Limited VolunteerThe Anaheim Municipal Employees Association (AMEA) was formed in 1946 by a group of City employees concerned about their lack of basic benefits or a means to address workplace grievances. AMEA exists today as an independent member-controlled nonprofit corporation serving as the sole collective bargaining agent for approximately 600 general and clerical employees.
The AMEA Board of Directors is made up of City employee volunteers elected by the Association’s members. Like the Directors who elect them, the AMEA’s Executive Officers are also City employees serving the Association without compensation. Since the officers and Directors are all full-time City employees themselves, AMEA contracts with the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA) to have a staff of professional labor representatives and office personnel available to promptly advise and assist employees with any potential workplace grievances.