Daley Loses Labor Endorsement
Tribune and Sun Times coverage
This would be a big deal if he actually needed their votes. Or their volunteers and political contributions and phone banks and voter recruitment.
This would be a big deal if he actually needed their votes. Or their volunteers and political contributions and phone banks and voter recruitment.
- Mayor Richard Daley shrugged off Tuesday's announcement that the Chicago Federation of Labor would not endorse him in the Feb. 27 election.
The decision not to endorse any candidate for mayor marked the first time that the CFL has not supported Daley since he became mayor, CFL officials said.
It would be a bigger deal if the Chicago Federation of Labor actually endorsed one of Daley's opponents and threw their weight behind that campaign effort.
Anyone know if the FOP endorsed any Daley competitors or competitive aldercreatures?
Anyone know if the FOP endorsed any Daley competitors or competitive aldercreatures?
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
65 Comments:
UMMMMM did I miss something? Do we rank and file blue shirts have some say in who the FOP endorses or doesnt endorse?
The FOP in conducting interviews this week with candidates that asked for FOP endorsement. Daley for the first time since his first election has asked for the FOP endorsement...think he is worried?
Wouldn't it be nice to be in that interview ?
A big thumbs up to the Cook County Sheriff who's grandchild shot himself in the head on the southside after she left her loaded gun in a car with her grandchild THEN LEFT THE CAR!!
Way to go darling!!
Another incompetant patronage hire strikes again!
I must say I am pleasently surprised at Todd Stroger.
I wanted to barf when he got "elected." But he is surprising all of us skeptics with his Cook County Budget for 2007.
The $3 billion dollar budget does not call for tax hikes and cuts thousands of county jobs and social programs.
Way to trim the fat Todd. Keep surprising me.
Mark Down-a-few will sell out this membership and endorse Daley
Hey, how is Edison Park for a PO to live?
Good neighborhood? How expensive are houses? etc
"Many immigrants from Poland moved to Garfield Ridge in past years, and since the 1990s many Hispanics have started moving into the neighborhood. This gives the area a unique blend of different cultures."
at the union meeting it was said that the sergeant results will be mailed out now that the new class has been sworn in.
Hey SCC, How about a post about the Sgt. test and results so we can find it all in one place? All the rumors about when the results will be mailed and the legal obligations by the city to mail them by a specified date.
Thanks
The FOP endorsements are being heard by the political action committee on Thursday and Friday at the Lodge hall, 18 & 19 Jan 07. Members may attend. Here is a link to my notes of the meeting on 16 Jan 07.
Sgt. T.S. (1130) is the best sergeant that this city has to offer. He is well liked by blue-shirts and respected by fellow sergeants. Being on his log is such a pleasant experience that there is a waiting list just to get into the 30 sector. The privileged officers that routinely work the 30 sector often have higher morale and exhude greater confidence as compared to other officers on the watch. Perhaps this is due to the support and leadership that T.S. demonstrates on a daily basis. He always has the working p.o.'s best interests in mind.
T.S. is so well liked that whenever his co-workers travel, they frequently write the letters TS (with permission by the property owner of course) in visible locations to show their appreciation of him. It has even been rumored that a TS has even been sighted in the bathroom stalls of Brittish Parliament, the bar of Senor Frogs; Cancun, all Seven Wonders of the World, various former Iraqi Baathist government buildings, and Ald. Ed Smith's personal bathroom at Chicago's city hall.
I hereby nominate Jeff T. for supervisor of the year. Party will be held 31FEB2007 at 7pm, at Miami Bowl on Archer Ave. Tickets for event are $20 and are being sold in the tac room of 011. I am sure the tickets will be gone very quickly so get your ticket early.
The FOP = Friends of Phil
Refused to answer questions about pending litigation in federal court at the general meeting. Evidently the FOP can spend members money defending itself against members and past employee's w/o members approval.
We all know who they endorse!
Do you really think they will interview the mayor?
And again I ask you, if not Daley, who is the alternative? The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know.
Anonymous said...
Sgt. Glinski, 021, what a great guy.
They should make him a merit Lt. for all the good work he has done.
1/16/2007 03:11:00 PM
A real stand up guy. Ask him.
While "the lesser of two (or more) evils" is one thing, FOP Lodge 7 and knowledgeable voters are faced with a dilemma in next month's mayoral election.
Pathetically, the only rational option is NO ENDORSEMENT whatsoever.
