At the recommendation of our Sacramento-based lobbying team, the Coalition of Probation Unions, which includes rank and file officers, supervisors, and managers, has canceled this year’s annual lobbying day. This decision was made after assessing the heavy workload requirements in Los Angeles County and the current legislative landscape. Collectively we determined that our advocacy efforts will be more effective through targeted engagement rather than a single annual event.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Attorney Tom Yu will be conducting a focused workshop for all Deputy Probation Officer IIs who were deployed or reassigned to the juvenile halls AND who subsequently received discipline arising out of duties performed during that deployment. This workshop is intended to review and assess potential legal remedies available to affected members. Specifically, we will evaluate the logistics of pursuing appeals of discipline and examine issues relat

Sisters and Brothers, The Local 685 Executive Board has taken another decisive step to protect the membership by deepening our legal bench . We have retained Tom Yu, an attorney with extensive experience representing law enforcement officers in critical incidents, administrative investigations, and disciplinary matters. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve the membership of your union. I am committed to working alongside with your new board to do one thing: r

Dear Sisters & Brothers, After today’s all-day Executive Board meeting, we want to be very clear about what your union is doing and why. First, AFSCME Local 685 has formally filed a Grievance General in Character over the Department’s unilateral actions involving the permanent reassignment of approximately 200 Field Officers and RTSB Volunteers. These reassignments were imposed without proper process and without regard for the impact on officers, operations, or safety. We