May 21, 2019

OCEA is aware that Department Management will be discussing potential work schedule changes at Wednesday’s OC Animal Care All-Staff Meeting. We encourage you to take notes and ask questions as appropriate.

May 16, 2019

We have received reports from some of your co-workers about a possible schedule change for field staff in Animal Care, a potential move away from the current 4/10 schedule to a 5/40 schedule. We immediately followed up with HR to make sure we are getting accurate information. Here’s what we have learned so far

May 8, 2019

Our monthly Board of Directors meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 5:30 P.M.

April 29, 2019

Our appeal in our case against the County continues to proceed and we want to provide an update about where it stands. We filed our opening brief just before the beginning of the year.

April 29, 2019

OCEA needs you! What does that mean? In 2017, a retired employee/steward began volunteering two days a week as an “Intern” for OCEA. This sparked a conversation between the OCEA Board of Directors, staff and our workplace leaders about the power retired OCEA members have. Soon after, a steering committee was formed of retired OCEA leaders.

April 22, 2019

In the past two weeks LPS membership meetings were held at each Justice Center to update everyone on the LPS market study.

April 19, 2019

Big changes are coming to Animal Care this year with the move to a new, spacious facility. The transition was a big part of the discussion at last week’s Labor Management Committee (LMC) meeting attended on your behalf by your coworkers and OCEA staff.

April 19, 2019

Negotiations is fast approaching! Our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ends in October of this year. The first step in this process is to hear the priorities directly from the membership through the 2019 Court Bargaining Survey.

April 17, 2019

Our monthly Board of Directors meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 5:30 P.M.

April 9, 2019

One of the best ways your Court Bargaining Team can prepare for negotiations on a successor agreement is by hearing directly from you about your priorities in the workplace and those of your co-workers. The bargaining survey is an effective and efficient way for you to communicate those priorities, and the results will inform and guide your Bargaining Team moving forward.

March 25, 2019

As you are all aware, OCEA has been incredibly active this year advocating for additional Superior Court funding in Sacramento. Since January OCEA members and staff have been to the Capitol four times, our Sacramento political consultants have been in constant contact with legislators, and we have even secured a letter signed by every Orange County Assembly member in support of $110,000,000 in additional Court funding.

March 18, 2019

Recently we updated the membership regarding Court Funding. The state budget covers every aspect of California Government including the Judicial Branch. In his budget Gov. Newson included additional funding to the Court system. This is positive. However, the budget again does not go far enough to truly alleviate the decade of budget austerity faced by the Judicial Branch. Recall that the budget is first presented by the Governor in January each year.

March 18, 2019

It’s official! The OCEA bargaining team and the County have scheduled our first 2019 negotiations session for Wednesday, April 17.

March 13, 2019

OCEA will be conducting site visits at each of the Justice Centers to provide supplemental information on the market study and PDQs. See below for details.

March 8, 2019

March 8 is celebrated world-wide as International Women’s Day. The recognition provides us an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women in every field of human endeavor across the globe. International Women’s Day is also a day to reflect about how much work lies ahead before the dream of equality can be fully realized by more than one-half of our nation’s population.