OMEA TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED: MOU Details & Voting Link

Dear OMEA member,

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.

The Orange Municipal Employees Association Bargaining Team unanimously recommends a Yes vote on the TA, which is a 1-year agreement, effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

This TA includes a 2% wage increase, the addition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday, increases to medical insurance contributions, and more.

VOTING is live now and will close at 5 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025. Click here to vote.

The full TA can be seen below. If you have any questions, please contact OCEA Labor Relations Representative Julie Bott at jbott@ocea.org.

In Solidarity,

OMEA

Publication Date: July 23, 2025