All things considered, there is only ONE viable candidate for a mayor with proven integrity. He has not thrown his hat into the ring:
PATRICK FITZGERALD, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
the fop will of couse endorse daley! they will never go against the king! why do we have such problems? because idiots continue to vote these goof in! what is in it for the fop?perhaps jobs for their family members? ala billy nolan!
To 1/17/2007 12:37:11A.M.
I totally agree with you about Stroger. I didn't vote for him either, and posted for Peraica on this site, but so far Todd has been a plesant surprize. At least he is trying to do something about the bloated Cook County budget and payroll. Hopefully he won't yield to the pressure from people like Claypool, (a lakefront liberal who is no friend of the police), and the so called "reverands" that were protesting in front of Fantus clinic yesterday. Keep up the good work Todd!
Just got my test results in the mail. 462 on the list. Better than I thought I would do.
Is that good enough for getting promoted?
Off topic,
Does anyone know anything about Cairo, in 024 on days?
Just curious about her.
Well folks it is hard to imagine the city of "Big Shoulders" without some form of controversy. The sgts exam is a farse, along with the the Lts. exam. They (meaning the forces that govern) promote who they want to. If you are related to someone or have some type of political power you have a good chance of getting the chevrons, bars, or whatever. I have a problem with the scoring of the exam in general. Who scores the exam? Does one person score the written essay part? Do they give the same score for the answers that are given (of course not)? The number one question!!! Why in the world give a sgt's test when you want to promote 2 or 3 more classes off the old list.
Lodge 7 better not fucking endorse that idiot Daley. Before they speak for all its members, maybe they should send a makeshift ballot to each home or make a call to each home and ask a simple question. DO YOU WANT DALEY BACK IN OFFICE. I'll bet 90%+ would say No Fucking Way!!!
Off the subject: anybody visiting this blog from/work in the 4th district? If so, I feel your pain when it comes to manpower. I dont see any police by my home and crime and gans are way out of control. Could you post just how few police officers "actually" work the street on each watch. I'm sure the low number will be staggering especially because of the size of the 4th district neighood. 7500 south to 13800 south. 4100 east all the way to 1200 east. I wish a reporter would take this story (dept's manpower shortage and crime) and run with it.
The FOP doesn't know shit about the Sgt test results. Don't know where they are, when they are coming out, etc.
How long can it take to grade these fucking things?!
I am glad I pay my union dues so they can sit on their asses while the Sgt list gets tampered with day after day screwing the PO's with no clout!
TO THE OFFICER REGARDING EDISON PARK. EXCELLENT PLACE TO LIVE, VERY SAFE FOR THE TIME BEING. HOUSES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT YOU CAN STILL GET A CONDO FROM 150,000 TO 250,000. RANGE.
COOK COUNTY SHERIFF LEAVES LOADED UNSECURE GUN IN THE CAR WITH SMALL CHILD. WAY TO GO STUPID. ADD ANOTHER DUMBASS TO THE LONG LIST OF STUPID SHERIFFS OUT THERE. DO YOU THINK THEY'LL BRING CHARGES AGAINST HER. THEY SHOULD BUT IT WONT HAPPEN CAUSE SHE'S A GRANDMA AND CAUSE SHE'S BLACK - BET ON IT. {A GRANDMA ONLY CAUSE SHE GOT PREGNANT AT THE AGE OF 13 AND HER DAUGHTER HAD A BABY AT 16.} BUT IF IT WAS YOU OR ME THAT STEPPED IN SHIT FOR SOMETHING, THEY WOULD BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO FUCK US. I WOULDN'T BE STUPID ENOUGH THOUGH TO LEAVE A FUCKING LOADED GUN IN THE CAR WITH A SMALL CHILD. WHAT THE FUCK WAS SHE THINKING. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THAT LIL SHORTIE.
The FOP thus fair has spent $42,000 regarding the Harej and Hallinan lawsuit. The FOP has spent $47,500 regarding the lawyer that was improperly dismissed from service. The FOP is obviously very pro labor. Its your money. I hope members question why.
WHERE ARE THE SERGEANTS RESULTS? 7 MONTHS, DO I HEAR 8 MONTHS, 13 MONTHS, 19 MONTHS? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?
Anonymous said...
at the union meeting it was said that the sergeant results will be mailed out now that the new class has been sworn in.
1/17/2007 02:13:35 AM
Ya, Right. If you believe that I have some swamp land for you to buy. The FOP has never known when any test results are sent out much less when classes are made. The fact that it was stated at the meeting was just to shut people up. Mark my words. One more class off the old list.
9:44 AM
I agree. If FOP endorses that #%&!^ Daley, that will be the straw that broke the camel's back.
