• Can accompany and witness members during disciplinary events.

• A legal assistance grant is available up to $250.00 for grievances.

• There is strength in numbers. DPPA meets and confers with management and is highly regarded in the County and OCIT.

• The DPPA President meets with the CIO on a monthly basis. As a member, you can accompany the President to one of these meetings.

• The Board meetings are always open unless a specific (confidential) personnel matter is being discussed.

• DPPA has been involved in roughly 10 – 12 negotiations/issues per year.

• DPPA can be directly involved in reclassification studies.

• DPPA can legally perform its own compensation studies.

• DPPA can act as a neutral shield in controversial issues.

• DPPA has helped Bargaining Unit 028 see many of the same benefits as Units represented by unions at a much lower cost to the members. The membership fee has always been $0.50 per week (since 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue).
  
   

Last updated: Dec 30, 2004