General Manager’s Report, Third Quarter of 2011
You can say a lot of things about the state of affairs in the City of San Diego, but at least you have to admit that we live in interesting times. The fiscal year that just ended on June 30 was no different. One year ago we were concerned about a variety of significant uncertainties, from the future of retiree […]
Read more >>MEA Board of Directors Election Scheduled
MEA is seeking members to run for election to the MEA Board of Directors. The current directors’ terms will expire on September 14, 2011. According to MEA’s Bylaws, employees from every City department are entitled to representation on the Board. Each department elects from 1 to 4 board members depending on the size of the department and its geographical make-up. […]
Read more >>President’s Message, Third Quarter of 2011
As we were happy to report back in February, Mayor Sanders abandoned his plan to sell the Miramar Landfill to the highest bidder. Yet before we could even take a moment to reflect on the process and to thank and congratulate the Environmental Services Department employees and our coalition members on a fight well fought, Sanders simultaneously announced that the […]
Read more >>Retiree Health Ratification Vote a Success!
Thank you to all of the MEA members who took the time to vote on the Retiree Healthcare Tentative Agreement. It was overwhelmingly ratified by a vote of 1,526 in favor to 39 opposed, which amounts to a 97.5% “yes” vote to support the recommendation of MEA’s Negotiating Team. We had a large turnout with approximately 45% of our eligible […]
Read more >>Uniting Together for the Labor Cause
Labor, in the form of Michael Zucchet, Lorena Gonzales and Eric Banks came to the San Diego Democratic Club to ask for help from the LGBT community. Gonzales, Banks and Zucchet, representing the San Diego & Imperial County Labor Council, Service Employees International Union Local 221 and San Diego Municipal Employees Association respectively, spoke to the Club’s monthly membership meeting […]
Read more >>Legal Update: The Aguirre-Inspired Pension Litigation Finally Ends With City Dismissing Its Appeal
Remember back to 2005 when City Attorney Michael J. Aguirre’s wild-eyed press conferences dominated local news and he rolled out accusations and lawsuits like so many tortillas at the Old Town Mexican Café? His “signature” legal battle on behalf of the City was, of course, his lawsuit against SDCERS seeking to have the Court declare the pension benefit improvements which […]
Read more >>President’s Message, 4th Quarter of 2011
A man was walking the streets of downtown a few weeks ago asking people to sign a ballot initiative to “protect pensions for firefighters.” When asked if this was the Jerry Sanders/Carl DeMaio initiative that actually seeks to take away pensions from firefighters and most other City employees hired after next year, the man said “No, actually this will only […]
Read more >>MEA’s Website: Not Sure How to Register? We’ll Show You How!
In order to make MEA elections more convenient and accessible to all members, we will be transitioning to an online voting system. If you have not registered on MEA’s website, please do so by taking a moment and following these easy steps. STEP 1: Go to www.sdmea.org STEP 2: On the right hand side there is a log in area, click on […]
Read more >>General Manager’s Report, Fourth Quarter of 2011
Are you having fun watching the latest partisan wrangling in the United States Congress? Do you have your DVR set for the next Presidential primary debate? Can’t wait to see what that nutty Rick Perry says next? Hopefully you have better things to focus on than the seemingly ever-present political campaign spectacles of our day. With that being said, if […]
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