Update - San Clemente MOU negotiations
Dear SCCEA members,
As many of you know, the San Clemente City Council rejected the Tentative Agreement (TA) reached by your Bargaining Team and the City's own negotiators on April 7, 2020. The reason the City gave for rejecting the TA is the language providing 12-months of COBRA medical coverage to laid-off workers. The Council would like that reduced to six months. Additionally, the Council wants a shorter-term MOU rather than the three-year agreement previously negotiated with the City. The Council is citing revenue uncertainties created by the Coronavirus pandemic as justification for its actions.
Update
Your bargaining team is working on a counter proposal and, if and when we reach a tentative agreement, we will ask you and your coworkers to again consider ratification. The current MOU expired on June 30, 2020, but remains in force until a successor agreement is reached. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the SCCEA Board members or me at saregaye@ocea.org if you have any questions or comments.
We realize this uncertainty can be difficult to deal with but here is what we do know: We are in a much stronger negotiating position when we stand shoulder-to-shoulder as working families.
In Solidarity,
Saliem Aregaye
Lead Negotiator
Publication Date: July 17, 2020