"House of Labor" Monthly Meeting
September 21: PPOA was represented by President Tab Rhodes and Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr. at the LA County Federation of Labor monthly "House of Labor" Zoom meeting on Monday evening. The "County Fed" represents more than 300 unions and wields significant influence on LA County politics.
Honored to Support PPOA Members in the Field
September 22: PPOA was honored to deliver sanitizer and face masks to seven units on Tuesday in order to support members. We are grateful to PPOA members for their dedicated service!
Clounch Retirement Opens PPOA Board Seat
September 22: PPOA sent email to Security Officers and Security Assistants on Tuesday to inform them of the retirement of longtime PPOA Board Member Jody Clounch and the fact that her resignation from the PPOA board created an opportunity to appoint a delegate to serve the unexpired second half of the two-year term.

Per PPOA bylaws, only SSOs and SSAs who are currently PPOA delegates are eligible to be appointed to fill that unexpired term.

If you are a Security Officer or Security Assistant who currently serves as a PPOA delegate and are interested in being considered to fill the vacant board seat, please send email to info@ppoa.com no later than October 2nd. Members who express interest in the appointment will be asked to attend the board meeting on October 14th to speak with PPOA directors about being appointed to fill the vacant board seat.
California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations
September 23: On Wednesday, President Rhodes and Executive Director Quint gathered with fellow members of the Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations (CCLEA) for a meeting hosted by the San Diego Police Officer Association. Discussions at this socially-distanced meeting centered on the upcoming elections on November 3rd.

For more information, visit CCLEA.ORG
COVID-19 Conference with PPOA Legal Team
September 24: On Thursday, PPOA hosted its weekly legal meeting in order for President Rhodes, Executive Director Quint, Senior Labor Rep. Venise Wallace, Labor Rep. Teresa O'Neil, Intake Representative Kevin Thompson and PPOA attorneys to address and analyze COVID-19 issues impacting PPOA members.
Law Enforcement Technician Class Study
Sept 24: A conference call was conducted on Thursday to discuss issues related to the ongoing Law Enforcement Technician job classification study. The meeting was led by PPOA Vice President Jim Blankenship and participants included President Rhodes, Executive Director Quint, Sr. Labor Rep. Venise Wallace and LASD executives. Due to several delays resulting from COVID-19, this was the first opportunity to return to this class study since May 28th. PPOA did make it a point to request immediate site visits with department and county representatives to evaluate desk operations at SCC and patrol stations.

LET Class Study Background: Upon recommendation from the L.E.T. Labor Management Committee (a byproduct of contract negotiations between PPOA, County and LASD), the CEO Classification Division is conducting a review of the staffing and classification concept, standards and duties of LETs throughout the department. For more information about the study, click here to read "The Quest for Equality and Reform for LETs" by PPOA Vice President Jim Blankenship.

California Peace Officer Memorial Foundation
September 24: PPOA Executive Director Quint, who also serves as executive director for the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation (CPOMF), participated in a teleconference with the CPOMF board members on Thursday. The purpose of this meeting was to elect executive board members, finalize scholarship recipients and adopt a budget for 2021.
Labor Management Committee
September 24: PPOA participated in a Labor Management Committee (LMC) meeting with Assistant Sheriff Limon and LASD representatives on Thursday. Discussions centered around ongoing department budget issues, particularly as the county budget is scheduled to be finalized by the Board of Supervisors on September 29th. Meeting participants from PPOA included President Rhodes and Executive Director Quint.
Fraternal Order of Police
September 25: Click here to read the latest weekly news update from the California Fraternal Order of Police (CAFOP).

PPOA is a proud member of California FOP Lodge 1, which represents public safety organizations throughout Los Angeles County. The statewide CAFOP is comprised of 30 lodges with 17,000 members.
NO on Measure J:
Protect Essential Workers
The No on Measure J — Protect Essential Workers coalition is a group of more than 800,000 workers who provide essential services throughout Los Angeles County. These include firefighters, medics, 911 operators, nurses, social workers, public safety personnel, educators, and more. The No-on-Measure-J coalition actively support efforts to fix racial and gender inequity. In fact, the coalition leadership reflects the broad diversity of the members of our organizations. We all want more people in Los Angeles to succeed, but Measure J will harm the very people it purports to help. In fact, it permanently diverts nearly $500,000,000.00 away from essential county services. Please tell all L.A. County residents you know to vote NO on Measure on November 3rd.

Click here for more info and please add your name to the online form at the bottom of the web page in order to stay up to date on the latest news regarding this dangerous measure.
YES on Prop 20:
Protect Victims of Violent Crime
Vote YES on Prop 20 to fix glaring flaws contained in recent criminal justice reforms. Under Prop 47, rape of an unconscious person, trafficking a child for sex, assault on a peace officer and felony domestic violence are not classified as “violent felonies” — making criminals convicted of these crimes eligible for early release. Vote YES on Prop 20 to fix these injustices!

Visit KeepCalSafe.org for more info.
Winners Announced for Week 4 of PPOA App Contest!
This REWARDING opportunity for active PPOA members who have downloaded our mobile app has entered week four! Dozens of members who were randomly selected last week have been contacting PPOA to claim their cash prizes and gift cards. Now it's time to announce more winners!

This contest is our way of showing appreciation to PPOA members in lieu of our annual Labor Day BBQ, which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID-19. The good news is that winning is EASY in this month-long contest! All active, full-dues paying members in Units 611/612/614/621/631/632 who have downloaded the PPOA mobile app and registered as a member will be eligible for cash prizes up to $1,000 and gift cards up to $100 every week during the month of September. If you have already downloaded the PPOA app, you are automatically entered.

If you have not yet downloaded the app, click here to download it now and you'll be eligible to win a prize starting next week!

Winners are announced each week and a limit of one prize per member will be in effect. Don't wait: download the app now and register today!

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