Most county employees – including mental health workers, public health nurses, social workers, and sheriff’s special officers – will receive a 2.5 percent raise in the coming months.
Tag: Orange County Employees Association
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Retirement Board Cuts Bustamante’s Pension
Carlos Bustamante, the former county public works executive who was convicted of sex crimes, had his pension cut Monday by a unanimous vote of the Orange County Employees Retirement System board.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Settles Lawsuit With Employees Over Alleged Toxic Building
County Social Service Agency employees working in the so-called “Eckhoff” building in Orange alleged health problems caused by toxins emanating from the building.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Has Orange County Created America’s Most Vulnerable Cops?
As police are being targeted across the nation, members of a class of cop in Orange County are going to court because they can’t carry a concealed weapon off-duty.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton City Council Suspends COIN Ordinance
Council members voted to suspend the ordinance that requires disclosures during labor negotiations to avoid having to make similar disclosures in other contract negotiations.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories
OC Home to Another Lawsuit Aimed at Public-Sector Unions
The Orange County Water District is using ratepayer funds to wage a court battle to keep future employees from paying fees to cover collective bargaining representation.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Garden Grove Opts Out of County Contract for Animal Care
Turned off by a steep increase in their contract with the county, the Garden Grove City Council voted Tuesday to instead sign a deal with the local Humane Society.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Approve New Labor Deal With County Workers
Nearly 11,000 county workers are now slated see their first significant raises since the Great Recession, after supervisors unanimously ratified a new labor deal Wednesday.
Posted inEconomy, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors Reach Tentative Labor Deal With County Employees Union
The deal terms call for workers to receive an immediate 4.5 percent raise and collaborate with management on ways to make the county run more efficiently and reduce taxpayer costs.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Two OC Labor Leaders Appointed to State Board
The California Labor Federation appointed Jennifer Muir of OCEA, and Julio Perez, executive director of the local labor federation, to its ranks. For the first time ever, two Orange County labor leaders will serve together on the statewide board.
