D.A. Gascón Recall Petition Falls Short
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August 15: LA County Registrar-Recorder officials announced on Monday that the recent effort to recall LA County District Attorney George Gascón has failed. The announcement indicated that organizers of the recall attempt were unable to collect sufficient, valid petition signatures to place the proposal before voters. Of the 715,833 petition signatures submitted for the recall, 195,783 were found to be invalid. That left the petition approximately 46,000 signatures short of qualifying for the November ballot.
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August 16: PPOA representatives took part in the latest teleconference to continue assessing the impact of COVID-19 on our membership. Meeting participants included Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr., 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.
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Star & Shield Foundation Board of Directors Meeting |
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August 16: PPOA's Star & Shield Foundation hosted its monthly Board of Directors Directors meeting via Zoom. Since its establishment in 2001, the Foundation has proudly raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for worthy organizations and causes — with the single, most important mission of providing support for families of fallen officers.
Meeting participants included Nancy Escobedo, Tony Coleman, Jose Rios, Juan Carlos Calderon, Kevin Thompson, Gold Lee (Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin and Lee) Julie Sherman (Strausser Sherman Lonne Treger Helquist), Aaron Straussner (Strausser Sherman Lonne Treger Helquist) and Wayne Quint Jr.
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Fringe Benefits Contract Negotiations |
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August 17: Coalition of County Unions (CCU) representatives met with LA County executives via video conference for the latest round of Fringe Benefits contract negotiations. President Nancy Escobedo and Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr. represented PPOA for these negotiations.
The current Fringe Benefits contract expired on March 31, 2022.
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Unit 621 Salary Contract Negotiations Team Meeting |
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August 17: The PPOA Unit 621 contract negotiations team gathered in San Dimas on Wednesday to strategize for the next round of salary contract contract negotiations with County executives. To date, the Unit 621 team has met with County representatives eight (8) times in an effort to negotiate a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Unit 621 is the official bargaining unit for the following LASD classifications: Custody Assistant, Civilian Investigator, Crime Analyst, Public Response Dispatcher, Court Services Specialist, Law Enforcement Technician, Security Assistant and Security Officer.
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Unit 631/632 Salary Contract Negotiations Team Meeting |
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August 17: PPOA members on the Unit 631/632 contract negotiations team met in the union board room to discuss the current stage of negotiations and strategize ahead of their next bargaining session with County executives.
The Unit 631/632 contract expires on September 30, 2022. This PPOA bargaining unit is composed of Coroner Investigators and Supervising Coroner Investigators.
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2nd Consecutive Day of Fringe Benefits Negotiations |
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August 18: President Escobedo and Executive Director Quint joined fellow Coalition of County Unions (CCU) leaders for the second consecutive day of bargaining with County executives regarding the expired Fringe Benefits contract. |
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August Issue of Star & Shield Magazine Arrives |
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The August issue of Star & Shield magazine arrived in mailboxes this week. Inside, you'll find:
- Proud to Represent My Fellow PPOA Members
- Leadership Transition at PPOA
- Updates for CAs and SSOs
- Details on the next free BBQ for PPOA members
- and more...
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LACERA Election Details Emailed to Safety Members |
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LACERA Safety Members received an important email on August 5, 2022 regarding LACERA elections. This was sent to department email addresses and includes instructions for voting electronically or by phone for the LACERA election. Please note that ballots will not be mailed to your home.
If you are off IOD/FMLA and unable to access your Department email please call the LACERA voting hotline (213) 893-1151 and they will send a voting link to your personal email after verifying your information.
The final day to vote is August 31, 2022.
The PPOA Board of Directors has once again unanimously voted to endorse Captain Shawn Kehoe. He has also received the endorsement of ALADS. The 24-year LASD veteran has been a staunch advocate for Safety members in protecting our pensions, fighting for retirement benefits, and safeguarding our retirement system in the midst of pension reform laws that have negatively impacted other retirement systems throughout California.
PROTECT YOUR PENSIONS! PPOA urges all Safety members to vote to re-elect Captain Kehoe to both the LACERA Board of Retirement and the Board of Investments.
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Fraternal Order of Police |
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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, which represents public safety organizations throughout LA County and operates under the capable leadership of former PPOA President Roger Mayberry.
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:
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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PPOA 21st Annual Pre-Labor Day BBQ |
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PPOA is excited to announce our 21st Annual Pre-Labor Day BBQ and General Membership Meeting is scheduled for August 31st! Join hundreds of fellow PPOA members for this FREE, FUN event!
- Wednesday, August 31, 2022
- Biscailuz Center
- 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Free lunch for PPOA members and immediate family, along with free giveaways, drawings, music, vendors and more...
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