Special Message From Marva Lindsey, Institutions Vice President Brothers and Sisters,   What is happening right now at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is unacceptable, and your Union is not backing down.   On December 11, 2025, Probation HR claimed it was notified by a Special Assistant at Los Padrinos that, as of August 31, 2025, there were no pre-disposition SYTF youth housed at the facility. Based on that claim alone, the Department (falsely) decided that as of Sept. 1, employe

The Election Committee is providing this report to inform the membership of the results of the Local 685 officer election. The results are set forth below for each position. Information regarding the runoff election, including the timelines and procedures, will be provided to the membership in a subsequent notice.   President Run off between Curtis Chambers and Philip Goldner   First Vice President Run off between Helen Pagan and John Roque   Second Vice President Elected: Ja

From Jonathan Byrd Second Vice President & Chief Steward AFSCME Local 685 Representative to the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) You may have received a County email announcing that, beginning January 2, all employees will be eligible to enroll in the 401(k) Savings Plan. What the County did not say is why this is happening and who made it possible. Local 685 is a central part of the Coalition of County Unions . For decades, the CCU has challenged the County’s two-tier system

Dear Sisters and Brothers, We want to address and correct a false rumor circulating about our position regarding Camp staff and DPO IIs.   There is no truth to the claim that we are advocating for Camp employees to replace DPO IIs. We are not, and we have never supported any proposal that would undermine the DPO II classification or the work our members perform in the field.   At Monday’s meeting with the Department, both of us - President Chism and Camps VP Bell- made a clea