COVID-19 ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS & TESTING
Sheriff Continues to Stomp on Negotiation Rights
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On Wednesday morning at 8:59AM, PPOA was advised by the Sheriff's Department, “There are still several Department members that have failed to register their vaccination status in either the Fulgent database or the Department’s database.”
Didn’t you, Sheriff Villanueva, direct Department members not to utilize Fulgent-related products?
The Department notification continued, “This has become problematic to the Department’s ability to properly and efficiently deploy personnel and adhere to contracts with County, State, and Federal entities. Starting today, the Department will move forward with initiating administrative investigations for those Department members who have not registered.”
Is Sheriff Villanueva now enforcing the County mandate?
Again, the information contained in this notification confuses previous Department direction, contradicts the Sheriff’s VERY public comments about not enforcing the COVID-19 mandate, creates many more questions, and undermines any continuity of direction to PPOA members from the Sheriff.
CLICK HERE to read the detailed email we sent on Thursday to active LASD employees who are PPOA members, including how these developments impact members and the charges filed by PPOA against the Sheriff's Department.
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Sheriff Candidates Forum Seating Full to Capacity |
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All seats have been reserved for the upcoming Sheriff Candidates Forum co-hosted by PPOA and ALADS. This event on January 26th is being held exclusively for members of PPOA and ALADS with priority extended to LASD active, full-dues members. Those on the waiting list will be notified in order as we receive cancellations and/or additional seats are made available. |
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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January 17: The PPOA office was closed on Monday for the County holiday commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. PPOA is proud to honor Dr. King's life, achievements and enduring legacy. |
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PPOA Legal Team Meeting re: COVID-19 |
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January 18: PPOA representatives present for this weekly teleconference discussed all things COVID-19, including the frustrating lack of response from Sheriff Villanueva despite repeated attempts by PPOA to contact him for clarification on his recent flurry of mixed messages and contradictions regarding vaccination registration. Meeting participants from PPOA included President Tab Rhodes, Executive Director Quint, Senior Labor Rep. Venise Wallace, Labor Rep. Teresa O'Neil, Intake Rep. Kevin Thompson and PPOA attorneys. |
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Star & Shield Foundation Board Meeting |
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January 18: Board members of PPOA's Star & Shield Foundation conducted their monthly meeting via teleconference on Wednesday. The single, most important mission of the Foundation continues to be providing assistance to the families of fallen officers.
Meeting participants included Board Members Tab Rhodes, Nancy Escobedo, Tony Coleman, Jose Rios, Joyce Kato as well as Members-at-Large Juan Carlos Calderon, Gold Lee, Julie Sherman, Kevin Thompson and Margarita Turpen.
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Coalition of County Unions Meeting re: County Vaccination Policy |
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January 18: Executive Director Quint met with fellow Coalition of County Unions (CCU) representatives via teleconference for a working group discussion about the vaccination policy for County employees and the current state of impasse between the CCU and the County regarding that policy. |
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Meeting to Discuss Job Fair for Sheriff's Security Officers |
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January 18: PPOA representatives took part in a Meet-and-Confer teleconference with County Services Bureau (CSB) to discuss the proposed job fair for Sheriff's Security Officers assigned to CSB. Agreed upon action items included additional exchanges of information and another meeting to be scheduled for next week. Meeting participants from PPOA included President Rhodes, Board Member/Security Officer Gerry Garcia, Executive Director Quint and Labor Rep. O'Neil. |
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Coalition of County Unions Meeting re: Fringe Benefits Contract |
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January 19: PPOA representatives took part in a Coalition of County Unions (CCU) internal meeting to address the upcoming negotiations for a successor Fringe Benefits Memorandum of Understating (MOU) with the County. The current Fringe Benefits contract expires on March 31, 2022. Meeting participants from PPOA included President Rhodes and Executive Director Quint. |
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Sheriff Discusses End-of-Year Summary and Goals for 2022 |
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January 19: Sheriff Villanueva hosted a Facebook live stream on Wednesday to discuss an end-of-year summary for 2021 as well as elaborate on stated goals for the Sheriff's Department in 2022.
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Coalition of County Unions Board Meeting |
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January 19: Executive Director Quint took part in the monthly teleconference with fellow labor leaders representing 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, retirement and more.
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California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation Meeting |
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January 20: Representatives of the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation (CPOMF), including Executive Director Quint — who also serves as Executive Director for CPOMF — met on Thursday for their monthly board meeting. This meeting was hosted by the Sacramento Deputy Sheriffs Association and discussions were focused on planning for the 2022 memorial ceremonies to be held on May 1st and 2nd at the State Capitol. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled and all fallen officers who were to be honored at those ceremonies are now scheduled to be memorialized at the 2022 ceremony (click here for full, updated list of honorees.)
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PPOA Delegates ZOOM Meeting |
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The upcoming PPOA Delegates meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15th at 5:00PM. Due to the ongoing Omicron surge, this meeting will be a ZOOM video conference. All PPOA Delegates are encouraged to participate. To RSVP, delegates are asked to send an email with full name and employee number to info@ppoa.com no later than February 5th.
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Fraternal Order of Police |
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PPOA appreciates 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, which represents public safety organizations throughout LA County and operates under the capable leadership of former PPOA President Roger Mayberry.
Please make it a point to check out the 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.
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