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...

Yuri Williams is a Probation Officer with the Orange County Probation Department. Officer Williams credits the time he spent at Central...

Sisters and Brothers, Thank you so much for loving and caring about me. While in Sacramento, I experienced a medical emergency that...

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60-day Assignment for Field Officers Q: Who is being assigned to a 60-day assignment in DSB? A: Only Full duty field officers are being...

STATUS OF PRESIDENT FORD President Ford is currently recovering and will be returning to Los Angeles tomorrow, where he will continue to...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Yesterday, President Stacy Ford and Vice President Dwight Thompson, along with the President and First VP of...

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT FORD Dear Sisters and Brothers in DSB: Thursday, April 11, 2024, is a very important day for us who work in...

Sisters and Brothers, There is a lot going on within our department. There are many battles to fight and more to come. I have received...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, On Friday, February 16, 2024, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) issued its Notice of...

Hello Sisters and Brothers. Many of you have been calling me and other Local 685 Executive Board members with your concerns about the...

Sisters and Brothers, From the phone calls I received last night and throughout the morning (and will receive throughout the day), there...

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT FORD Greetings Sisters and Brothers, It’s 3:30 AM and I am in my office at home writing. This is normal for me...

Sisters and Brothers, Just a few things to run by you. We are working on the change you voted for. Believe me, it’s happening. We are...

Local 685 President & Probation Chief Field Meetings Monday, February 1, 2024, 12:00 Noon Rio Hondo Area Office (also includes East LA...