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.
Court Bargaining Update - Oct. 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
Yesterday, your OCEA Bargaining Team met with the Court for an all-day negotiations session. Our message remained simple and focused—we want an agreement that provides meaningful base wage increases for all OCEA-represented workers.
OCEA members ratify Tentative Agreement with County
October 15, 2019
The OCEA Board of Directors, your OCEA Bargaining Team, OCEA Stewards and staff are proud to announce the ratification of a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the County of Orange by all six OCEA bargaining units.
Court Site Visit Update—Oct. 11, 2019
October 11, 2019
Thank you to those Central Justice Center workers and Stewards who attended today's update on Court negotiations.
Tentative Agreement Reached! - Membership Meeting and MOU Details
October 8, 2019
After months of hard-fought negotiations, your bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the County.
Court Site Visit Update - Oct. 7, 2019
October 7, 2019
I wanted to thank everyone on the great turnout we have had for our first round of Court site visits. We had over 216 members attend! LJC and CJC each had over 70 attendees!
Court Bargaining Update - Oct. 3, 2019
October 3, 2019
Last week OCEA and the Court began negotiations for a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). During our meeting, each side made a financial presentation, but we did not exchange proposals.
AMEA contract ratification meeting for part-time unit next week!
October 1, 2019
AMEA and the City of Anaheim have reached a tentative agreement on wages, hours, and conditions of employment for AMEA represented employees in the Part-Time Bargaining Unit.
Court negotiations site visit recap for Oct. 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
We have held two site visits to update you and your coworkers on the status of contract negotiations with the Court. We have four scheduled bargaining sessions remaining before our current contract expires on Oct. 24. The dates are Oct. 3, 9, 16 and 23.
This week! Court negotiations site visits
September 30, 2019
In our last update on Sept. 19, we reported on our progress in negotiations—tentative agreements in several areas and some movement on wages.
Next week! Court negotiations site visits
September 26, 2019
In our last update on Sept. 19, we reported on our progress in negotiations—tentative agreements in several areas and some movement on wages. We have four more bargaining sessions on the following dates: Oct. 3, 9, 16 and 23.
County Negotiations Update - Sept. 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
I want to give you a quick update on negotiations and assure you that we continue to make significant progress towards a fair and equitable agreement away from the main table.
City Council Adopts AMEA General and Clerical Full-Time Tentative Agreements
September 25, 2019
We are very excited to communicate that last night the City Council voted unanimously (7-0) to adopt our tentative agreements for the General and Clerical bargaining units.
SSO Litigation Update
September 24, 2019
We have received a few calls recently asking when the oral arguments for our appeal in the SSO litigation will occur.
Court Negotiations Update - Sept. 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 the Court and your OCEA Bargaining Team met for a sixth negotiations session. The team did not meet last week.
AMEA General Membership Meeting next Thursday!
September 18, 2019
Our monthly General Membership meeting is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019.