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.
JW Airport workers invited to important OCEA membership meeting
October 11, 2017
Come meet your OCEA Labor Relations Representative Veronica Rodarte and discuss your questions/concerns.
Negotiations Update: Oct. 13
October 10, 2017
Yesterday your OCEA bargaining team met with OC Superior Court management for an all-day bargaining session. At that session, it was clear that the Court still does not understand how important wages are to OCEA members.
Canyon Fire 2 Update
October 10, 2017
To all the dispatchers, community service personnel, shelter workers, public works crews, emergency personnel and others who have been battling this blaze, our sincerest thanks and appreciation.
Justice for all? Or just those at the top of county courts
October 6, 2017
The image is universal and has been the central focus of countless movies and TV shows—a black-robed judge seated behind a bench, empowered to oversee the application of the laws of our state. It’s also a reality seen every day inside the five regional justice centers in Orange County. But there is much more to the administration of justice than what we usually see on a television or theater screen.
Negotiations Update: Oct. 6
October 6, 2017
Yesterday your OCEA coalition bargaining team met with Court management for our scheduled negotiations session.
Get involved: Join the OCEA & HCA Labor Management Committee!
October 6, 2017
Do you have ideas to help improve communication in your work environment? What about a more efficient way to approach an outdated department process? If so, we need you!
OCEA members fight for caseload management changes
October 4, 2017
The strong advocacy of your OCEA workplace leaders standing together with you have resulted in some positive changes to policies related to case distribution, case closure and an opportunity for video conferencing to ease transportation delays. OCEA workplace leaders have gathered your concerns and then pushed management to make the following changes that will be implemented in the coming weeks.
OCEA launches food drive to support veterans in need
October 4, 2017
The Annual Veterans Day Celebration is coming up on Nov. 11 but many of our military veterans and their families face food insecurity every day.
Fighting for you at the DA's Office
September 28, 2017
Thank you to those of you who attended an OCEA meet and greet last week to discuss important issues facing you and your coworkers.
REMINDER: Negotiations Survey DUE 9/29!
September 28, 2017
It is time to stand together and fight for a fair contract in 2018! Please fill out your 2018 Neogtiations Survey and have your voice heard!
Hepatitis A vaccinations for at-risk county workers
September 27, 2017
As many of you know, there have been Hepatitis A outbreaks recorded among homeless populations in San Diego and Los Angeles Counties.
Negotiations Update: Sept. 26, 2017
September 26, 2017
Your OCEA bargaining team met yesterday with the Court for our fifth bargaining session. The session went all day and covered issues important to you and your family.
Lack of health care access a gateway to homelessness
September 22, 2017
Headlines about homelessness increasing in Orange County appear regularly in the media these days, along with images of riverbed encampments and stories about crime, hope, the lack of affordable housing and the need for a stronger safety net.
Negotiations Update: Sept. 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
Yesterday your OCEA Court Negotiations team met for over six hours with Court management in our latest bargaining session. As you recall, at our last session both parties were able to move through some of the smaller items. This left important issues including wages for our session yesterday.
County policy regarding relationships in the workplace
September 20, 2017
The Voice of OC published an article entitled “Sex and the Supervisors” which addressed the County’s failure to create a policy regarding relationships between county workers and their managers.