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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 5% Special Salary Increase for Recreation Center Directors, Area Managers, District Managers and Grounds Maintenance Supervisors

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes a 5% special salary increase for the job classification series of Recreation Center Director (Assistant, Director I/II/III, Area Manager I/II), District Manager, and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor. Accordingly, if this TA is ratified by MEA’s membership, you will receive the following pay […]

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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 15% Special Salary Increase for Electrician Supervisors

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes a 15% special salary increase for Electrician Supervisors. Accordingly, if this TA is ratified by MEA’s membership, Electrician Supervisors will receive the following pay raises over the two-year term of this agreement: 4% (general salary increase) on July 1, 2021 7.5% (special […]

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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 8% Special Salary Increase for Environmental Health Inspectors

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes an 8% special salary increase for the Environmental Health Inspector job classification series (Inspector I/II, Manager, Coordinator). Accordingly, if this TA is ratified by MEA’s membership, Environmental Health Inspectors will receive the following pay raises over the two-year term of this […]

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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 10% Special Salary Increase for the Water Systems District Manager and Water Systems Technician IV

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes a 10% special salary increase for Water Systems District Managers and Water Systems Technician IV’s. Accordingly, if this TA is ratified by MEA’s membership, the Water Systems Technician IV and Water Systems District Managers will receive the following pay raises over […]

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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 20% Special Salary Increase for All Engineers

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes a 20% special salary increase for all Engineering job classifications (Senior, Associate, Assistant and Junior level Engineers in the Civil, Communications, Corrosion, Electrical, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Structural and Traffic disciplines, Senior Engineering Geologist, Engineering Trainee, and all Engineering Aides). If […]

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MORE GOOD NEWS – MEA Has Secured An Additional 15% Special Salary Increase for Park Designers

As a follow up to MEA’s earlier E-Blast regarding contract negotiations, the Tentative Agreement (TA) MEA has reached with the City includes a 15% special salary increase for the Park Designer job classification series (including Assistants). Accordingly, if this TA is ratified by MEA’s membership, all Park Designers will receive the following pay raises over the two-year term of this agreement: 4% (general salary […]

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Message from Ann M. Smith: The long struggle for justice by removing Prop B from the City Charter has ended in VICTORY!!!

Dear MEA Members: I’m finally writing the message we have fought to achieve for nearly ten years.   The deadline for the Prop B ballot proponents to appeal the final invalidation judgment handed down by Superior Court Judge Richard Strauss after a bench trial HAS NOW PASSED.  There will be no appeal and this invalidation judgment is FINAL and BINDING. This […]

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BREAKING NEWS: MEA and City Have Reached Tentative Agreement on New Two-Year Contract With Well-Deserved Pay Raises Finally On the Way!

MEA’s Negotiating Team has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the City on a new two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin on July 1, 2021 and end on June 30, 2023. On Mayor Todd Gloria’s recommendation, the City Council approved this TA in closed session yesterday and, if MEA’s membership votes to ratify it, these new contract terms will be confirmed in […]

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