Dear AFSCME Local 685 Members, As wildfires continue to impact our communities, our thoughts are with Local 685 families during this...

Dear Members,   We are reaching out with an important update regarding tonight's general membership meeting. Due to the ongoing fires...

We are at the end of 2024. What a year this has been. We’ve had to endure adjustment after adjustment after adjustment. This year has...

Brothers and Sisters,   Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa announcement of his intent to “retire” has left many of us with...

As we prepare to go into contract negotiations, it is our goal to demand that the department take officer safety seriously. We need...

From the Local 685 Executive Board Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall has been declared unsuitable and must shut down within 60 days due to...

A Union bulletin board is a valuable tool for strengthening workplace connections. It helps facilitate communication, foster recognition,...

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT FORD Hello Sisters and Brothers,   UPDATE ON PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING   ADD ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS TO OUR LOCAL...

Below is the Local 685 list of Scholarship Winners for 2024, and we are incredibly proud of these bright young individuals. This year, we...

WHO: All Local 685 Members - Need 10-20 volunteers...t-shirts will be provided   WHAT: 2024 Fred Jordan Missions Back-to-School Giveaway...

At this months’ Probation Oversight Commission Meeting, there was a continuing discussion regarding why the clearance process for...

ATTENTION: LP AND BARRY J OFFICERS Please listen to me and read this article in its entirety. Please read with an open mind and...

At the June 13, 2024, Probation Oversight Commission meeting, the room was packed with members of the Scott Budnick’s Anti Recidivism...

SAFETY RETIREMENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE The purpose of this committee is to research safety retirement for the LA County Probation to...

Pay Raise On July 1, 2024, bargaining unit members received a hard fought 3.25% pay increase. This is the last of the 12% increases...

by Dwight Thompson, Fields VP On June 14, 2024, the Probation Department, in operation with the LA County Office of Education (LACOE),...

AFSCME Local 685 – and the entire AFSCME family – mourns the loss of our friend and ally the Rev. James Lawson at the age of 95 in Los...

AFSCME Local 685 has filed charges against the LA County Probation Department for unilaterally implementing changes in the terms and...

By Fields VP Dwight Thompson It is with a heavy heart that we must report the senseless murder of one of our AFSCME brothers,...

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT FORD Dear Sisters and Brothers, The wheels in Probation are turning in every direction. As a department and as...