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...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 tells us that there is a time and a season for everything. I believe that with all my...

There’s a lot to report this week – and every story underscores just how much is at stake for Local 685 members, our union, and our...

By Jonathan Byrd, 2nd Vice President, Chief Steward Dear Brothers and Sisters, Two major news articles published this week – one in the...

The Coalition of L.A. Probation Unions has issued a formal letter to Supervisor Lindsey Horvath following her deeply misleading remarks...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta made a major announcement: He has officially asked a judge to...

Just one day after the Board of Supervisors’ representative told the Assembly Public Safety Committee that the Department of Youth...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, In a long and heated hearing last night, the Assembly Public Safety Committee – led by Chair Assemblymember...

From the Desk of the Chief Steward Brothers and Sisters, Last night, our coalition of probation unions – AFSCME and SEIU – submitted a...

AFSCME Local 685 has delivered a strong message to the LA County Board of Supervisors, calling fo r immediate action in the face of a...

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHIEF STEWARD   Brothers and Sisters,   Today, I write to you with a powerful message of resistance and solidarity....

Protect Your Job. Fight SB 357. Get Rewards.   Take 5 Minutes on Your Phone to Make a Difference Today. SB 357 is a direct attack on our...

Brothers and Sisters,   In the last 24 hours, Local 685 members made your presence known — nearly 50 of us showed up in person at the...

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT FORD Brothers and Sisters,   This is it.   Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13 at 9:00 AM, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath...

In this video, Senator Menjivar misleads the public and fellow lawmakers about the true impact of SB 357 , falsely claiming that the...

On Friday, April 18, Superior Court Judge Espinoza ordered the Los Angeles County Probation Department to file a plan to safely reduce...