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.
AMEA Negotiations Update Aug. 12, 2025
August 12, 2025
2025 is a negotiations year. Our last MOU expired June 30, 2025. Negotiations started later than usual due to delays with the City’s Class and Compensation study. We are awaiting the results and will incorporate them into our negotiations discussions. During this extra time, the AMEA Board conducted more research and surveyed members on their negotiation priorities. We also had several meetings with the Mayor and City Council members.
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.
RECAP: CFS MEMBERSHIP MEETING - Negotiations & Next Steps
August 6, 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Aug. 5 CFS Membership Meeting. Your participation is crucial as we prepare for the upcoming negotiations that will shape working conditions for CFS social workers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SEA Members: Your 3% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 3% increase in your paycheck in the first full pay period in July 2025. This raise continues the steady compensation improvements your SEA team negotiated.
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.
ASAP 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 ASAP team secured.
ICEA 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 ICEA team secured.
LNCEA Members: Your 3% Wage Increase Arrives in July
July 18, 2025
You'll soon see a 3% increase in your paycheck beginning the first pay period of July 2025. This is the third raise in your four-year agreement.
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.