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Star & Shield Magazine

August 2022

Honored to Represent My Fellow PPOA Members

Honored to Represent My Fellow PPOA Members

I am deeply honored, humbled and proud to serve as the interim president of this great organization. I ask every PPOA member to never forget that our organization’s ethos is professionals representing professionals. At the conclusion of this message, I respectfully ask each of you to read PPOA’s mission statement. I look forward to and am committed to continuing a “Tradition of Success” that has defined PPOA since 1951. Read More

Leadership Transition at PPOA

Leadership Transition at PPOA

Following the conclusion of the last regularly scheduled PPOA Board of Directors meeting on July 13, President Tab Rhodes advised that he would be resigning as president. Although the announcement came as a surprise, Tab had been discussing plans to address personal health issues for some time. President Rhodes stated, “On the advice of medical professionals and out of caution regarding personal health concerns, I, Tab J. Rhodes, resign my role as president of the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association.” Read More

In-Depth Discussion to Help Custody Assistants and the Department Is Long Overdue

In-Depth Discussion to Help Custody Assistants and the Department Is Long Overdue

We write articles with the intention of being as up to date and informative as possible; however, the timing of significant matters does not always coincide between the penning of the article and when the issue hits your mailbox. This is the case with negotiations. By the time you read this, we would have had our sixth meeting with the County and Department representatives. Read More

Contract News and Updates for Sheriff’s Security Officers and Security Assistants

Contract News and Updates for Sheriff’s Security Officers and Security Assistants

Hello, troops, how is everyone doing? As we sweat through the hottest months of summer, please be sure to stay hydrated. Hopefully, all union members are reading the PPOA Week in Review every Saturday and are aware that we have not yet come to an agreement on a new Unit 621 salary contract. We are still negotiating the terms and are doing all we can to bargain for a fair contract. We’ve met with executives from the County and the Sheriff’s Department, and it’s a tough fight to bargain for improvements. Read More

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