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. […]
Read more >>Voting Technical Issues RESOLVED
MEA apologizes for the technical issues we experienced this morning with the ratification vote. If you tried voting unsuccessfully, please log out of the MEA website, log back in and you will now be able to vote.
Read more >>MEA Contract Ratification Voting is NOW OPEN — Cast Your Vote Today!
As we announced last Wednesday, MEA’s Negotiating Team has reached a tentative agreement with the City for a new one-year labor contract (“MOU”). Click here to read last week’s announcement and a summary of the tentative agreement. This tentative agreement must now be ratified by you, the members of MEA. Typically, our ratification process involves meetings at locations throughout the City and in-person […]
Read more >>BREAKING NEWS: MEA Reaches Tentative Agreement With City On a New One-Year Labor Contract
In a special closed session meeting earlier today, the City Council approved a Tentative Agreement (TA) with MEA’s Negotiating Team for a new one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Fiscal Year 2021. The TA represents a good outcome under the COVID-19-related circumstances which have dramatically reduced City’s tax revenues. Your MEA Negotiating Team strongly recommends that you vote to accept this TA […]
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