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.
BCEA—Negotiations Session Cancelled
May 15, 2023
The May 9, 2023, scheduled negotiations session was cancelled by the City, as was a tentatively scheduled session for this week.
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!
AMEA Annual Membership Meeting - Wed., May 17, 2023
May 11, 2023
The May 17, 2023, AMEA Annual Membership Meeting will be held in person and via Zoom beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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.
Laguna Niguel Negotiations Update: May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023
At the Middle Manager, Professional, and Supervisory (MPS) unit meeting on Monday, May 8, the membership voted to approve the tentative agreement with no changes, which the Maintenance, Clerical, and Technical (MCT) unit had previously voted to approve on May 2.
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.
Velece Client Appreciation Day: June 2, 2023
May 5, 2023
Join us 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for lunch and take a spin on our prize wheel. Agents will be on hand to answer any insurance questions you may have.
Meeting Postponed for IHSS Summer Vacation Guidelines
May 5, 2023
The County postponed our meeting with SSA Management regarding the Summer Vacation Guidelines recently sent to IHSS workers to Monday, May 11. As you know from our previous email, we need more input from IHSS workers like yourselves. This postponement allows us more time to include the voices of you and your co-workers in this process.
Laguna Niguel Negotiations Update & Membership Meetings
May 5, 2023
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the OCEA ratification meeting on Tuesday, May 2. At the meeting members of each bargaining unit represented by OCEA (the Maintenance, Clerical and Technical, and the Middle Management Professional and Supervisory) voted whether to approve or reject the tentative agreement reached during negotiations.
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.
IHSS Summer Vacation Guidelines Update
May 3, 2023
OCEA is aware of the Summer Vacation Guidelines recently sent to IHSS workers. Thank you to those who reached out about this issue. We were advised during the last Caseload Management Forum that a revised policy regarding summer and holiday time off requests was forthcoming. However, no details were shared at the time.
SAMA Membership Meeting: Monday, May 8 at Noon
May 3, 2023
OCEA and SAMA will have a membership meeting at Noon Monday, May 8, in the OCEA Assembly Room to provide updates. Lunch will be provided.
BCEA Negotiation Update: May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
Your BCEA Negotiations Team met with the City for a negotiations' session Tuesday, May 2. During this meeting we presented our first proposal.
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE: Lakers vs. Warriors Fri., May 12
May 2, 2023
The Lakers are playing the Golden State Warriors early in the NBA Playoffs in a rivalry for the history books! We have an extremely limited number of tickets available now for $175 each (300 Level).
REMINDER: Laguna Niguel Membership Meeting & Ratification Vote
May 1, 2023
Please join us for a membership meeting and ratification vote on our Tentative Agreement, noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 at Crown Valley Community Center.
