both the General and Clerical unit tentative agreements have been ratified by members.
Lakers tickets are here and OCEA members get a discount!
September 6, 2019
We have again spoken to Human Resources and have been advised that workers should contact their immediate supervisors if anyone would like to move to another work space because of the hot and uncomfortable conditions.
AMEA Bargaining Update - Sept. 6, 2019
September 6, 2019
By now you may have heard that a tentative agreement was reached with the City for AMEA's full time General and Clerical bargaining units, subject only to adoption by the City Council.
Update: Paralegal Class & Comp Study
September 4, 2019
Thank you to everyone who competed their PDQs and submitted them to HR. The questionnaire is critical to making sure your voice is heard when new positions or reclassification of existing positions are considered.
Air Conditioning Problems - 401 Building
September 3, 2019
We have heard from your coworkers that the A/C system in the 401 Building is not working properly and only some floors have air conditioning.
Happy Labor Day!
September 2, 2019
Most of you are probably spending time with your families and friends today. But some of you are on the job, doing the work you do so well to make our communities safer and healthier.