On May 1, 2014, Senate Bill 1025, sponsored and supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), passed the State Senate 36-0. SB 1025 would update CHP public safety dispatcher & public safety operator job titles in state statute. As a result of collective bargaining agreements more than a decade ago, the job title […]
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Peace Officers of California’s Legal Defense is Really Not Much of a Defense
If you have no legal defense in place, you need to have career insurance. This is even more true where you are a peace officer who is often called upon to use great bodily or other lethal force. If you are a member of Peace Officers of California (POC), you may be surprised at how […]
CSLEA & ASA-DOJ Presidents Meet With Attorney General
“We share many of the same concerns about law enforcement issues and special agent positions within the Department of Justice.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO – On November 6, 2012 California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona and Association of Special Agents-DOJ President Al Cardwood met with Attorney General Kamala Harris and […]
CSLEA 2013 Bargaining Update
As you are likely aware, CSLEA is in the process of negotiating a new contract for its 7,000 public safety and consumer protection professionals. It is a lengthy process that continues to involve many hours at the bargaining table. CSLEA and its negotiation team met with the California Department of Human Resources (Cal-HR) three days […]
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 […]
