The Los Angeles Port Police Association, Inc (LAPPA) is the official employees organization of Port police officers. The Association was incorporated on January 5, 1993.
The purpose of the police association is to represent its active members in employment relations and matters of working conditions with the City of Los Angeles. Additionally, LAPPA is actively involved in supporting and promoting the surrounding communities of San Pedro and Wilmington.
In furtherance of its goals, the Association is an affiliate member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union as local 65. The ILWU represents 42,000 members in over 60 local unions in the states of California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.
