August 26, 2021

Throughout this historic public health crisis, you and your coworkers have served the community with courage and professionalism. As the pandemic evolves, one thing remains consistent: OCEA’s ongoing demands to keep all workers safe! Workers standing together have strength in numbers. In this environment, the most impactful way workers can effectively exercise their power is by demanding safety in the workplace!

August 23, 2021

Throughout this historic public health crisis, you and your coworkers have served the community with courage and professionalism. As the pandemic evolves, one thing remains consistent: OCEA’s ongoing demands to keep all workers safe! Workers standing together have strength in numbers. In this environment, the most impactful way workers can effectively exercise their power is by demanding safety in the workplace!

August 3, 2021

OCEA’s Health Fair is coming up in just a few short weeks and that means bags, swag, and vendor giveaways along with expert tips on how to live your best, healthy life.

July 26, 2021

There were proud parents and happy students at the OCEA Board of Directors Meeting on Tuesday.

July 6, 2021

The celebrated New York Yankees are coming to Angel Stadium in August. The Angels are offering exclusive ticket discounts for OCEA members now that pandemic restrictions have been lifted. If you act fast, you can save $19 per person for seating in the Right Field Pavilion. Seats cost $45 apiece but you pay only $26 per person plus processing fees. The savings for a family of four could total $76.

July 2, 2021

We want to remind you of some good news that will be reflected in your paycheck this month and then in November. Effective today, July 2, 2021, the employee contribution to the reverse-pick up portion of retirement, coded on your paystub as RET-CT PCKUP, will be reduced by 1%. You will see a modest increase to your take-home pay on your July 23, 2021 paycheck.

June 28, 2021

OCEA members and labor relations representatives met with Court management Friday, June 25, to discuss Presiding Judge Erick Larsh’s “Administrative Order 20/16 Required Safety Measures and Face Coverings in Court.” We strongly urged the Court to balance what it has the power to do under the recently adopted Cal/OSHA update, with what it should do in the best interests of OCEA members. We emphasized the unfairness of holding workers to one set of standards while at the same time the vaccination status of the general public entering Justice Centers is simply “assumed."