Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association
OCEA members in the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association plays a role in achieving better wages, retirement security and fair rights on the job.
The information below is a resource for all OCEA members in the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association. You’ll also find the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is the negotiated union contract that sets forth the wages, hours and working conditions guiding your employment. And you can also find updates and news from OCEA about what’s happening in your agency and across the County.
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OCEA Activities and COVID-19
March 12, 2020
Our union is a special place that brings us together as workers. OCEA’s greatest strength is its strength in numbers. This has been the foundation of our union since OCEA’s formation in 1937. In recent weeks, we have monitored the rapidly changing events related to the global spread of the COVID-19 virus. We have taken, and will continue to take, the necessary steps to comply with Federal, State and local recommendations to protect OCEA members and staff from exposure to the virus.
OCEA Voter Guide - 2020 Primary Election tomorrow!
March 2, 2020
Tomorrow is Election Day but you can vote right now at any one of the Vote Centers strategically located throughout the County.
2020 OCEA Legislative Update
February 26, 2020
Statewide legislation can have a profound impact on working people, whether in the form of attacks, such as efforts to dismantle retirement security for working Americans, or opportunities to advance issues of fairness, such as requiring employers to pay overtime.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE

Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Specialist

Tim Steed
Assistant General Manager