“On 8/16/22, I had the pleasure to attend a long-time coming Probation Rally at the BOS offices. I saw a sea of green shirts representing...

By Stacy Ford, Camps VP Sisters and Brothers, I want to thank all of you for attending the rally. Because of you, we were successful....

On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, more than 300 Los Angeles County Deputy Probation and Detention Services Officers, Supervisors, and Managers...

By SDSO Eric Walton, Local 685 Institutions Vice President Dear Sisters and Brothers, These are challenging times for those of working in...

by Stacy Ford, Camps Vice President Sisters and Brothers, All the years I have represented this Union I have never lied to you about...

Local 685 Revising Bargaining Proposals Yesterday, the Department of Human Resources, unquestionably with the approval of at least 3...

AFSCME Local 685 has supported Anchor of Hope Reentry programs for formerly incarcerated individuals for several years, and this year we...

Deputy Chief Karen Fletcher has been keeping the staff updated on the progress of issues taking place in the Probation Department. At...

There will be a number of changes at taking place at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall as the Closed-Circuit Television Project begins to...

Between July 18-20, 2022, Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) staff completed a reinspection of Central Juvenile Hall’s...

The Coalition of Probation Unions is holding a rally and press event to demand the Board of Supervisors take immediate steps to support...

Dear Members, Today your contract negotiations team met for six (6) hours to develop proposals to improve safety and security in the...

Dear Members, The Probation Department is critically short staffed at Central Juvenile Hall – 50% of the staff on the 10-6 shift called...

Message from Local 685 President Hans Liang Dear Sisters and Brothers, We are fighting significant anti-law enforcement sentiment at the...

Message from the Desk of the Chief Steward Jonathan Byrd Quote of the day: Some will applaud, some will object, and some will not care at...

The General Membership meeting scheduled for this Thursday, July 14, is being canceled and combined with the July Stewards' meeting on...

Below is from Probation management: “We have been working all day to fill in gaps at Central. Staff still calling out. It would be...

Today the Coalition of L.A. County Probation Unions released the following press release to the news media in response to the L.A. Times...

There has been a great deal of discussion concerning the challenging issues that are taking place in the L.A. County Probation halls and...

By the last day to introduce bills for the 2022 California Legislative Session, there was a total of 2,020 bills introduced between the...