FOP Meeting 18 Nov 2014

Today, both FOP President Dean Angelo and Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed the new contract.  This starts the 75-day countdown to receiving the retro-check (01 Feb 2015).  The Dec 1^st paycheck should reflect the new pay rates.  

On 30 Sep 2014, the Retirement Board sent a letter to Ms. Lois Scott, Chief Financial Officer of the City of Chicago; Alderman Edward Burke, Chairman of Finance; and Ms. Susana A. Mendoza, City Clerk of Chicago.  The letter requested $592,863,325 for the 2015 tax levy.  This meets the required notice to the City.  However, the City has until 2016’s property tax collection to disburse the funds to the Benefit Fund.  If the City does not make the payment with the 2016 tax collection, the Fund will then have to give notice to the State.  Then the State will send tax collections to the Fund that were going to go to the City. 

The federal government has stopped funding for To-Spot.   That overtime will be cancelled.  Please check with Special Events if you were given work dates to see if they have been canceled. 

After reviewing the 2012 arbitration loss of the desk sergeant grievance, our lawyers have decided it is not in our interest to continue this grievance.  The arbitrator found that desk officers were not supervising officers while acting as desk sergeants.

If you have an IOD slip-and-fall make sure that you note all defects in the area.

Make sure your contact information is up to date with the Lodge.

The Lodge has a TRO against the release of officer’s names and CR history from more than the past five years as those records were to have been destroyed by contract.  The Labor Board is reviewing the issue and the courts will wait to review the Board’s decision.

I voted NO!

“I have your back.”  Are not just words that I speak.  It’s a promise I’ve made to you, my brother and sisters.  Yes, even you who have not yet joined our family.  I will not break that promise.  That is why I have voted NO on this contract deal.  I will not vote to have those who are not on the job yet, have money taken out of their pockets.  I will tell them when I see them that you can trust me for I did not turn my back to you.  I stood up for you.

I did not not turn my back to those that have more time on the job than I.  I voted for seniority rights.  

These are just two reasons, there are more, but to me my word, my promise is worth more than any retro check I might get.  Please vote NO on this deal.

Sent to SSC

OT: Went down to Gun Registration the other day to register a new duty carbine (Sorry Court).  On the registration form there was a spot to put in my Social Security Number.  I left it blank and turned the form in.  The gun registration officer told me that without putting the number in, he could not accept my application.   I informed and showed him section 6.11 of the Contract with the City that states, "The Social Security Number of an officer covered by this Agreement shall not be disclosed and shall not be included on documents, except those essential for payroll or compensation purposes."   This has been in effect since 01 Jul 07.  I put in my number on the form and then returned to my district and put in a grievance.  I called FOP and informed them of my actions.  Yesterday I was informed by FOP that they had contacted the City and we will no longer be required to put our social security number on the gun registration form.  Fine, thank you FOP.  However there are thousands of old forms that have our social security numbers on them as well as computer files!  I requested that all old forms have our social security numbers redacted and computer files erased.  The collection of these numbers has gone on since 2007, seven years after we got it prohibited by contract!  If in your job you know that social security numbers are recorded for purposes other than allowed by contract, please let the Lodge know!
JANS, Kevin C. 024 Unit Rep