September 26, 2018

By now you should have received your ballot to vote in the 2018 OCERS general election.

September 22, 2018

How the Senate, the president and our nation respond to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as a United States Supreme Court justice could be a turning point in the moral history of our country, watched by generations to come.

September 13, 2018

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.

September 10, 2018

OCEA's Social Worker Committee comprised of Social Workers and OCEA staff met again on Tuesday, Aug. 28 to continue work on some long-standing issues facing you and your coworkers in particular the lack of a specific County framework for managing both Social Worker caseload and workload.

September 10, 2018

OCEA's annual Health Fair, presented by OCEA Health & Welfare Trust, takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at OCEA.

September 6, 2018

Most Americans have a vague idea that Labor Day is intended to acknowledge the achievements and sacrifices of working people and what they have meant to our collective history. Yet drowned out by commercials for blowout sales and plans for barbecues, the holiday can often seem like an empty nod to some distant past.

August 28, 2018

It has been an honor to represent County workers as your member representative to the OCERS Board. As you know, workers are able to elect two member representatives to serve as Trustees on behalf of all of you. Since I was first elected to the Board in 2012, I have stood with you to protect your pension against attacks and unnecessary cost increases.

August 22, 2018

Last week, OCEA presented our initial proposal to the Court which seeks to provide base-building wage enhancements for all Court workers. Yesterday your bargaining team met for our third round of negotiations where the Court presented OCEA with a comprehensive opening proposal in response. Again, the Court demonstrated an indifference towards the realities OCEA members face every day. We were handed a meager, unacceptable wage proposal and little else.

August 18, 2018

Equal pay for equal work — it’s a pretty simple fairness doctrine that says no worker, no matter their gender, race or where they live should be paid anything but a fair and equitable wage for the work they do.

July 31, 2018

Orange County veterans have been fighting for a veterans cemetery here for almost 20 years. Sadly, they have recently also been used as pawns in a disgraceful political battle that parallels the mistreatment of returning Vietnam veterans.

July 30, 2018

OCEA and OCFA have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract. Voting opens at 6 p.m. Monday, July 30 and ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7.

July 24, 2018

Your fellow OCEA members and Stewards have translated Civic Center safety concerns into action. We are pleased to announce the reestablishment of the OCEA-Public Defender Labor Management Committee (LMC).

June 27, 2018

Today the US Supreme Court carried out an attack on working families brought on by the same extremists we have been battling for decades here in Orange County – this time trying to cripple our freedom to stand together in our union to fight for fair wages and protect the important benefits our families deserve.

June 13, 2018

This summer, millions of parents and their kids will stroll down Disneyland’s Main Street, USA to experience a “magical place” where brochures promise “dreams really do come true.”

May 30, 2018

This past Memorial Day weekend, so many of my neighbors put out their American flags to honor those who have fallen in service to our country, whose sacrifices allowed us to barbecue and enjoy the beautiful sunny day.