June 22, 2023

Negotiations can be challenging, and it’s not always clear how certain moments in time fit into the bigger picture. Last year, many of you attended City Council meetings each week to advocate for a fair raise. Those efforts had a lasting impact and are reflected in the current tentative agreement.

June 19, 2023

Special OCEA member meetings to discuss the specifics of the tentative agreement will take place at Noon and 5:15 p.m. today, Monday, June 19, at OCEA.

June 16, 2023

Your PCEA bargaining team is happy to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the City.

June 15, 2023

After hard-fought negotiations, your OCEA negotiations team has reached a tentative agreement with the County. This three-year agreement provides you, every other OCEA-represented worker, and your families the fair wage increases you deserve: 4.75% effective the first full pay period after adoption by the Board of Supervisors, 4.25% effective June 28, 2024, and 4.0% effective June 27, 2025—a total of 13% over three years!

June 14, 2023

The June 29, 2023, AMEA General Membership Meeting will will be held in person and via Zoom beginning at 5:30 p.m.

June 9, 2023

This is our place to highlight OCEA members, our work in the labor movement, news and events.

June 8, 2023

OCEA and the County exchanged multiple proposals during our all-day session. During proposal exchanges the County made positive movement on wages, however there is still work to do.

June 4, 2023

The BCEA negotiations team met with the City for a negotiation's session on Thursday, June 1. BCEA hears you—and the City recognizes—that a number of job classifications are not within market and adjustments are needed!

June 1, 2023

Last week the OCEA team reported that the pace of negotiations had slowed. On Wednesday, May 31, the County returned to a more encouraging pace.

May 31, 2023

It's OCEA Hot Dog Day + we'll have a membership update in the Board Room. View the flyer for event and meeting times.

May 28, 2023

Your BCEA Negotiations Team met with the City for our third negotiations session on Thursday, May 25. We received a counter to our first proposal. As you recall, our proposal—crafted from your survey results, the economic climate, inflation, and the effect these circumstances have on you and your family— puts wages first.

May 26, 2023

Your participation and ideas are needed as we continue to advocate for the safety of you and your co-workers. We will benefit greatly from your responses and suggestions to improve the safety of the Orangewood facility.

May 25, 2023

Orange County's Credit Union is celebrating Father's Day with OCEA members by hosting a special sweepstakes going on through June 9, 2023!

May 25, 2023

The OCEA Negotiations team met with the County on Wednesday, May 24 for our sixth formal negotiations session. You can read our last recap here. You can also review the video from our May 11 virtual membership meeting where OCEA Lead negotiator, Charles Barfield, provided an overview of negotiations.

May 24, 2023

We are happy to announce our 2023-24 AMEA Board of Directors. Thank you to all members who are stepping up to represent their co-workers in the upcoming year.