Measure A: LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT REITERATING GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION OBLIGATIONS AND ESTABLISHING IMPARTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE DISPUTES
Los Angeles County · Los Angeles County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards; their supervisors; and nonadministrative civilian employees working in the Fire Department, Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Medical Examiner, reiterate existing legal obligations for good faith negotiations, and establish an impartial binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with certified public safety employee organizations representing County employees including firefighters, sheriffs, and the abovementioned employees, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
In plain language
Measure A would change the LA County Charter. It covers labor disputes for some public safety workers. This includes DA investigators and medical examiners. It also includes lifeguards and their supervisors. Some civilian Fire, Sheriff, and Medical Examiner workers are covered too. A YES vote would ban strikes by these workers. It restates the county's duty to bargain in good faith. It sets up a neutral process to settle disputes. That process is binding arbitration. It applies to certified safety worker groups, like firefighters. A NO vote keeps the Charter as is. No change happens under a NO vote.
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What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
“A fair and efficient bargaining process is necessary to maintain competitive wages and benefits and improve recruitment”
— Kathryn Barger, LA County Supervisor, LAist (2026) · Voter guide: LA County Measure ARead the source →
Opponents say
No public statements against were found.