President’s Message, First Quarter of 2010
It’s hard to believe that my first year as MEA President has already passed. Our union family has experienced a lot of obstacles and trials this past year, but we pulled together and made sound decisions that only strengthened our resolve and prepared us for future fights. Looking back on 2009, there were numerous accomplishments that our union should be […]
Read more >>Storm Water Department Highlight
With the latest rash of rainy weather, it’s fitting that we highlight Storm Water, the department responsible for protecting ocean and bay water quality for the citizens of San Diego. You may be surprised to know that the department wasn’t created until July 2008. Up until then, the Pollution Prevention Division and Operations & Maintenance Division were housed in other […]
Read more >>SAP, Flex Dollars and Your Paycheck
You may have recently noticed your paycheck looks a little different. With the conversion to SAP the full bi-weekly flex allotment now shows up as income on your paycheck, and the biweekly cost of your benefits are also shown as deductions. These deductions will be in a pre-tax form thus negating the flex allotment and will not affect your net income. A […]
Read more >>General Manager’s Report, First Quarter of 2010
City employees have had a tumultuous five years, and 2009 was obviously no different. The City of San Diego continues to find itself in the throes of chronic budget deficits, service cuts, wage cuts, layoffs and other challenges, all of which are exacerbated by the dishonest (and often times malicious) rhetoric that spews from some politicians, media outlets, and members of […]
Read more >>Board Meeting Notes, First Quarter of 2010
MEA Announcements: The Executive Committee consists of the five officers (President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) and six at-large members elected from the Board of Directors. The six at-large members below were elected to a two year term at the January 2010 Board meeting: Mark Chrysler-Development Services, Bill Craig-Miramar Landfill Ops, Lisa Goehring-Public Utilities, Francine Howell-City Attorney, […]
Read more >>Labor Representative Cases, First Quarter of 2010
SUCCESSFUL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION DISCIPLINARY APPEALS Terminations Reduced to Suspensions Without Pay MEA Senior Labor Relations Representative Kelly Cruz represented a 24 year City employee and Labor Relations Representative Marin Mejia represented a 20 year employee who were both facing termination due to alleged violations of the City’s Threat Management Policy found in Administration Regulation 97.10. Prior to the hearing, […]
Read more >>Budget Negotiations Finalized—Layoff Notices Likely Coming to Affected Employees This Week
As you are aware, in December the City Council voted to approve the Mayor’s proposed 18-month budget plan to close the City’s $179 million budget deficit. The plan called for more than $100 million in “one time” non-personnel cuts, as well as the elimination of hundreds of unfilled employee positions and approximately 200 filled positions (layoffs) Citywide. MEA representatives have […]
Read more >>MEA’s Letter Regarding Substantive and Legal Problems with the City’s Budget in PD
Many of you have requested a copy of the letter we sent to the City last week and referenced in our earlier e-mail which provided an update on the status of our meet and confer negotiations. Please click on the following link (Letter to City) to read the letter that went to the Mayor, City Attorney and Independent Budget Analyst. […]
Read more >>Budget Meet and Confer Update
On Friday January 15, MEA’s negotiating team spent four hours negotiating with the City about its budget plan, with the majority of the time being spent on the Library and Police Department budgets. For Library, we made a formal counter proposal to the Department’s proposed new schedules for both the branches and central, consistent with the majority view of Library […]
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