On December 8th, 2013
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 […]
On October 31st, 2013
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 […]
On August 26th, 2013
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 […]
On August 9th, 2013
Recently, Hospital Police Officers received an e-mail from George Osborne, lobbyist for POC, stating that CSLEA has failed its members and that going to AFSCME would get them better representation. But POC has now been in existence for nearly six years and what has POC, or its lobbyist done, to provide a single benefit to […]
On July 29th, 2013
Just More Hy-POC-risy Peace Officers of California (POC) and AFSCME tout the decertification campaign is about democracy and transparency and will free members from the tyrannous oversight of CSLEA. Ironically, AFSCME the International holds the same powers over its local affiliates that CSLEA does through its Constitution and Standing Rules. Here are a couple of […]
On July 26th, 2013
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 […]
