Update Message From MEA Attorney Ann Smith Regarding Unions’ Efforts to Invalidate Prop B
Dear MEA Members: Over the last few months, much has happened in MEA’s legal fight against the City’s 2012 Proposition B ballot measure. I wanted to explain in greater detail what has already happened and what is likely to happen next. On many complicated legal issues – especially anything related to the Prop B litigation – when MEA sends out […]
Read more >>Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) Application Deadline is July 8, 2019
MEA’s current MOU includes a 3.3% across-the-board salary increase in July 2019 that applies to all MEA-represented job classifications. The contract also includes a number of previously approved classification-specific Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) that became effective in July 2018. In addition, several other SSAs approved by the Mayor and Council this Spring will take effect in July 2019 and April […]
Read more >>MEA Board of Directors Election Scheduled
MEA is seeking members to run in the upcoming MEA Board of Directors election. Newly elected Board members will take office in September 2019 for a two-year term. MEA is a MEMBER OWNED and MEMBER OPERATED organization. MEA has a tradition of robust participation and representation from our members, and that continued active involvement is critical to our success. So […]
Read more >>San Diego City Council Votes to Support MEA’s Effort to Invalidate and Remove Prop B Charter Language
After seven years of litigation and a unanimous California Supreme Court decision supporting MEA’s legal challenge to Prop B, the San Diego City Council on Monday voted 6-3 to end its defense of the illegal 2012 ballot measure and join the litigation seeking to strike the Prop B language from the San Diego City Charter. This vote represents a remarkable shift in the City’s legal and […]
Read more >>MEA Member Site Visit for DSD Employees
Wednesday, May 29th 12:00p to 1:00p Conference Training Room 4 MEA members in the Development Services Department are invited to attend a Q & A discussion with MEA General Manager Mike Zucchet. Mike will provide information and updates on a variety of topics and respond to questions on any issue the group wishes to discuss. Lunch will be provided so […]
Read more >>MEA Saves Shift Differential!
For over 30 years, MEA and the City have agreed in the way that Shift Differential is granted for dispatchers. Any dispatcher working at least 1 full night or split-shift rotation in a calendar year, receives Shift Differential for that full year. Dispatcher shift length and shift rotations have changed significantly over the last 30 years, but the rule has […]
Read more >>GOOD NEWS – You Are Getting A Well-Earned Pay Raise: MEA Secures 6% Special Salary Adjustment for Wastewater Operations Supervisors
In response to MEA’s advocacy and Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s recommendation, the San Diego City Council has voted to approve a 6% Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) for Wastewater Operations Supervisors. This SSA will be in addition to the 3.3% general salary increase called for under MEA’s MOU for this fiscal year. Both increases (the 3.3% general salary increase and the additional 6% special salary increase) […]
Read more >>GOOD NEWS – You Are Getting A Well-Earned Pay Raise: MEA Secures 10% Special Salary Adjustment for Librarians
In response to MEA’s advocacy and Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s recommendation, the San Diego City Council has voted to approve a 10% Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) for the Librarian Series (I, II, III, IV and Supervising). This SSA will be in addition to the 3.3% general salary increase called for under MEA’s MOU for this fiscal year. The 3.3% general salary increase will […]
Read more >>GOOD NEWS – You Are Getting A Well-Earned Pay Raise: MEA Secures 15% Special Assignment Pay for Payroll Specialists in the Fire-Rescue Department
In response to MEA’s advocacy, strong support from Fire Chief Colin Stowell and Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s recommendation, the San Diego City Council has voted to approve a 15% Special Assignment Pay for the Payroll Specialist Series (I, II and Supervisor) assigned to the Fire-Rescue Department. This special pay increase will be in addition to the 3.3% general salary increase called for under […]
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