Communications Department Labor Management Committee (LMC) Meeting Update
Attendees: Katie Keach, Alex Handy, Cathleen Higgins (MEA Representative), Scott Robinson, Lisa Goehring, Erik Hansen (Human Resources Representative) Agenda Items: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Scott Robinson discussed the potential need for certain employees in the department to have personal protective equipment (hard hats, safety goggles, reflective vests, steel toed shoes) as a requirement for specific construction sites as it relates […]
Read more >>Breaking News…GOOD NEWS…Flex Benefit Cash Payouts Will Continue to be Paid Each Payday
We are pleased to report that after continued efforts, pressure and objections raised by MEA, the City has reversed course on its plan to replace biweekly Flex cash payouts with twice annual payouts. MEA and the City have signed a side letter agreement that keeps the status quo in place (Flex benefit cash will continue to be paid every two […]
Read more >>DSD LMC Update
The DSD Labor Management Committee (LMC) met on March 15, 2016 and discussed the following: A selection committee was formed for the department’s Rewards and Recognition Program in accordance with the new Administrative Regulation. The announcement regarding the members of the Selection Committee was made to all staff shortly after the LMC meeting. Please contact your DSD LMC members with […]
Read more >>Reminder: MEA’s Supplemental Tuition Reimbursement Program
In September, MEA announced the creation of a new MEA-sponsored program to assist our members with the costs of continuing education tuition and training. The purpose of MEA’s Supplemental Tuition Reimbursement Plan is to augment the City’s current tuition reimbursement program, which currently limits reimbursement to $1,000 per fiscal year for tuition or $500 per fiscal year for job-related training […]
Read more >>Flexible Benefit Cash Payout Changes Coming in July – Plan Your Personal Budgets Accordingly!
All City employees need to prepare for a major change coming this July in the way the City pays out Flex benefit cash. This will only affect employees who receive Flex cash payments because they don’t “spend” all of their Flex allotment on health benefits and/or 401(k) contributions. Currently this Flex cash is paid out to employees over the course of the […]
Read more >>DSD LMC Update
The DSD LMC met in December and January and discussed the following: 1. Safety issues with the footbridge to the Parkade: Following the resurfacing of the foot bridge, the surface was slippery in some areas and caused a few people to slip and fall, resulting in injuries. A “test patch” was put down to evaluate for additional resurfacing. The whole […]
Read more >>Message from Ann M. Smith re MEA’s Victory Before PERB Board in Continuing Legal Battle Over Prop B
Just as 2015 was taking its last gasps on December 29th, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a 63-page, comprehensive decision in favor of MEA (and three other City unions) on their unfair practice case against the City over the so-called 2012 “pension reform” measure which became Proposition B. Upholding the key findings and legal conclusions of the Administrative […]
Read more >>MEA is Now Accepting Applications for New Stewards
MEA is looking for hard working people who care about their fellow workers, are committed to standing up against injustices in the workplace and who are dedicated to keeping MEA strong and united. To be a MEA Steward you must be impartial, fair, objective and professional. Additional requirements include the ability to quickly grasp facts and to use this information […]
Read more >>MEA Children’s Party is Sunday, December 6th
Please join us at the MEA Children’s Party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 6th at the The Boardwalk (1286 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon, 92020). The day’s festivities will include pizza, drinks, wristbands for unlimited attractions and a visit from Santa. Tickets are on sale now at the MEA office (9620 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 203, 92123) for […]
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