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The Whole World is Watching LEOSU WIN OVER & OVER & OVER &

OVER & OVER AGAIN!

LEOSU-CA WINS Los Angeles 147 to 4 

LEOSU-CA WINS San Diego 84 to 2

LEOSU-CA WINS Los Angeles 181 to 3 

LEOSU-CA WINS 9 to 0 In AMOC Election!

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NLRB Certifies in LEOSU-CA In San Diego 

2020 LEOSU-CA / Paragon Los Angeles Leadership Committee Meeting

On December 12, 2020, The Law Enforcement Officers Security Unions LEOSU-CA, LEOS-PBA Paragon Los Angeles Leadership Committee met using the video conference program Zoom. LEOSU-CA Organizing Director Steve Maritas chaired the meeting attended by at least 15 Los Angeles Paragon leadership committee members. First order of business was to discuss the the switch over from their present healthcare provider to the company's plan effective January 1, 2021 and our goal of bringing in a Kaiser Permanente healthcare plan as well as several other affordable plans. In addition to the above, the leadership committee discussed upcoming local union elections, changing the local number from Local 3 to LEOSU-CA Local 1, assuming the old CBA prior to negotiating a new CBA in 2021, and how we can better communicate with both management and the membership through labor management zoom meetings and online membership meetings just to name a few issues. This 2 hour zoom meeting which will now be held monthly, will now set the course to lay the foundation to better service our members, strengthen our Union and to achieve the best possible Paragon Systems new CBA going forward. After the meeting, Maritas contacted Paragon with the committees proposal and the company had agreed to our Bridge Agreement proposal pending a new collective bargaining agreement.

Former Los Angeles Local 3 President Darryl Hill addresses the 2020 LEOSU-CA / Paragon Los Angeles Leadership Committee on his vision for the future of LEOSU-CA Local 1 and the membership.

LEOSU-CA WINS 147 to 4 In Los Angeles & Orange County

LEOSU-CA WINS 84 to 2 In San Diego

LEOSU-CA WINS 181 to 3 In Los Angeles

LEOSU-CA WINS 9 to 0 In AMOC Election

LEOSU-FL WINS 34 to 15 In Jacksonville Florida 10/22/2020

LEOSU-KY WINS 16 to 4 In Paragon Kentucky Election

LEOSU-NY WINS 167 to 7 In Paragon NYC Election

LEOSU-DC WINS 40 to 14 @ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

LEOSU-DC WINS 12 to 4 IN NASA HQ Election

LEOSU-DC WINS 40 to 14 @ CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

LEOSU-DC WINS 16 to 6 @ NASA HQ 

LEOSU-DC WINS 70 to 1 @ FDIC

LEOSU LEGAL TEAM MEETS TO DICUSS THE NEW LEOSU - CA STRUCTURE FOR PARAGON PSO Officers in California

The Old Saying Goes " YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS YOU LEGAL TEAM"

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Friday 10/23/2020 - Yesterday the LEOSU Legal Team which is made up of three (3) Law Firms Beins, Axelrod, P.C., Lally & Misir LLP and Nunley Wheelock, P.C. took part in a two hour meeting to discuss setting up the structure of our new California National Union LEOSU-CA once LEOSU is certified by the NLRB to represent the 600 plus Paragon PSO's in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside San Bernardino and Imperial Counties. Among the discussions was how to better service our members should they be suspended or terminated by your Employer, making sure arbitration cases are moved forward quickly and without delay vs dismissing them for lack of merit. Establishing a San Diego office as well as hiring a full-time and part-time Business Agent from the Southern California region from the ranks to better service our membership.

In addition to the above our LEOSU Legal team discussed our strategy to get the best CBA possible for our new LEOSU Local 1 & Local 52 members which included bringing in alternative group healthcare plans for our new members to choose from including a KAISER PERMANENTE healthcare Plan. LEOSU is also seeking to negotiate on your behalf with Paragon Systems a legal defense fund which would give each and everyone of you added protection coverage in regards to:  Protection from Duty related Civil lawsuits, Criminal charges, and Administrative incidents while protecting and serving the public as well as additional LEOSU benefits of legal representation for defense against administrative actions brought against the participant which involves the following Demotion, Transfer, Termination & Suspension. 

From Washington DC, to Kentucky to New York City to Los Angeles, California Paragon PSO's are Demanding RESPECT

& LEOSU is Leading the Battle

Our Condolences go out to our Brother Patrick Underwood and his family and friends who was shot and killed at the Federal Building in Oakland Friday night while on duty during the riots. 

Law Enforcement Officers Security Unions LEOSU-CA Organizing Director Steve Maritas noted that "all our members should take extra precautions while working and in uniform as these riots continue nationwide. While we all mourn the senseless killing of George Floyd and we respect the right of those who continue to protest, we say that these protests must be peaceful and "This Violence Must Stop."

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“Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace.”

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jennifer Tong, the officer's supervisor, has set up a GoFundMe page to help his family.

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Acting Secretary Wolf Honors FPS PSO Patrick Underwood and the Federal Protective Service Family

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LEOSU Leads the Way for All PSO's Nationwide to Receive Lost Wages under the CARES ACT

LEOSU also Leads the Way in having been selected to give weekly input on DHS Return to the Workplace DHS COVID-19 Committee.

LEOSU continues to fight for Paid Sick Leave, Better PPE, Hazard Pay for all PSO's who are Essential Workers Nationwide!

Washington D.C.  June 4, 2020 DHS COVID-19 Update

LEOSU continues to be a leader in representing Law Enforcement, Security Police, Special Police & Protective Security Officers PSO's across the country concerning COVID-19 safety awareness.

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Update: June 4, 2020: LEOS-PBA, LEOSU Organizing Director Steve Maritas once again participated with & gave input to DHS Government/Industry leaders in the COVID-19 update by-weekly meeting  headed by DHS Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa and Paul Courtney. 

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Return to the Workplace AIR Executive Summary - May 28 2020 

Return to the Workplace – Establishing a New Normal Acquisition Innovation Roundtable June 11, 2020 agenda 

California Lawmakers urge studies on how trauma, post-traumatic stress impacts police officers’ use of force LEOSU Organizing Director Steve Maritas Speaks in Support of the Bill in this TV Interview.