OC Public Works
OCEA members at OC Public Works are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member at OC Public Works 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 at OC Public Works. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to OC Public Works. 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 VIDEO UPDATE: Here's the Current State of Negotiations
May 12, 2023
OCEA’s General Manager and lead negotiator, Charles Barfield, provides an overview of the current status of negotiations. Make no mistake—the OCEA Negotiations Team is fighting to secure a good contract for you and your co-workers!
REMINDER: Negotiations Virtual Meeting this Thursday, May 11
May 9, 2023
To provide a more comprehensive overview of where negotiations stand and to answer any questions, the negotiations team will hold a Virtual Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11.
Improved Retiree Healthcare Selection Deadline is May 18!
May 8, 2023
Effective June 16, 2023, the County is transitioning from the current Retiree Medical Grant to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement. You have two options: 1) ROLLOVER the value of your Retiree Medical Grant to an HRA or 2) RETAIN the frozen Retiree Medical Grant. The deadline to make this choice is by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, May 18.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Mother's Day Sweeptakes
May 8, 2023
Congratulations to these OCEA members who have each won a $100 Gift Card to 1800Flowers.com for Mother's Day from Orange County's Credit Union.
Negotiations Update: May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
The OCEA Negotiations team met with the County on Wednesday, May 3 for our fourth formal negotiations session.
OC PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS
Christian Dewitt
Michael Garcia
Cesar Grijalva
Erick Kollerbohm
Kelvin Liu
Richard Lopez
Erika Metz
Monica Ortega
Eric Ostrowski
Gracia Prado
Olga Savedra
Tam Trac
Tham Thi Tran
Richard Trujillo
Natalie Valdivia
Andrew Valle
Kevin Wilson
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OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Donika Nuñez
Labor Relations Representative
Charles Leon
Labor Relations Representative