OC Community Resources
OCEA members in the OC Community Resources Department are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the OC Community Resources Department 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 OC Community Resources Department. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the OC Community Resources Department. 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.
Stay informed: Union news that affects you!
OCEA drives approval by County Supervisors of more COVID leave
January 11, 2022
In direct response to OCEA’s demands, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) today authorized the County CEO to administer a 2022 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program (EPSL). County workers will each receive up to 40 hours of paid sick leave for qualifying COVID-related absences.
OCEA pushes for more COVID leave time
January 7, 2022
For almost two years, County workers have fought to keep themselves safe, to protect their families, and to keep our government open. As the Omicron variant began to drive the current unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, OCEA took action and demanded the County provide County workers with additional Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL).
The Solution is Simple: More Sick Leave
January 4, 2022
A safe workplace is the value that drives all other needs. COVID-19 has put public servants directly in harm's way. Further, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has increased the number of positive cases exponentially. For those reasons we have requested that the County provide an additional 80 hours of COVID-19 sick leave for all OCEA-represented workers in the County. This is not an unusual request. Local public jurisdictions such as the Orange County Superior Court, the City of Anaheim, and the University of California chose to extend their internal leave programs.
Members Only Seminar - Kaiser Permanente' s Ready-made Soup Recipe (video)
December 28, 2021
Kaiser Permanente is partnering with OCEA to provide a series of virtual seminars promoting health and well-being. This week's seminar, "Kaiser presents Winter Vegetable Soup," is a short informational video with tips about using your favorite ingredients and your crockpot to make a hearty vegetable soup.
Congratulations to our OCEA Stewards!
December 23, 2021
OCEA recently held our annual Steward Awards ceremony and we wanted to share the names of the awardees with you. You may work with some of the winners!
OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES STEWARDS
Elvira Alvarado
Kimberly Banks
Christina Marie Barragan
Sarah Bidgoli
Alyssa Buerk
Chloe Devereaux
Lee Enos
Andres Garcia
Franklin Garrido
Frankie Gonzales
Briana Hawkins
Frank Hernandez
Courtney Kesinger
Lindsay Klick
Yuka Kobayashi
Laura Lampers
Jesus Lopez
Olga Martinez
Christian Medina
Azita Mesbah
Sarah Nawaz
Brandon Nelson
Veronica Barriga Patino
Karen Qaiser
Gary Rivas
Serene Salgado
Jacklyn Snodgrass
Alexandra Su
Erin Suggett
Aldore Yao
Zulma Zepeda
Amber Zuniga
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OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES
Carolyn Gasga
Labor Relations Specialist
Alisha Greene
Labor Relations Representative
Donika Nuñez
Labor Relations Representative
Veronica Rodarte
Operations Manager
