A warning to the CCPOA membership.

It is being reported HERE, that there is a letter, appearing to be from Mike Jimenez, circulating throughout the CCPOA membership. This letter is accompanied by a questionnaire which asks the member for personal information of the type that is solicited in, what is referred to, as the Nigerian Lottery Scheme which is perpetrated over the internet. The purpose of such schemes is, ultimately, to gain enough information to commit identity theft.

As reported, there are substantial errors in the information provided in these letters, such as the number of days of the impending furlough (the letter reports only one while everyone else reports two) and the return address which is in Napa (CCPOA has no office in Napa). The letter also refers to the "Executive Board" rather than the "Executive Council".

If you should receive one of these letters, you SHOULD NOT fill out and mail in the attendant questionnaire as requested. It may look official, but many "phishing" scams on the internet direct their victims to fraudulent, yet official looking, web sites. The same can be accomplished through the U.S. Mail.

Instead, you may want to file a report of mail fraud with the Postmaster of your local post office.

Since MJ is, reportedly, the author of the letter, you can contact him by email at mjccpoa@aol.com and report this to him directly.

A Little Comedy Relief.

Schwarzenegger Holds A Special Place In His Heart For CCPOA.

Mike "The Brain" Jimenez has, seemingly, made a lasting impression on the Governator. Keeping in mind that, "He who screws last, screws best", CLICK HERE!

Why Is CCPOA Assisting Unions, In Other States, In Decertifying AFSCME?

Perhaps the below YouTube clip can help to answer the question.

Starring Mike "The Brain" Jimenez and Chuck "Pinky" Helton.

Things Got A Little Heated Between MJPOA And Corcoran.

If you thought the audio, posted yesterday (below), was interesting in Mike's meeting with the Corcoran Chapter, here's the video!

Enjoy

MJPOA v. Corcoran.

They really mixed it up with Mikey at Corcoran! To listen in, Click Here.

A Letter In The E-Mail.

I have, recently, received an e-mail from a thoughtful Correctional Officer who expressed dismay at the cimccpoa website being diverted for purposes other than the posting of information regarding the CIM chapter of CCPOA. I do understand and sympathize with his plight and, under normal circumstances, I would be working closely with the Chapter Board at CIM to continue keeping the blog updated and current. However, things have not gone according to plan as the bungled negotiations of Mike Jimenez have, at all levels, involved the CCPOA membership and their dues money in one, West Sacramento, fiasco after another. Correctional Peace Officers now find themselves working under the implemented terms of the Department of Personnel Administration's Last, Best and Final offer.

CCPOA finds themselves the Defendants in an, ever growing, list of lawsuits filed by Mike's former business associates, and the personal profiting that goes on through the EC member's acquisition of CCPOA assets at fire-sale prices, and the Christmas bonuses for these very same members, makes any continuing support of this system ridiculous. As long as it is "business as usual" every day in CCPOA, things will not need to get better.

For the volunteers that keep CCPOA afloat, perhaps it is time to step back and let CCPOA go. The harder the volunteer works at keeping CCPOA afloat, the more license the EC takes in plundering CCPOA, both philosophically and monetarily. Mike Jimenez has created a feudal system within CCPOA in which there are two classes of membership, the serfs and the royalty even though the price of membership remains the same for both. What would happen if all of the serfs said, "NO MORE".

The deterioration that CCPOA is experiencing, is not unknown nor unpredictable in the corporate world. In many corporations, after the corporate visionary leaves, his/her successors are left with the corporate assets and good name, but not necessarily with the same vision as the founder for the health and unity of the corporation. Rapidly, after the founder exits, pockets of self-serving power develop within the corporation and the unity and health suffer greatly. These are signs that the declination has begun. More volunteerism will not heal this condition, in fact, more volunteerism would be analogous to giving an alcoholic more drinks in the hopes that this would cure him. No, the cure is not to be found in working feverishly to maintain the status quo, the cure lies in excising the cancerous tumor.

Mike's aborted cries of "TOTAL RECALL" at the convention were, immediately, forgotten after the convention's close. It was merely a device to whip up fervor amongst the delegates. It was a bit of parlor magic, some legerdemain to hoodwink, horn-swaggle and bamboozle those in a position to vote for the State President. Perhaps this "TOTAL RECALL" mantra would be better served if it were re-directed against the internal enemies of CCPOA, those who wrap themselves in the banner of the membership and continue to abuse their office.

A recall of any member of the Executive Council can only be accomplished by a State Board Of Directors vote and the State BOD is made up of the Chapter Presidents.