OCERS
OCEA members at OCERS are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member at OCERS 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 at OCERS. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to OCERS. 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!
OCERS Direct Survey; Your Input is Needed
April 22, 2025
Over the past several months you have likely attended membership meetings or otherwise heard about the possibility of becoming an OCERS-direct employee. Any position OCEA takes will be a very important factor in making that determination.
Your Retirement Security: ADELE REELECTED TO OCERS BOARD UNOPPOSED!
April 17, 2025
Great news for OCERS members! Adele Lopez Tagaloa will serve a third term on the OCERS Board of Trustees without an election. The nomination period closed on April 16, and Adele was the only candidate who qualified for the General Member seat.
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.
Your Retirement Security: Adele is endorsed by OCEA, Iriss joins OCERS, & Chris Prevatt retires!
February 20, 2025
A union is strong when we leverage our greatest strength, our strength in numbers. This is also true when we are talking about the retirement security of County public workers. Your pension is administered and governed by a nine-person Board of Trustees. Two of these OCERS Trustees are directly elected by you and your co-workers. Currently, you are served by two tireless advocates for retirement security, Trustees Adele Lopez Tagaloa and Iriss Barriga. Adele and Iriss, along with the other Trustees, work to ensure all County public workers can retire with dignity.
OCEA Responds to County of Orange Budget Memo
January 14, 2025
We are sure many of you are aware of County Interim CEO Michelle Aguirre’s January 3, 2025, memo outlining certain budget mitigation actions in light of perceived potential County budget shortfalls.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Donika Nuñez
Labor Relations Representative