Statement on the Recall Effort
The San Diego Municipal Employees Association strongly opposes this recall effort: San Diego is only 16 months away from the primary election to elect a new Mayor. The recall is a waste of time and city resources to try to force a costly and hugely distracting special election just months before a regularly scheduled election. We need our leaders to […]
Read more >>2026 MEA OFFICER ELECTION RESULTS
Congratulations to MEA’s newly elected 2026-2028 Officers: President: Michele Chicarelli First Vice President: Sam Cerrato Second Vice President: Kathryn Campbell Treasurer: Jennifer Becker Secretary: Teresa Morse The Officers will be sworn in at MEA’s November Board meeting with San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert delivering the oath of office. The Officers will serve a two-year term. Thank you to all […]
Read more >>ON-LINE VOTING FOR MEA OFFICERS ELECTION IS NOW OPEN!
Electronic voting for the election of MEA Officers is now open via MEA’s website. MEA’s five Officer positions are President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Voting will continue through October 28 at 5:00 p.m. to ensure that members have ample time to vote. Candidates for each office have written a statement of qualifications that you can […]
Read more >>Celebrating 100 Years of MEA – The GMM, the Proclamation, and the Video
Dear MEA Members, It was wonderful to see so many of you at our General Membership Meeting (GMM) earlier this month! Happy 100th Anniversary MEA! The Balboa Park Club Ballroom was packed almost to overflowing and the energy was high for this Centennial event. The evening’s program was brief but impactful. Council President Joe LaCava re-created presenting MEA with a […]
Read more >>Celebrating 100 Years of MEA – Watch the MEA Centennial Video
The MEA Centennial Video premiered at the General Membership Meeting earlier this month. Produced in collaboration with KPBS, the video celebrates some of the most important issues accomplished by MEA members working together for the last 100 years. . .the pension, employer-sponsored health insurance, the wages, hours, and working conditions fought for and won in all of the Memorandums of […]
Read more >>City Council Proclamation – MEA 100th Anniversary Day
On August 25, 2026, the San Diego City Council unanimously proclaimed the San Diego Municipal Employees Association 100th Anniversary Day in Council Chambers. MEA Executive Board members, MEA Counsel Ann Smith, and MEA General Manager Michael Zucchet accepted the proclamation on behalf of all MEA members. San Diego Municipal Employees Association 100th […]
Read more >>MEA LIBRARY DEPARTMENT TOWN HALL
MEA Director of Labor Relations, Nick Wright, will be holding a Town Hall meeting at Central Library on November 2nd from 9am-10am to explain the meet and confer process as it relates to the shift bid implementation and also to answer any questions that you may have regarding the meet and confer process in general. The date and time was […]
Read more >>MEA’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – OCTOBER 1, 2026
President Michele Chicarelli and the Membership Committee of the San Diego Municipal Employees Association cordially invite you to MEA’s Annual General Membership Meeting. Join us as we celebrate YOU as well as MEA’s 100th anniversary! Free to all active and retired MEA members and one guest. Featuring: Gourmet buffet dinner MEA centennial swag for all members Members who pay to […]
Read more >>NOTICE OF MEA OFFICERS ELECTION
It is time once again for Officer elections at MEA. MEA’s five Officer positions are President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. MEA’s Bylaws detail the rules that govern our Union’s Officer nominations and elections. Those rules call for nominations for Officer candidates each August in even numbered years. In order to qualify as a candidate for […]
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