Public Defender
OCEA members in the Public Defender’s office are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Public Defender’s office 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 Public Defender’s office. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Public Defender’s office. 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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Happy Labor Day 2024 from OCEA
September 2, 2024
Today is not just a holiday—it's a day to honor our privilege and ability to take part in this great American labor movement.
Regarding Recent News Reports About the Board of Supervisors
August 30, 2024
You are likely aware of the recent news reports regarding the Board of Supervisors member representing the First District. You have also received an email from Acting CEO Michelle Aguirre regarding those reports, which also included the County’s Fraud Hotline phone number at (714) 834-3608.
Government Affairs Update: Aug. 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
Recent examples of OCEA’s political activism, which builds power for our members!
2.5% Contribution Increase to Your HRA This Friday, Aug. 2
August 1, 2024
This increase in the County’s contribution to employee HRAs for OCEA-represented employees constitutes an approximately $20 million in additional retiree healthcare account balances for the coming year.
Brief OCEA System Vulnerability Successfully Resolved
July 31, 2024
As you may have been notified by your employer, a vulnerability was recently discovered on the OCEA website. This briefly resulted in an attempt by an unauthorized person or entity to redirect users from the OCEA site to their own link in an attempt to steal Microsoft login credentials.
PUBLIC DEFENDER STEWARDS
Judy Bowling
Erick Castellanos
Jorge Castro
Lubna Debbini
Lissette Duran
Marco Garcia
Leticia Guerrero
Jessica Herrera
Mimi Lam
Sergio Mejia
Sergio Moya
Rene Pena
Jhosue Perez
Isabel Quintero
Carmen Saavedra
Ena Toledano
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OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
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Michelle Rubio
Senior Labor Relations Representative