LOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles area members of Congress are wading into a year-long labor dispute between the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to encourage both sides to come to an agreement.
For over 12 months, negotiators from LA County and the ALADS have been trying to reach a contract deal that would run through 2028. The previous contract expired on Jan. 31, 2025, leaving thousands of deputy sheriffs and district attorney investigators without a contract for the last year.
In a letter dated Jan. 8, Reps. Derek Tran, D-Calif., and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., wrote that “it is imperative that Los Angeles County has a strong police force that is ready and equipped to serve, especially with these high-profile events rapidly approaching” such as the NBA All-Star Weekend and FIFA World cup later this year, Super Bowl LXI in 2027, and the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028…