“Equality doesn’t go away..”

 

Take a look at this article in this week’s OC Today paper. General employee, James Moxley, is interviewed: “Equality doesn’t go away..”

The OCEC is moving forward!

We sincerely thank all the citizen of Ocean City who stood with us in our quest for fairness and equality with our fellow town employees of the Police and Fire departments. As many of you may have already heard, the charter amendment that would have granted the general employees the right to decide if we wanted to collective bargain with town officials was defeated this time around. However, the OCEC remains committed to gaining a voice in the work we preform and the operation of this town so we will move forward, while working with the council, continuing  to seek the right to collective bargain. The support we have received from the citizens of Ocean City shows us that we are not alone in our belief that ALL Town employees should be treated equally!

We also congratulate Mayor Meehan and Council members Knight, Cymek, Dare, and Mitrecic on their successful campaigns! We look forward to forging relationships with you all and helping to make Ocean City an even better place to live and work.

Stay tuned for updates from us!

The Ocean City Employee Coalition (OCEC)

Come Out to Vote and Join Us Today At the Convention Center!

It might be this bright, but it will be chilly!

Members of the Ocean City Employees Coalition will be outside the convention this morning, encouraging folks to vote for the charter amendment and answering questions for any residents looking for more information.  Please join us, and please remember to vote!  Remember, voting FOR the charter amendment does NOT give the employees the union – it just gives the general employees to make the choice for themselves whether they would like collective bargaining or not, just like the police, firefighters, and EMT.  The ballot question will look like this:

A replica of the ballot – please vote FOR the amendment!

Thank you and we will see you there!

Praise for Employees Crosses Many Divides

Praise for Ocean City Employees Was A Theme of Tonight’s Town Council Meeting

At the final town council meeting for Ocean City before tomorrow’s election, council members, top-ranking officials, and residents seemed to be in a competition for who could offer the most heartfelt praise of the work of Ocean City employees in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  City manager David Recor praised the employees in his comments near the end of the meeting, citing their effort as one of the keys to how Ocean City was able to come through the storm suffering relatively little structural damage.  Joe Groves, a spokesman for the Citizens for Ocean City group, lauded town employees as “the greatest employees in the world.”  Even councilman Joe Hall got in on the act, echoing the sentiments that were often the dominant theme of the meeting.  Mayor Rick Meehan, for his part, singled out the efforts of the Public Works department as particularly worthy of attention in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Agree with the sentiments expressed last night, and looking for a way to say “thank you” to all the town employees for their tireless efforts in cleaning up after last week’s storm?  Go to the polls tomorrow and vote YES on the charter amendment, and give the general employees the right to decide for themselves if they want collective bargaining or not, just like their colleagues in the police, fire, and emergency medical departments!