According to court documents Floyd Hayhurst has changed the corporation’s bylaws that govern the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) so many times over the past 10 years that only 12 to 15 out of approximately 8,000 members are eligible to run for the Board of Directors. Other than Bruce Nance, the first African American Vice President, no African American members are eligible to run in the next election, and no African American members will be eligible for at least two more years.
Court documents allege that under Floyd Hayhurst’s illegal bylaws, his “75% rule” states that no member is eligible to run for the Board of Directors unless that member has attended 75% of the unit representative meetings for two years. The documents also state that Floyd Hayhurst has conspired with sheriff department managers to make certain that some members are not able to attend unit rep meetings while other members are allowed to attend unit rep meetings during working hours while in uniform. Few Hispanic Deputy Sheriffs are eligible, and the only Hispanic President, Armando Macias, along with his African American Vice President, Bruce Nance, are the targets of a law suit looking to remove Macias from his Presidency.
Judge Luis Lavin validated the current leaders when he granted a temporary restraining order to ban Macias from the ALADS office. The foundation for Lavin’s ruling was astounding as he quoted Deputy Richard Pippin and Deputy Brett Binder. These two deputies were caught on tape vandalizing Macias’ car before a unit rep meeting. They are now under investigation for committing a crime against their fellow deputy. Brett Binder is known for his bad behavior, especially against black males. Sources present at the last unit rep meeting stated it was disgusting and the majority of the meeting was spent belittling Bruce Nance for standing by Macias. The showdown will continue in court as Steck and Hayhurst continue ruling ALADS.
What is also shocking is the fact that ALADS attorney Richard (Dick) Shinee, whose law firm (Green & Shinee) is paid approximately 3 million dollars a year by ALADS, approved these bylaws over the past 10 years and advised Hayhurst and his co-conspirators the entire time. Shinee and his firm represent deputies and advise the union. Shinee has been overseeing the illegal bylaws changes while protecting Hayhurst and ensuring Hayhurst’s friends are running the union. These are the same friends of Hayhurst who continue to vote and ensure Shinee’s paycheck. Court documents say Hayhurst tried to oust Bob Connor, who is also Hispanic, in 2010, but Shinee warned Connor and stopped the union from discriminating against him. This time around, when Hayhurst tried the same trick to oust Macias, Shinee declared a conflict of interest and conveniently stepped out of the fray. He apparently didn’t mention he had already given the union his legal opinion and that the “75% rule” didn’t apply to directors. The fact is Shinee was advising the union all along and benefiting greatly by helping to protect the directors. Something just isn’t right with this picture. We wonder, where are our dues going? Now we know. To pay Richard Shinee while he protects Hayhurst’s and Steck’s positions on the Board of Directors.
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