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California Statewide Law Enforcement Association

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Contact: Alan Barcelona or Kasey Clark 916-447-5262

Law Enforcement Deal Reached, Then Pulled With No Explanation

Deep in budget crisis, state could wind up paying more for one of its most important
public safety associations

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2010—They are the central thread in the public safety
net of California and recently reached an agreement with the Schwarzenegger
administration—until an inexplicable last-minute change of mind.

“We want to make it abundantly clear to the people of California, whom we protect in a
myriad of ways no other state law enforcement association does, that we were not
holding out for an agreement with the current administration because we wanted more,
but because we would not take less for our members than what was given to the other
public safety associations,” said Alan Barcelona, president of the California Statewide
Law Enforcement Association. “We know there’s a budget crisis, and we stepped up to
the plate to do our part. We agreed to work for less and pay more toward our pensions at
the same formulas agreed to by this administration for other bargaining units. And we
negotiated openly and in good faith from Day 1. Why this was not good enough remains
a mystery.”

Among the 7,400 public safety employees of the state, CSLEA represents special agents
for the Department of Justice, Fish and Game wardens, fire marshals, state park rangers,
investigators, inspectors, and emergency dispatchers. “I’m glad the Department of
Personnel Administration came to agree with us and accepted our conceptual proposal,”
said Barcelona. “Who ordered it pulled at the last minute has done the state a great
disservice, as it might wind up costing California more money in the long run.”

On November 22, 2010, CSLEA Chief Counsel and lead negotiator Kasey Clark tendered
a conceptual offer for a tentative agreement to DPA. The offer contained concessions
similar to those agreed to by other state labor organizations who have finalized
agreements with the current Administration, such as increases in pension contributions
and a 12-month Personal Leave Program (PLP) with an accompanying 5 percent
reduction in salary for all members of the CSLEA-represented bargaining unit. (A copy
of the letter is available for viewing on the CSLEA website.)

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 2, 2010, Clark was informed by DPA that the
conceptual proposal had been approved by the current Administration in its entirety.
CSLEA and DPA made immediate arrangements to have their respective bargaining
teams meet the following day to finalize a tentative agreement. (CSLEA and DPA had
previously reached agreement on non-monetary proposals and had agreed to rollover
numerous provisions of the existing contract). Three hours later, at approximately 12:30
p.m. Mr. Clark was informed by DPA that the authority for a tentative agreement had
been withdrawn by the administration and there would be a “delay” in meeting to finalize
a contract. The DPA representatives with whom Mr. Clark spoke were unaware of the
reasons for the delay. To date, DPA has not yet been given permission to finalize the
conceptual proposal to which it previously agreed.

CSLEA believes that finalization of a contract is in the best interest of its members, as
well as the state of California, due to the cost savings the contract would achieve. The
ball remains in the Administration’s court.
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Protecting people where they live, work, and play, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
represents more than 7,000 public safety professionals employed by the State of California. More about the
people who make up California’s safety net can be found at www.cslea.com.