Orange County Law Library
OCEA members in the Orange County Law Library are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Orange County Law Library 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 Law Library. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Orange County Law Library. 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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The 2026 County Negotiations Survey is LIVE!
September 17, 2025
THE FIGHT FOR OUR NEXT CONTRACT STARTS NOW WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE 2026 NEGOTIATIONS SURVEY! The single most powerful tool we have as a union is our ability to negotiate and enforce our contract, our Memorandum of Understanding with the County (MOU). This contract represents OCEA's decades-long fight for better wages, benefits, work protections—every right we have earned in the workplace.
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