PPOA Week in Review: Oct. 8, 2022

Unit 614 Reaches Tentative Agreement on New Salary Contract

This week, the PPOA Unit 614 Negotiations Team reached a tentative agreement with the County on a new 3-year salary contract. Details of this agreement were emailed to PPOA members in Unit 614 on Wednesday.

Ratification ballots are now being prepared for Unit 614 and are expected to hit mailboxes within the next 7-10 days.

COVID-19 Legal Meeting

October 4: PPOA reps participated in their latest regularly-scheduled teleconference to analyze and discuss the continued impact of COVID-19 on our membership. Meeting participants included President Nancy Escobedo, Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr., Sr. Labor Representative Venise Wallace, Labor Representative Teresa O'Neil and PPOA legal counsel.

Click here for Los Angeles County daily COVID-19 data.

Contract Ratification Ballots En Route to PPOA Unit 621 Members

October 5: Salary contract ratification ballots for PPOA members in Unit 621 were delivered to the post office on Wednesday. Please make it point to cast your vote soon. As a reminder, completed ballots must be received by 5:00PM on October 21, 2022.

Sheriff Villanueva Provides Update on LASD Budget

October 5: Sheriff Villanueva held a press conference on Wednesday to provide an in-depth update on the LASD budget and set the record straight on several issues. Click here to watch the video.

Custody Assistant Class 107 Orientation

October 7: PPOA representatives spent time with 50 new Custody Assistants at Biscailuz Center during their first day of orientation. 2nd Vice President/C.A. Tony Coleman joined President Escobedo and union staff in speaking with the class and welcoming them to PPOA.

2022 General Election - PPOA Voting Guide

Note: Endorsements are as of October 5, 2022. Additional endorsements, if any, will be posted in an upcoming Week in Review email to members.

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Fraternal Order of Police News Update

PPOA members have long benefitted from our longtime affiliation with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, with more than 364,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges nationwide. All active PPOA members are part of California FOP Lodge 1.

An important note regarding FOP membership for retired PPOA members: Once a sworn PPOA member retires, and he/she wishes to reactivate their FOP member/benefits, the following steps must be taken:

To reactivate your membership as a retired peace officer, you will need to pay FOP annual dues of $40 for 2022. The link below is available to pay online should you wish to expedite the process. If by check, the mailing address is:

LA County FOP Lodge 1

P.O. Box 6919

Buena Park, CA 90622-6919

Credit card link below:

FOP Los Angeles County Lodge 1 (unionly.io)