Important Information About Retirement Board Election – Please Vote Today!
General City of San Diego employees have two employee representatives on the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS) Board of Directors. Voting is now open for new four-year terms for those two seats. If you were hired before July of 2012, you are a member of SDCERS and are eligible to vote. If you are eligible to vote, SDCERS […]
Read more >>Negotiations Update – January 25, 2021
Dear MEA Members, We hope you are well as we begin a New Year full of possibilities. Earlier this month, San Diego Superior Court Judge Richard Strauss agreed with us and our attorney, Ann Smith, that Proposition B was unlawful, invalid, and should be removed from the City Charter. And our new Mayor Todd Gloria repeatedly expressed his support for […]
Read more >>Message from MEA Attorney Ann Smith: Prop B Pension Changes Finally Invalidated After 9-Year Legal Battle!
Dear MEA Members: It has finally happened . . . on Tuesday afternoon, January 5th, after a one-day (virtual) bench trial – with 100 pages of briefing having been filed in advance — the Honorable Richard E. L. Strauss of the San Diego County Superior Court spoke from the bench that he agreed with our legal analysis requiring the invalidation of the City’s […]
Read more >>IMPORTANT UPDATES FOR MEA MEMBERS!
Todd Gloria Swears In MEA’s Officers At MEA’s November Board of Directors meeting, Mayor-Elect Todd Gloria administered the oath of office to MEA’s new Officers. Mayor-Elect Gloria recognized Greg Woods, Steve Ramirez, Michele Chicarelli, Sam Cerrato and Joe Miesner for their service to their Union and to the City of San Diego. The Officers will now begin a new two-year […]
Read more >>MEA Opinion Piece On 101 Ash in Union-Tribune
MEA General Manager Michael Zucchet had an opinion article published in the San Diego Union Tribune today. The subject matter is the 101 Ash Street building controversy. MEA took the opportunity to keep the focus on the terrible shape of City employee workplaces, and to call on the City to address the substandard condition of the City’s buildings and facilities. Here is […]
Read more >>Notice of MEA Officers Election
It is time once again for Officer elections at MEA. Officer positions are President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Article V of MEA’s Bylaws details the rules that govern our Union’s elections. Those rules call for the announcement of procedures to be used to nominate Officer candidates each August in even numbered years. In order to qualify […]
Read more >>FAQs Related to Flex Open Enrollment — Important Changes Please Read!
As you know, MEA’s new labor contract provided for significant increases to Flex allotments for those employees covering a spouse, children or their whole family on a health plan. As open enrollment continues, we have received some questions related to the implementation of this plan and wanted to put out some frequently asked questions and answers for everyone. 1. What are the […]
Read more >>Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) Application Deadline is June 22, 2020
MEA’s contract includes a process whereby SSAs that are recommended by the Civil Service Commission in FY 22 can be considered for implementation. The Civil Service Commission just released the application dates for this year’s SSA process, and the schedule is compact beginning with proposals due to the Personnel Department by mid-July. This means that MEA needs SSA applications from […]
Read more >>MEA Members Vote to Overwhelmingly Support Labor Contract: One-Year MOU is Ratified and Will Take Effect on July 1
Thank you to all of the MEA members who took the time to vote on the one-year tentative agreement reached by MEA’s Negotiating Team. We had a great turnout, especially for an online vote, and the contract was overwhelmingly ratified with a vote of 1,513 in favor and 54 opposed. That amounts to a 96.5% YES vote to support the recommendation of MEA’s Negotiating Team. […]
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