This afternoon, Los Angeles County Supervisors voted 4-0 to initiate a plan to close Men’s Central Jail within the year. PPOA President Tab Rhodes addressed the Supervisors during the public […] Read More
Public Safety News
Anticipated Budget Curtailments — Potential Need for Job Fair
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused havoc in the world with health problems and restrictions on personal liberties, but now, most significantly on the financial impact to our County. During […] Read More
CONTRACT CUTBACKS Security Officers and L.E.T.s to be Reassigned
Yesterday, 06/22/2020, at 1535 Hours, PPOA received email notification from LASD Employee Relations that DHS has elected not to renew the Sheriff Department’s personnel that manages the LAC+USC Medical Center […] Read More
Emergency Schedule Overtime Guide – PPOA Files CEASE AND DESIST
Attention PPOA Members Ordered Onto Emergency 12/12 Hour Schedule in Response to Recent Events. On Monday evening, June 1, 2020, a Department Announcement including the “Emergency Schedule OT Guide […] Read More
Free COVID-19 Testing for LA County Essential Workers
Any PPOA member who resides in LA County is now able to receive FREE COVID-19 testing across the County of Los Angeles. More info here: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/ Because PPOA members […] Read More
California Streamlines Workers’ Comp for Essential Employees
Yesterday, an executive order was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom to effectively streamline workers’ compensation claims for essential employees who contract COVID-19. Under this executive order, essential employees in California who […] Read More
County Seeks to Reopen 2018-2021 Fringe Benefits Contract
Today, April 27, 2020, the Coalition of County Unions (CCU), of which PPOA is a member, was officially notified by the Los Angeles County CEO’s office of their “desire to reopen the 2018-2021 […] Read More
URGENT: Employee Retention Benefits Security Breach
Late yesterday afternoon (April 21, 2020), PPOA was notified by Employee Retention Benefits (ERB) and the Claremont Police Department that during an arrest, property recovered at the scene included just […] Read More
COVID-19 / PPOA FAQ – Part Five
This is Number Five of a continuing effort to provide PPOA members with relevant timely information. Below is the latest information regarding Facial Coverings, Paid Administrative Leave and Department Required […] Read More