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.
OMEA Negotiations Update: 2025 Survey Results and Our First Meeting with the City
March 19, 2025
We’re writing to update you on contract negotiations. We began this negotiations cycle with a membership meeting on January 22 to outline the negotiations process and launch the 2025 OMEA Negotiations Survey. Thank you to all who participated—your feedback has been invaluable.
OC San Negotiations Update: March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
Your OCEA negotiations team met Monday, March 17, 2025, for a financial presentation from the District. This presentation helps us to establish context and a baseline for bargaining, and covered fiscal projections, revenue sources, fund balances, economic forecasts and more.
OC San Negotiations Update: Financial Meeting with the District on March 17
March 14, 2025
As we prepare for negotiations with OC San, your OCEA negotiations team will meet on Monday, March 17, 2025, for a financial presentation from the District. This presentation will help us to establish context and a baseline for bargaining, and often covers fiscal projections, revenue sources, fund balances, economic forecasts and more.
VIDEO: Stunned Silence. CFS Executives DO NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS.
March 12, 2025
Stunned silence. That is how members of the County Board of Supervisors reacted when OCEA representatives took the recent CFS Social Worker survey results to the County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
OCPL Update: March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025
We’re writing to provide you with an update on the important issues facing OCPL workers and how OCEA has been addressing those issues.
Read this Message for Info on Tuesday's Board of Supervisors Meeting
March 11, 2025
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, representatives from OCEA will attend the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting to communicate that that the time is now to make significant, meaningful change within CFS.
OCEA Delivers CFS Survey Results to County CEO and Board of Supervisors
March 5, 2025
For years, CFS executive managers have gaslit and ignored you, as documented in volumes by 225 of you who took OCEA’s CFS Social Worker Survey. While your executive managers may not have listened to your voices, the County CEO and Orange County Board of Supervisors are listening now.
TTC Update & Membership Meeting Invite for Wed., March 5, 2025
February 28, 2025
As you may know, the Orange County Board of Supervisors decided late last year not to renew the investment authority of Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich to manage the County’s investment pool of about $17 billion.
CFS Update: Membership Meeting Debrief & Survey Results
February 26, 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended our CFS Membership Meeting on Zoom last Thursday, Feb. 20. More than 100 members joined us to stand together against the inexcusable working conditions you continue to face at CFS prompted by longtime inaction from CFS executive management.
Your Retirement Security: Adele is endorsed by OCEA, Iriss joins OCERS, & Chris Prevatt retires!
February 20, 2025
A union is strong when we leverage our greatest strength, our strength in numbers. This is also true when we are talking about the retirement security of County public workers. Your pension is administered and governed by a nine-person Board of Trustees. Two of these OCERS Trustees are directly elected by you and your co-workers. Currently, you are served by two tireless advocates for retirement security, Trustees Adele Lopez Tagaloa and Iriss Barriga. Adele and Iriss, along with the other Trustees, work to ensure all County public workers can retire with dignity.
A Call to Action at CFS: Why We Must Act Now
February 18, 2025
As you may know, a critical CFS Membership Meeting is scheduled on Zoom from Noon to 1 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 20. Login details are at the end of this email. I encourage all members to attend, as we will review the results of the recent CFS Social Worker Survey and discuss next steps.
The Union is You: Our Strength is in Our Unity
February 13, 2025
As mentioned in my last letter, I’ve been in the trenches with you. I know what it’s like when your concerns are ignored, when speaking up feels risky, and when the system seems more focused on ignoring problems than fixing them.
Final Opportunity: CFS Social Worker Survey Deadline Extended to Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
February 6, 2025
As many of you know, we recently launched the CFS Social Worker Survey to elicit your feedback on the challenges you face and the urgently needed CFS changes. We’ve received an overwhelming volume of responses, but we still want to make sure everyone who wants to contribute can—so, we’re extending the survey deadline to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Court Workers Appreciation Week & Month - OCEA Celebrates You!
February 6, 2025
As you may know, the first week of February marks Court Reporting & Captioning Week nationally, and Court Worker Appreciation Month here at OCEA. I want to take this time to celebrate you for the work you do to ensure a just and fair society for all.
CONFIDENTIAL SURVEY for OCPC Members: Please Share Your Workload Concerns
February 6, 2025
OCEA has heard from some of your co-workers about increasing workload demands and management issues at OCPC. We take these concerns seriously and want to ensure your voices are heard.