From: Don Washington, Chief Negotiator, AFSCME Local 685 On Friday, October 17, members of your Local 685 Executive Board met with Chief Viera-Rosa and senior probation management to address the reassignment of Camp Paige staff to Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall (BJN-JH), along with several other pressing issues affecting our membership.   The discussion was direct and productive. President Eddie Chism and Chief Viera-Rosa agreed to  re-set the labor-management partnership  and

Dear Sisters and Brothers,   A lot’s been said about the 2023 contract. We get it — tensions are high. Probation is under attack from every direction and our bosses – the Chief and his boss, the County Supervisors (the same people who robbed us of due process in writing a $4 billion check to "plaintiffs" of sexual assault - many of whom were apparently paid to join the lawsuit ) are trying to defund, civilianize, and privatize our profession ( click here to learn more).  

From President Eddie Chism Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today, a  Los Angeles County judge has temporarily blocked Attorney General Rob...

A Message from President Eddie Chism Dear Sisters and Brothers, Los Angeles County continues to stumble — and now we hear that  CEO Fesia...