On October 23, 2013, the Governor’s office announced the appointment of associate corporations investigator Christopher Lewis as assistant deputy director of enforcement for the California State Lottery Security and Enforcement Division. Lewis is also president of Peace Officers of California (POC), the organization behind the failed attempts to sever Unit 7 and decertify CSLEA as […]
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UPDATE: POC Attorney Abandons Founding Officer/Director On Lawsuit Challenging Termination
UPDATE: In response to the August 2, 2013 CSLEA article below, Attorney Joseph Rose has twice demanded a retraction. CSLEA published the information in an ongoing effort to educate members about POC’s attempt to decertify CSLEA and the adverse impact decertification would have on members. For CSLEA’s response to Rose’s demand: “CSLEA’s Law Firm […]
Don’t Fall Victim To Misinformation
Many of you are receiving information from the groups Peace Officers of California (POC) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) regarding a campaign to decertify the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) as your exclusive bargaining agent. Some of that information is misinformation that may mislead you in your decision-making. For […]
Can AFSCME Deliver More Than CSLEA?
The group Police Officers of California (POC) has initiated a campaign with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to decertify the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) as your exclusive bargaining agent. We believe this is nothing more than a “money grab” by a giant labor group that views each and every […]
POC Concedes Decert Effort Is Really A Plan To Sever The Non-Sworn
A leopard does not suddenly change its spots and CSLEA knows that. After six years of bad-mouthing the non-sworn members of Unit 7, Peace Officers of California (POC) did not suddenly have a change of heart. POC has repeatedly contended that the non-sworn have been holding the Unit 7 peace officers back and have enjoyed […]
POC Fails Again to Sever CSLEA Bargaining Unit
With the legislative death of Senate Bill 252 this afternoon in an Assembly committee, POC once again failed to tear apart CSLEA so that Fish and Game wardens and state park police — but no other sworn CSLEA members — could form their own bargaining unit. The latest CSLEA Alert has the full story. Also […]
POC/PERB Decision
Death knell dealt POC severance campaign: PERB judge recommends dismissal of petition 2010-03-30 “We told them this wasn’t going to fly at the very beginning,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona in response to an administrative law judge’s devastating ruling against the Peace Officers of California’s severance campaign. “But they still went to great expense and lengths […]
