About ALADS

ALADS was formed in February 1970 by 10 deputies who joined together to collectively resolve a dispute. Their effort grew quickly because there was a need for a new and separate association for deputy sheriffs. Prior to 1970, there was no association controlled by, and operated for, the rank-and-file deputy. Later ALADS expanded to include the district attorney investigators and deputy marshals, many of whom were former deputy sheriffs.

By 1981, ALADS had moved into its own corporate offices and negotiated paid time off for its officers to conduct ALADS business on a full-time basis and has been at its current location since 1986. In-house staff assists members with grievance proceedings and a variety of insurance plans.

In 1983, ALADS affiliated with the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, the AFL-CIO, and the Los Angeles County and California State Federations of Labor, moving it into the mainstream of organized working people working together. As a result, ALADS enjoys the strength of these bodies in its collective bargaining relationship with the County of Los Angeles and in its legislative efforts in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Today, the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs has the strength and support of the more than 7,000 deputy sheriffs it represents.