Garden Grove Employees League
OCEA members in the Garden Grove Employees League are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Garden Grove Employees League plays a role in achieving better wages, retirement security and fair rights on the job.
The information below is a resource for all OCEA members in the Garden Grove Employees League. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Garden Grove Employees League. You’ll also find the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is the negotiated union contract that sets forth the wages, hours and working conditions guiding your employment. And you can also find updates and news from OCEA about what’s happening in your agency and across the County.
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CalPERS Trustee Election VOTE TODAY!
September 24, 2025
We are reaching out to announce OCEA has endorsed Troy Johnson in the upcoming CalPERS Board election. Troy is a union leader and is supported by unions throughout California. He is endorsed by the California School Employees Association (CSEA) and the California Federation of Labor Unions among others!
Happy Labor Day 2025 from OCEA
September 1, 2025
As I think about what you achieve each day—keeping our communities safe, our services running, and our county functioning—I realize that Orange County thrives because of you and the work you do.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Representative
Kerensa Schupmann
Senior Labor Relations Representative