March 29, 2023

The County has added additional live presentations and virtual presentations regarding the changes to retiree healthcare.

March 28, 2023

The 2023 OCEA Board of Directors Scholarship will be awarded to three applicants this June. With ongoing inflation causing a rise in the cost of living, your OCEA Board of Directors has increased the award amount for each recipient from $2,000 to $2,500 for each scholarship.

March 23, 2023

OCEA is hosting this FREE event in collaboration with Orange County's Credit Union, Shred Confidential and California Electronics. OCEA members can guard against identity theft and conquer household clutter for free!

March 22, 2023

The OCEA negotiations team met on Wednesday, March 22. Our team completed our negotiations proposal prior to the formal commencement of negotiations on Wednesday, April 5.

March 20, 2023

Please join OCEA in congratulating Board Member Samantha Maria Soto (everyone calls her Sami) as she will be honored today as the Woman of the Year for the 34th Senate District in Sacramento.

March 16, 2023

Formal 2023 negotiations commenced on Wednesday with a meeting between the OCEA and County bargaining teams.

March 13, 2023

Please join us for our Virtual Negotiations 101 update from Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 14.

March 9, 2023

OCEA Assistant General Manager Tim Steed provides a detailed update on the behind-the-scenes work to interview and select your OCEA negotiations team and further educate members about the process of collective bargaining, your MOU, negotiations procedures and more!

March 1, 2023

Your future Retiree Medical Benefits are about to change.

February 24, 2023

Thank you to all OCEA members who have submitted their 2023 OCEA Negotiations Survey! We’ve heard from some of you during our recent OCEA Members Only events that you were waiting for more information to complete your survey. While we are not able to bring our presentation to every agency, we want to present it to you here in case you need more information, too.