Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association
OCEA members in the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association 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 Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Yorba Linda Water District Employees Association. 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.
Stay informed: Union news that affects you!
BEWARE: Anti-Union Group Up to Their Old Tricks
July 3, 2025
Like clockwork, every few years members of an anti-union organization called the Freedom Foundation contact local union members urging them to break solidarity and abandon their union brothers and sisters. Recently, this group, which operates outside of California, sent misleading mailers and email messages to public employees across Orange County.
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes This Memorial Day
May 26, 2025
As we observe Memorial Day today, OCEA remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our nation. Their courage secured the freedoms we exercise every day—including the right to organize and advocate for fair wages, safe working conditions, and dignity in the workplace.
OCEA Members Only: April 22 on Zoom--Federal Budget Insights with Congressman Mike Levin
April 14, 2025
Please join Congressman Mike Levin and OCEA for a virtual legislative briefing at 5:30 p.m. April 22. The Federal budget has important implications for OCEA members throughout the county, cities, and special districts.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Representative
Tim Steed
Assistant General Manager