Important MEA Update on Vaccine Mandate Meet and Confer
As you know, MEA’s meet and confer efforts with the City over its announced vaccine mandate policy have been in progress for several weeks. Update messages were sent to you on 9/30, 10/8 and 10/12. We met again with the City Negotiating Team on Monday and Wednesday this week. In anticipation of the Mayor’s Negotiating Team giving an update in […]
Read more >>Update Message from Ann M. Smith re Prop B-Related Meet and Confer
Dear MEA Members: For those of you hired between July 19, 2012 and July 10, 2021, who were excluded from the City’s defined benefit pension plan because of the Proposition B charter amendments, you are waiting for news of how and when the Court-approved “make whole” remedy will be implemented now that the courts have declared Prop B invalid after ten years of litigation. […]
Read more >>Update Message from MEA Attorney Ann M. Smith Re City’s Vaccine Mandate
Dear MEA Members: To recap, my message to you on 9/30/21 covered the general issues of legality surrounding the City’s vaccine mandate. My next message to you on 10/8 summed up various questions which were posed to the City on behalf of MEA-represented employees after the City’s messaging became confusing – i.e., had a firm policy decision been made or […]
Read more >>Follow Up Message From MEA Attorney Ann Smith Regarding the City’s Vaccine Mandate Policy
Dear MEA Members: I hope this message finds you all doing reasonably well. After MEA disseminated my e-mail message to you last Thursday 9/30 related to the City’s vaccine mandate, the City sent an Employee Notification which appeared to be at odds with what the City had previously communicated to MEA regarding the City’s revised deadline of December 1st for all employees to be vaccinated […]
Read more >>Message from MEA Attorney Ann M. Smith Re City’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Dear MEA Members: Please take a breath and spend a few minutes to read and digest the following information related to the City’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy. MEA recognizes that for over 80% of MEA-represented employees who are already fully vaccinated, this information will likely seem irrelevant — but we encourage you to read and understand it and then share it […]
Read more >>On-Line Voting for the MEA Board of Directors Election for PUD is Now Open!
Electronic voting for MEA’s Board of Director Election for the Public Utilities Department is now open via MEA’s website. Voting will continue through August 17th in order to ensure that members have ample time to vote. There are eleven candidates running for eight allotted seats for PUD. Each of the candidates has written a statement of qualifications that you can […]
Read more >>On-Line Voting for the MEA Board of Directors Election for Parks and Recreation is Now Open!
Electronic voting for MEA’s Board of Director Election for the Parks and Recreation Department is now open via MEA’s website. Voting will continue through August 17th in order to ensure that members have ample time to vote. There are six candidates running for five allotted seats for Parks and Recreation. Each of the candidates has written a statement of qualifications […]
Read more >>Labor Contract, City Budget and Prop B Updates!
As the fiscal year winds down, we wanted to share updates with you regarding some key decisions the City Council made earlier this month. Council Approves MEA Labor Agreement (MOU) On June 8, the City Council approved the 2-year MOU that MEA members overwhelmingly ratified in May. The MOU goes into effect July 1. Look for your initial 4% salary […]
Read more >>Call for Nominations for MEA’s Board of Directors Election
MEA is seeking members to run in the upcoming MEA Board of Directors election. Newly elected Board members will take office in September 2021 for a two-year term. MEA is a MEMBER OWNED and MEMBER OPERATED organization. MEA has a tradition of robust participation and representation from our members, and that continued active involvement is critical to our success. So […]
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