January 11, 2022

In direct response to OCEA’s demands, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) today authorized the County CEO to administer a 2022 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program (EPSL). County workers will each receive up to 40 hours of paid sick leave for qualifying COVID-related absences.

January 7, 2022

For almost two years, County workers have fought to keep themselves safe, to protect their families, and to keep our government open. As the Omicron variant began to drive the current unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, OCEA took action and demanded the County provide County workers with additional Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL).

January 4, 2022

A safe workplace is the value that drives all other needs. COVID-19 has put public servants directly in harm's way. Further, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has increased the number of positive cases exponentially. For those reasons we have requested that the County provide an additional 80 hours of COVID-19 sick leave for all OCEA-represented workers in the County. This is not an unusual request. Local public jurisdictions such as the Orange County Superior Court, the City of Anaheim, and the University of California chose to extend their internal leave programs.

December 28, 2021

Kaiser Permanente is partnering with OCEA to provide a series of virtual seminars promoting health and well-being. This week's seminar, "Kaiser presents Winter Vegetable Soup," is a short informational video with tips about using your favorite ingredients and your crockpot to make a hearty vegetable soup.

December 23, 2021

OCEA recently held our annual Steward Awards ceremony and we wanted to share the names of the awardees with you. You may work with some of the winners!

December 21, 2021

Kaiser Permanente is partnering with OCEA to provide a series of virtual seminars promoting health and well-being. This week's seminar, "Read the Food Label and Know What It Means," is a short informational video about how to decipher food label information.

December 17, 2021

Kaiser Permanente is partnering with OCEA to provide a series of virtual seminars promoting health and well-being. This week's seminar, "Keeping your pantry stocked with staple foods," is a short informational video about a how a well-stocked pantry will help to make the healthy and tasty choice the easy choice. Learn how you can stock your pantry so you have the right ingredients for a healthy meal on the go.

December 17, 2021

On Wednesday, December 15, two important meetings occurred in the campaign to win improvements for OCEA Social Workers in CFS. The first meeting was the CFS Caseload Management Forum. First, thank you to all the Social Workers who provided critical feedback to OCEA staff during the forum. Workplace leaders and OCEA staff use this information to challenge management’s power.