L.A. County Deputy Probation Officers Union, AFSCME Local 685 Supervising Deputy Probation Officers Union, Teamsters Local 986
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Los Angeles Probation Unions Demand State Audit Following LA Times Report on Potential False Claims in $4 Billion Settlement
Los Angeles, CA – In response to new reporting by the Los Angeles Times raising concerns about potential false claims tied to Los Angeles County’s $4 billion sexual abuse settlement, the unions representing rank-and-file and supervisory probation officers today called for immediate state intervention.
AFSCME Local 685 and Teamsters Local 986 jointly sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and legislative leaders demanding a full forensic audit and oversight hearings into how the unprecedented settlement was approved. Click here to read letter.
“This reporting confirms what we have been warning all along,” said Curtis Chambers, President of AFSCME Local 685. “The County approved a $4 billion settlement without depositions, without evidentiary hearings, and without giving the accused employees any opportunity to defend themselves. That is a failure of both fiscal responsibility and basic due process.”
The unions argue that the settlement process unfolded amid a broader collapse in the Los Angeles County Probation Department, driven by years of hiring freezes, chronic understaffing, and policy decisions by the Los...
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