Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

MOSK, Acting P. J.

INTRODUCTION

Cross-defendant and appellant the County of Los Angeles, by and through its sheriff’s department and Lee Baca (County), sought to compel individual arbitrations of grievances by certain union employees employed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and the now defunct Office of Public Safety (OPS) and represented by cross-complainants and respondents the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (LAPPOA) and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) (collectively Unions). The trial court refused to compel such…