California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
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Happy 50th!!! SACRAMENTO – As the California Conservation Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) extend a special thank you to the CCC conservationists who serve as mentors, teachers, supervisors, and role models for corpsmembers. These professionals bring years of experience in conservation, […]
SACRAMENTO– On April 22, 0266, representatives from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) met with 13 California Conservation Corps (CCC) conservationists to introduce the new employees to their union and answer any questions they might have about union benefits and services. In attendance from CSLEA were Senior […]
Dear ACE Members: The Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) election is currently underway. We are voting electronically. You can cast your ballot by clicking on the link below. You must be a full member to vote. You are voting for: President Northern Rep Candidate for President: Bryan Slade (candidate statement) Candidate for Northern Representative: Zachary […]
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the ACE Board met with CSLEA Senior Counsels Andrea Perez and Jim Vitko to discuss bargaining options for upcoming contract negotiations. The board brought the list of concerns from our members to this discussion. This was the first step to prepare for the bargaining process.
SACRAMENTO – On January 12, 2023, for the first time in more than a decade, nearly the entire membership of the Association of Conservationists Employees (ACE) gathered for a conference sponsored by the California Conservation Corps (CCC). ACE Vice President Bryan Slade hosted a union membership meeting to discuss upcoming contract negotiations and the many […]
With wildfires racing across large swaths of land in California, firefighters are accepting all the help they can get, including the help of our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are California Conservation Corps (CCC) conservationists, leading corpsmembers in the fight against fire, protecting homes, and running camps for weary crews. For example, […]
SACRAMENTO – As contract negotiations with the state draw closer, the Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) board of directors met in Sacramento at CSLEA headquarters to research potential proposals on January 24-25, 2019. “In addition to conducting our first board of directors meeting for 2019, we are spending many hours focused on potential contract proposals,” […]
SACRAMENTO – Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) officers and representatives met at California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) headquarters January 17-18, 2018 for their 2018 first quarter board meeting. In attendance were: President Shawn Fry, Secretary John J.R. Cortez, Treasurer Bryan Slade, Southern Representative Kiva Vigil and Northern Representative Alysia Ballinger. “Given the recent mudslides […]
CHICO – Thirty-five years serving as a Conservationist II for the State of California, you can bet California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Keith Welch has seen his share of people, places, and problems. He’s been a part of the California Conservation Corps (CCC) for almost as long as the CCC has existed! And […]
STOCKTON – On April 17, 2017, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Representatives George Pina and Marco Castro visited the California Conservation Corps facility in Stockton to talk with CSLEA/Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) Members Patrick Baker and Aaron Bayhon. “This is the second time in the past week in which our CSLEA […]
AUBURN – On April 10, 2017, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Representatives George Pina and Marco Castro visited the California Conservation Corps facility in Auburn to talk with CSLEA/Association of Conservationists (ACE) Members Mark Campidonica, Angel Parga and Steve Strangio. “It’s nice when our CSLEA member services representatives get a chance to […]
“We have lost one of the good ones. He will be missed by all of us forever,” – Obituary HOLLISTER- It is with great sadness that the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), and its affiliate Association of Conservationists (ACE), has learned of the passing of CSLEA-ACE Member Mitchell B. Cox. Mitch, 55, passed away […]
On May 8, 2014, CSLEA Member & CCC Conservationist Mark Allee received a Citizen’s Award For Bravery at the Department of the Interior’s 69th Honor Awards Convocation in Washington, D.C. Allee received the award for his heroic attempt to save the lives of two hikers swept away by a powerful waterfall in Yosemite National Park […]
It is with great appreciation that the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) thanks former Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) President Jim Kastner for his service on the CSLEA Board of Directors. After two and a-half years of leading the way for workers’ rights for California Conservation Corps (CCC) conservationists and state workers who are […]
When three major storms hit Northern California in a short five day stretch and creeks, streams and rivers rose faster than most residents could have imagined, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members with the California Conservation Corps (CCC) quickly went to work. “We’re the front line of flood fighters, we’re the first line […]
