RIVERSIDE – The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), along with the CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA), extends a very warm welcome to nine dispatchers who are currently training at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside and recently signed up for union membership.

CHP-PSDA Secretary-Treasurer Steve Fulton and CHP-PSDA Director David Arriola conducted a new employee orientation for the dispatchers on September 17, 2024.

Fulton and Arriola provided lunch courtesy of CHP-PSDA and spoke to the dispatchers about the jobs they are training for as well as the benefits and services obtained through CSLEA membership. In addition to addressing the new members, the pair spoke with three current union members who are at the academy obtaining additional training.

“Welcome to these vital public safety professionals who are starting a career serving as first responders to those in California who call 911 for help.  We know their training can be intense and very detail oriented. We stand ready to assist them as their union leaders and representatives.  Yours is a rewarding career but can take a toll, so please look out for one another and lean on the assistance, benefits and services your union provides.” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona.

The dispatchers are assigned to communications centers throughout California, including Los Angeles, Fresno, Vallejo, Sacramento and San Diego.

CSLEA and CHP-PSDA stand ready to assist them and wish them the very best in their first-responder, public safety careers.