The Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program teaches those at risk of overdose and those who care about them how to...

Dear Members, Your Executive Board has been hard at work protecting our MOU/Bargaining Contract rights that our Union has fought for...

Attention Members The Juvenile Halls are experiencing a high level of call outs and the Department is offering double overtime for anyone...

Local 685 – along with the SDPOs association and the L.A. County Firefighters – have yet to reach a tentative agreement with the County...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, In 2019, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban pepper spray (OC spray) in the juvenile halls and...

by DPO Stay Ford, Camps Vice President Our Department is changing in so many ways. Every time we get a new Chief, we go in a new...

The following is funeral service information for former Interim Chief Probation Officer Ray Leyva, who passed away on October 12, 2022. ...

L.A. County Board of Supervisors Robert "Bob" Hertzberg City of Los Angeles – Mayor Karen Bass California State Assembly District 41 |...

L.A. County Supervisorial candidate Lindsey Horvath, who is endorsed by sitting Supervisor Sheila Kuehl who has an undeniable track...

The County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office recently provided supplemental responses to AFSCME Local 685’s request for...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, By now you may have seen the incredibly troubling news that a 2021 meeting between L.A. City Council President...

Ballots for the General Election mail next week and voting will run until Election Day, Tuesday, November 8. This election will shape the...

Local 685 received notification from the Chief Executive Officer that the County has declared a “manpower shortage” in the Probation...

Our union is committed to helping you get the student debt relief you deserve. Thanks to the Biden administration, millions of public...

Say it again. And again. And again. Our profession and our personal safety are under attack. Our strength is in our numbers and in our...

There's never been a more crucial time to get involved in politics than with our upcoming election for a new County Supervisor to replace...

There are rumors flying around that our Union, Local 685, has agreed to deployment of DPO IIs to the Halls. THIS IS NOT TRUE. The Union...

LA County Supervisors Violate Our Contract, Order Chief to Begin Transfer of Youth Who Committed Serious Crimes (707b offenses) to...

On Tuesday, Aug, 23, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who currently serves as Chair of the Board of Supervisors, issued a...