OCEA News
Information is power, and OCEA members receive regular email, text and social media updates about workplace issues and news. Many of those emails are archived below.
GGEL’s Fight and What It Means for GGCEA — Rally August 12
August 6, 2025
As you may know, our union siblings in the Garden Grove Employees League (GGEL) — who bargained alongside us in coordination — have declared impasse with the City of Garden Grove and are now preparing for mediation.
MORE INFO: CFS Social Worker Membership Meeting Aug. 5
July 31, 2025
You’re invited to a virtual membership meeting 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, focused entirely on negotiations and how we can work together to improve working conditions for Social Workers through our next MOU.
CFS Membership Meeting: Noon-1 p.m. Aug. 5 on Zoom
July 28, 2025
Meeting details for both our upcoming CFS Zoom Membership Meeting and In-Person Office Hour can be found below.
OC San Contract Approved: Successor Agreement in Place!
July 28, 2025
We’re happy to report that the OCEA MOUs were adopted by the OC San Board of Directors at their meeting July 23, 2025.
OMEA Members Ratify Tentative Agreement
July 25, 2025
Voting has concluded, and OMEA members have overwhelmingly ratified the Tentative Agreement reached earlier this week with the City of Orange.
OMEA TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED: MOU Details & Voting Link
July 23, 2025
After several months of negotiations during one of the most financially challenging times in recent history, your OMEA bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the City of Orange.
IPEA Members: Your 5% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
Effective the pay period including July 1, 2025, you'll receive a 5% increase in your base salary. This includes the 3.5% originally negotiated plus an additional 1.5% your IPEA team secured.
YLWDEA Members: Your 5% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You recently received a 5% increase effective the first pay period of July as negotiated by OCEA in your current MOU.
FMA Members: Your 4% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 4% increase in your paycheck in the first full pay period after July 1, 2025. This is the third raise in your four-year agreement.
BCEA Members: Your 3% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 3% increase effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2025. This raise is part of the multi-year agreement your BCEA team negotiated.
YLEA Members: Your 3% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon receive a 3% increase effective the first pay period of July as negotiated by OCEA in your current MOU.
FMEF Members: Your 4% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 4% increase in your paycheck in the first full pay period after July 1, 2025. This is the third raise in your four-year agreement.
Law Library Members: Your 4% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll receive a 4% increase effective the first pay period of July. This raise reflects your essential role in providing legal resources to Orange County residents
MNWDEA Members: Your 5% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 5% increase in your paycheck beginning the first pay period of July 2025.
OCWDEA Members: Your 4.5% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll receive a 4.5% increase effective the first pay period of July. This is the final raise in your five-year agreement, capping off steady compensation growth.