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MEA’s Annual General Membership Meeting September 29th

President Greg Woods and the Membership Committee of the San Diego Municipal Employees Association cordially invite you to MEA’s Annual General Membership Meeting. Join us as we celebrate YOU! Free to all active and retired MEA members and their guests. Thursday, September 29, 2022 Balboa Park Club Doors open at 5:00pm Dinner at 5:30pm Program and Raffle 6:00 – 8:00pm […]

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Good News! Prop B Penalty Payment Coming to Paychecks on September 30

MEA’s victory in the 10-year-long legal battle over the City’s 2012 “Prop B” ballot measure included a Court order that the City pay affected employees a “penalty.”  All affected employees who elected to enroll in SDCERS and thus accept the Court-ordered make-whole remedy will be receiving a taxable penalty payment in your regular paycheck on September 30. Earlier this year, MEA communicated […]

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MEA Negotiating Team Election—Call for Nominations

It is time to elect a new MEA Negotiating Team. This is your opportunity to directly participate in one of the most important activities of MEA—negotiating the contracts that affect your wages, benefits, and the overall quality of your work life. What is the Negotiating Team? The MEA Negotiating Team is made up of three representatives from each of the […]

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Save the Date – MEA’s General Membership Meeting is September 29!

MEA’s General Membership Meeting is back! Please join us on Thursday, September 29 for an evening of camaraderie, food, guest speakers and a great raffle. WHAT: MEA’s Annual General Membership Meeting WHEN: Thursday, September 29 (BBQ Dinner at 5:30 p.m.; Program begins at 6:00 p.m.) WHERE: Balboa Park Club WHO: MEA Active and Retiree Members and a Guest More detailed […]

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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 […]

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Open Enrollment and Health Benefits Information

Now that Open Enrollment is over, we hope you all were able to add or make changes to your benefits. As a reminder, this will be our last Summer Open Enrollment and the last time our plans will have an August 1st start date. Starting this fall, we will move to a Fall Open Enrollment period, and your plans going […]

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Good News – MEA-Negotiated 5% General Salary Increase Begins to Hit Paychecks This Week!

Last year, MEA members ratified the current MOU which includes a general salary increase for all MEA-represented classifications. We are happy to remind you that effective July 1, you received a 5% pay raise, and that increase will begin to be seen in this week’s paycheck. Since July 1 occurred in the middle of a pay period, only about half […]

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Reasonable Accommodation Process

Over the last couple of years, the Reasonable Accommodation process has become a very important tool for employees to address their workplace needs with the City. One of the most common Reasonable Accommodations is the need for ergonomic equipment to ensure that those that require a sit/stand desk, or a special chair/back-rest or even a specific keyboard or mouse receive […]

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GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured A 8% Special Salary Increase for Disposal Site Supervisors!

As a result of MEA’s existing two-year labor contract negotiated with the City last year, all MEA-represented employees are already scheduled to receive a 5% general salary increase on July 1, 2022. Our current contract also allows for a limited “reopener” to negotiate additional Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) to become effective in the coming Fiscal Year, and MEA has reached an agreement with the […]

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