PPOA Week in Review: Oct. 22, 2022

LA County Federation "House of Labor" Meeting

October 17: LA County Federation of Labor members, including Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr., gathered on Monday evening for the monthly "House of Labor" meeting. These sessions help County union leaders compare notes and consult with each other about the many issues impacting public employees throughout the County.

The County Fed is comprised of more than 300 unions and labor organizations, representing more than 800,000 members.

COVID-19 Legal Meeting

October 18: PPOA reps took part in their weekly teleconference to discuss the continued impact of COVID-19 on our membership. Meeting participants included President Nancy Escobedo, Executive Director Quint, Sr. Labor Representative Venise Wallace, Labor Representative Teresa O'Neil, Intake Representative Kevin Thompson and PPOA legal counsel.

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

Unit 631/632 Contract Negotiations

October 19: Members of the Unit 631/632 contract negotiations team met with County executives via teleconference to continue negotiations for a new salary contract. During this meeting, a contract proposal was presented by the Unit 631/632 team and a counter-proposal was offered by County executives. Negotiations are ongoing.

This PPOA bargaining unit is composed of Coroner Investigators and Supervising Coroner Investigators.

Star & Shield Foundation Board Meeting

October 19: The monthly Board of Directors meeting for the Star & Shield Foundation was hosted on Wednesday. Established in 2001, the Foundation has now proudly raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for worthy organizations and causes — including its most important mission of providing support for families of fallen officers.

Meeting participants included Nancy Escobedo, Jose Rios, Joyce Kato, Kevin Thompson, Margarita Turpen, Gold Lee (Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin and Lee) Julie Sherman (Straussner Sherman Lonne Treger Helquist), Aaron Straussner (Straussner Sherman Lonne Treger Helquist) and Wayne Quint Jr.

Coalition of County Unions Meeting

October 19: Executive Director Quint participated in the monthly videoconference with fellow labor

leaders in the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) to discuss issues impacting PPOA members and other County employees.

The CCU collectively represents more than 30,000 union members employed by the County of Los Angeles and is their unified voice on health insurance, vacation pay and other fringe benefits.

Click here for more information about the CCU.

Law Enforcement Support for Senator Tom Umberg

October 19: Law enforcement union representatives met with Senator Tom Umberg at the Long Beach Police Officers Association office on Wednesday evening. Executive Director Quint attended the event on behalf of PPOA and was proud to join fellow labor leaders in a show of support for Senator Umberg. The retired US Army Colonel is a three-term state legislator, former federal prosecutor and long-time advocate for public safety.

Photo (L-R): LA Police Protective League President Craig Lally, Long Beach POA President Rich Chambers, Senator Tom Umberg, LBPOA Board Member Shannon Phillips, PPOA Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr.

Deadline for Unit 621 Contract Ratification Ballots

Yesterday (10/21/22) marked the deadline to receive completed ballots for the proposed Unit 621 salary contract. The ballot count will take place in the PPOA conference center this Monday (10/24/22) at 10:00AM and members are invited to attend.

2022 General Election - PPOA Voting Guide

Note: Endorsements are as of October 21, 2022. Additional endorsements, if any, will be posted in an upcoming Week in Review email to members.

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Boxes of Hand Sanitizers Available to PPOA Members

A local warehouse has donated pallets of hand sanitizers to PPOA for distribution to members. If you would like to pick up a box (24 bottles in each), please send an email to rescalante@ppoa.com. Use subject line "sanitizers" and include your full name and phone number.

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)

Please make it a point to check out Washington Watch — a weekly update provided by the National FOP. We encourage PPOA members to stay up to date on the legislative news and activity impacting public safety personnel nationwide.

Click here to read this week's Washington Watch.