Orange County Fire Authority
OCEA members in the Orange County Fire Authority are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Orange County Fire Authority 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 Orange County Fire Authority. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Orange County Fire Authority. 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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Negotiations Update: March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
We wanted to give a quick update regarding the current impasse of negotiations to let everyone know that mediation has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 17.
OCFA declares impasse
March 1, 2018
We are writing to inform you that last night the OCFA lead negotiator sent us a declaration of Impasse.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

Julie Bott
Labor Relations Representative

Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Representative

Michelle Rubio
Senior Labor Relations Representative