Sunday, July 8, 2007

Guards union at a low ebb

But leader says recent setbacks don't mean group has lost clout.
By Andy Furillo - Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, July 8, 2007

To say the least, times have been tough lately for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

The union has gone more than a year without a contract, failed to stop a major prison construction bill, lost 35-1 in a bid to torpedo a key gubernatorial appointee and endorsed a guy for governor who lost by 1.2 million votes.

In a political world of ebb and flow, CCPOA President Mike Jimenez concedes that his 31,000-member union has drifted off into "one of those eddies right now," and that Capitol insiders might think the union's influence is on the wane. . . [MORE]

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