CCPOAIronwood.com - Internet Bulletin Board for ISP Chapter

The newly elected board of the Ironwood CCPOA chapter officially takes the reigns today on the first day of the New Year. CCPOAIronwood.com wishes to congratulate those elected and share our support for the board in the coming months and years. With member support and participation, the Ironwood Chapter can continue to be a strong force for the membership at the institutional level.

Chapter President: James Baumiller
R&F VP: Terry Hammon
Sup VP: Tie between Mike Alonzo and Scott Richards*

Board Members: Barry Bias, Troy Crawford, Chris Tellez, John Mooney, Randy Gregory and Jerry Eichelberger
…and there is a tie between Darrell Hall and Donald Long

According to the CCPOA.org main website:
* In the event of a tie for chapter president there shall be a run-off election. The current chapter president shall reside as president until the election results are final.

In the event of a tie for any remaining Board of Director position, chapter vice president (rank and file or supervisory), the incoming chapter president shall select one of the persons tied for the position(s) in question, subject to confirmation by the chapter board.

We will post tie results here as soon as they become available.

This video has been posted with permission from Monte’s family:

CCPOA Ironwood Members,

Today I learned of a series of proposals that the Governor has announced to deal with the increasing budget crisis. Some of the proposals include creating new taxes, increasing existing taxes and drastic cuts to public and higher lever education. These actions will invariably impact millions of California tax payers. In addition, this Governor has once again proposed correcting this State’s financial problems by making cuts to State Employee Benefits and Salaries that will no doubt compound the affects of all the other proposals on you and your families.

I have spoken to many of our members regarding these proposals and as you could imagine, they have serious concerns. Today I contacted the offices of Senator Jim Battin, Senator Denise Moreno-Ducheny, Assemblyman John Benoit and Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia. I expressed to them my concerns as a citizen and employee working and living in their district and as the representative of over 700 CCPOA members who risk their lives every day to protect other citizens of their districts

Today, many members asked what could be done to stave of these proposed cuts and protect our pay and benefits. I ask that every member do the same as I have done, contact these lawmakers and tell them how the proposals will affect your lives. Rest assured, this fight may not be an easy one but it can only be won if every member plays an active role in making this CCPOA chapter of 700 plus members, a true voice of ONE UNION.

I have listed below the Legislators who represent members in and around Ironwood State Prison. Please contact them and be a voice of ONE UNION.

Thank you for your support.

Terry Hammon
Vice President
CCPOA/Ironwood

Senator Denise Moreno-Ducheny Capital Office (916) 651-4040
Senator Jim Battin Capital Office (916) 651-4037
Assemblyman John Benoit Capital Office (916) 319-2064
Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia Capital Office (916) 319-2080

To read more details about the Governor’s Proposal, visit www.ccpoa.org and view official documents, articles and a letter from the Governor to all California State Employees.

The following photos are being posted per request from Monte’s friends at Ironwood who were unable to attend the funeral services last week. I apologize for the delay, but it was difficult getting through the service, and even tougher going through the photos.

R.I.P. Monte - you will be missed!

More photos on next page…

• Read more: Monte Rocks On!

Today the CCPOA website posted the list of 2008 election endorsements. Our area was highlighted as one of two VERY IMPORTANT districts in this upcoming election. Please take a moment and check out the list - which will also be mailed to you as a special election edition of the PEACEKeeper - and read up on the proposition endorsements as well.

ENDORSEMENT LIST | SPECIAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Below is a copy of the special district section posted on CCPOA.org, which is also included on the ENDORSEMENT LIST page:

The 80th AD covers several cities in Imperial County and Riverside County, from Indio to El Centro.

The candidates CCPOA chose to endorse understand our issues and have a genuine respect for the profession and our members. Gary Jeandron (80th Assembly District) will stand up for our rights - as peace officers and state employees.

Jeandron is a former police chief with 30 years of law enforcement experience. Jeandron recognizes the important role public safety officers play in keeping communities safe.

Peace officers statewide support Gary Jeandron. CCPOA does too. We urge the membership to choose Jeandron, in the name of public safety.

To view the full list of endorsements go to: www.ccpoa.org/2008endorsements.shtml

Ironwood’s October 15th Chapter Meeting has been re-scheduled to Wednesday, October 22nd in Blythe. For information on location, please speak with a board member or check the bulletin board on Friday.

Today October 1, 2008, we concluded the so call “meet and confer” process at Ironwood State Prison. CCPOA Ironwood Chapter met with Ironwood’s Administration and State Labor Relations for the last two days concerning A4 ad-seg unit. The first problem with this was the state’s failure to negotiate prior to bringing ad-seg inmates from CVSP to Ironwood and placing these inmates in A4, which was running prior to this as a ad-seg overflow unit and a GP unit all in one. This was due to a CVSP roof project. The project lasted approximately 7 weeks.

On the first day, we met with the Administration and Labor Relations, Ironwood State Prison was in the process of sending inmates back to CVSP – so much for a meet and confer of the impact to Unit Six Members prior to implementation. During this meeting, many impact issues were brought up and all were rejected by the state. The state was not going to answer proposals passed to them by CCPOA on any issues in-writing - rejected or not; they were unwilling to make any agreement.

This was the first time our chapter has met with the state since the LBFO. This is what the state had been doing during local negotiations leading up to and during the time when CCPOA was fighting for a contract.

This is a frustrating process and I fully understand how CCPOA felt during the fight for a contract with the state. I also understand how and why they felt they needed to tell the STATE to go fuck themselves on behalf of the membership. I fully support CCPOA leadership and will continue to fight standing with them and the Ironwood Chapter.

I am reminded of a quote by General George Patton Jr. which says, “May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.”

SHAME SHAME ON THE WARDEN OF IRONWOOD STATE PRISON

J. Baumiller
CCPOA President
Ironwood Chapter