News Articles

• A Message from the President

  Jim Mallon assumes SLOCEA Presidency Read More ›

• OCTOBER's GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

  GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Read More ›

• IMPORTANT NOTICE

  The Board of Directors meeting for September 2019 Has been changed to: Read More ›

• ​SLOCEA Volunteers Celebrated

  On August 17th we celebrated the volunteerism and dedication of our SLOCEA volunteers at the annual Appreciation Dinner for 2018, hosted this year at the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo Read More ›

• RECOGNITION AWARDS NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED!

  The San Luis Obispo County Employees’ Association’s Awards Review Committee is now accepting nominations for: Read More ›

• PETITION SERVED ON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

  Petition signed by over one thousand county employees served on the Board of Supervisors Read More ›

• SLOCEA CELEBRATES PRESIDENT'S DAY 2019!

  Please note that the SLOCEA Office will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2019, in observance of the County Holiday Read More ›

• SLOCEA CELEBRATES PRES. LINCOLN BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

  SLOCEA will be closed FEB. 12, 2019, in observances of Pres. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday Holiday Read More ›

• Big Unit and Trades Unit Negotiating Teams Meet

  On February 6, 2019, the newly seated Big Unit and Trades Unit Negotiating Teams met to begin preparations to return to the negotiating tables with the County. Read More ›

• Big Unit Negotiating Team Seated

  At the January 29, 2019 Joint Negotiating Committees Meeting for the Big Unit and the Trades Unit, Read More ›

• Trades Unit Negotiating Team Seated

  At the January 29, 2019 Joint Negotiating Committees Meeting for the Trades and the Big Unit, Read More ›

• NOMINATION RESULTS FOR TRADES UNIT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE

  ​The nomination period for the Trades Unit Negotiating Committee closed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2019. We received less than the required number (9) of nominations for the Committee seats. Since all Committee seats are unchallenged, there will be no election and we will move right to a meeting of the Negotiating Committee next week. Read More ›

• NOMINATION RESULTS FOR BIG UNIT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE

  The nomination period for the Big Unit Negotiating Committee closed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2019. We received the exact number or less than, the required number of nominations for each of the three bargaining units in the Big Unit. Read More ›

• LAUNCH OF SLOCEA SMART PHONE APPS!

  SLOCEA is very pleased to announce the official launch of the SLOCEA smart phone Apps for IPhone and Android model smart phones! Read More ›

• SLOCEA Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  Please note that SLOCEA's Office will be closed Monday, January 21,2019, in observance of the County Holiday Read More ›

• Negotiating Committee Nominations

  Big Unit & Trades Unit Nominations Read More ›

• January 2019 Steward Committee Meeting

  The January 2019 Steward Committee Meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2019 Read More ›

• January 2019 Board of Directors Meeting

  The Next meeting of SLOCEA's Board of Directors is set for January 16, 2019 Read More ›

• SLOCEA New Year Holiday Hours

  In Observance of the New Year Holiday the SLOCEA Office will be closed Monday December 31, 2018 and Tuesday January 1, 2019. Read More ›

• SLOCEA CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY HOURS

  ​The SLOCEA office will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Read More ›

• JOB ACTION TO CONCLUDE

  Please be advised that we have notified the County that our job action will concluded at 11:59 PM tonight (12/13/2018). Read More ›

• San Luis Obispo Prosecutor's Association Support's SLOCEA Employees During Strike

  Prosecutor's Association Support Letter, December 11, 2018 Read More ›

• SLO COUNTY SWORN DEPUTIES' ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS SLOCEA EMPLOYEES!

  The Sworn Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Luis Obispo County, have issued their written support for SLOCEA represented employees, in their current labor dispute with the County and pending job action! Read More ›

• Deputy Sheriffs' Association Supports fellow SLOCEA employees in job Action

  The SLO County Deputy Sheriffs' Association has issued its written support for SLOCEA represented employees and their ensuing job action! Read More ›

• TO ALL WHO SERVE AND WHO HAVE SERVED

  SLOCEA thanks our armed services veterans, past and present, for serving our nation and protecting our freedom! Read More ›

• A YEAR OF FIRSTS FOR OUR COUNTY

  SLOCEA has existed in one form or another since 1947. SLOCEA was granted recognition in San Luis Obispo County as the exclusive representative of the County’s first bargaining units, shortly after then Governor Ronald Reagan signed legislation ushering in the first collective bargaining rights in 1969. Read More ›

• GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING CALLED IN WAKE OF FAILED RATIFICATIONS

  Meeting set for Thursday October 18, 2018 at 5:30 PM Read More ›

• FINAL RATIFICATION RESULTS POSTED

  Ratifications for Big Unit and Trades Unit fail Read More ›

• PRELIMINARY RATIFICATION RESULTS POSTED

  Preliminary vote results for Big Unit and Trades Unit ratifications have been posted Read More ›

• Remembering September 11, 2001

  “Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. Read More ›

• IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP MEETING

  SLOCEA urges you to attend Read More ›

• NEW POST AVAILABLE IN MEMBER'S PORTAL

  New updates have been posted for Trades and Big Unit members Read More ›

• HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

  SLOCEA will be closed Wednesday, July 4th, 2018, in observance of our nation's birthday! Read More ›

• SLOCREA Announces BBQ Event

  San Luis Obispo Retired Employees Association will hold it's Annual BBQ Read More ›

• Marin County employees’ union calls for strike vote

  The union that represents a majority of Marin County’s public employees has called for a strike vote for the week of June 11. Read More ›

• HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

  SLOCEA WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE MAY 28, 2018 Read More ›

• INTRODUCING JUSTIN HANSEN

  Justin Hansen Running for Pension Trust Seat Read More ›

• Important Outtakes from May 7, 2018 Paulding - Compton Debate

  During the debate Compton compares the compensation of SLOCEA members to that of County Administrators Read More ›

• SLOCEA Proudly Endorses Jimmy Paulding

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• SLOCEA Formally Endorses Jimmy Paulding for 4th District

  SLOCEA's Board voted to endorse Paulding during its regular meeting on April 18, 2018 Read More ›

• Mediation Fails to Produce Settlement with County

  Please log on to the members portal to read full update Read More ›

• Big Unit Negotiation Update for session 5 now posted

  Read full update on members only portal Read More ›

• Trades Unit Negotiations update for session 7 now posted

  Read full update on members' only portal Read More ›

• Trades and Big Unit Negotiations Resume

  Full Updates Posted on members portal Read More ›

• SLOCEA Launches New Website

  On February 21, 2018, SLOCEA’s long time presence on the Internet came to a screeching halt when the server company that had hosted SLOCEA’s website for nearly 20 years, ceased all operations unexpectedly. Read More ›