NO ENDORSEMENT FOR MAYOR!
How is Donahue supposed to get a job after he looses next time unless he endorses Daley?
FOP better endorse Daley! If they had the balls to not, then we all would be eating sh!t for the next contract......
Way to trim the fat Todd. Keep surprising me.
1/17/2007 12:37:11 AM
Dose his big $$$ cronny jobs for family friends surprise you 2?
Anonymous said...
Hey, how is Edison Park for a PO to live?
Good neighborhood? How expensive are houses? etc
1/17/2007 12:44:58 AM
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Ok it just great. If you want to spend $400,000 for a 900 sq ft starter ranch with a falling down garage!
Edison is a joke.
The cops that live there now could not afford the price they are asking!
For all those that bitch about police service on the west end of 008, now is your time to do something about it. Vote the man that does nothing for the police or for that matter any city worker out of office by casting your vote for Charles Maida! He is one man that will make sure the west end is taken care of. Don't be lazy get out and vote!
TO: The sorry piece of shit who unsuccessfully attempted to dis the Fillmo' coppers that worked the West Side Riots during the most tumultuous and violent era in the city's history.
Be sure to review all the recent posts on the thread entitled "Banned Banned Banned".
We're still waiting for your eMail apology, you "anonymous" muthafuckin' coward!
cpdfop7@yahoo.com
NORTHSIDE, your time has come and gone. You are a legend in your mind only. It is a shame you can't get on with your life. So this is all you have, police stories that no one is impressed with. Take down the pic too. This isn't eharmony.com.
Good work Todd?
The way he is supposedly balancing the budget is on the backs of workers like us. The people being laid off are not the hundreds and hundreds of admin people making over a 100,000 a year. The are getting ride of working stiffs like us.
They said the other week that the hospitla has three, that is THREE HR directors. Why?
the fop will of couse endorse daley! they will never go against the king! why do we have such problems? because idiots continue to vote these goof in! what is in it for the fop?perhaps jobs for their family members? ala billy nolan!
1/17/2007 12:36:24 PM
Hey moron if you think you can do a better job then run for office. You are probably one of those 5 year wonder boy police who works at 35th st since you got off probation. I guess this is your way of feeling like the real police by bitching about the union but I have a simple solution, Run for FOP president and do a better job then the guys in the office are doing. But my guess is you will stay at 35th st and not rock the boat there because they might dump you back on the streets. You Puss bag.
Northside, you bitter old fuck, LET IT GO. Don't carry that nonsense into another thread!!!!
Anyway, to the people talking shit about the CC sheriff who left her gun in the car: what the fuck is wrong with you heartless pricks?!?!?! Do you have kids? Are you 100% safe AT ALL TIMES with your own weapons? As a copper, a parent and a white guy with a white shirt ( not that the color of my skin OR shirt should matter in the least ) I almost shed a tear reading about this tragedy! All you perfect assholes out there who think this shit could only happen to someone else better count your blessings, cause kids KIDS ARE KIDS!!! Regardless of race, or employer, this is tragedy that could easily hit any of us in a momentary lapse of reason. There but for the grace of God....I can't imagine the pain this family is feeling right now. Just a horrible situation.
Some of these comments make me so ashamed to be associated with some of the animals on this job. The longer I'm on this job, the more I want to distance myself from the ignorant cowards who seem to be in great numbers around here.
I agree about Edison Park---I paid 190k 9 years ago. No way i could afford the 380k it assessed for. No offense but there is nowhere else I would live in this godforsaken city. It would be a difficult decision if they lifted residency. Where do you go? House prices aren't that much cheaper, property taxes are much worse. Although, I wouldn't have to pay for private HS.
"Another incompetant patronage hire strikes again!"
Takes one to know one. Perhaps you'll be fortunate to have the same tragedy befall upon you one day.
Then we'll all have a laugh @ YOUR expense Mobster!!
To 1/17/2007 03:09:30 PM:
There but for the grace of God go any number of us. We like to think that we are always on top of things. But, can you say that you practice gun safety the RIGHT way ALL the time?
Before you respond, ask yourself...does the top of the fridge equal gun safety? How about the night stand? Kids climb, watch our moves like hawks and generally go everywhere we don't want them to go. I AM NOT DEFENDING the actions of the grandmother/CCSP officer; her actions were clearly careless and she has been charged. However, I am saying that more than one of US probably escaped a potentially tragic situation at some point in our career.
I ask myself...how can this woman go on? Talk about taking it one day at a time. I cannot imagine being her and waking up the next day and having to live with what I had done. Have some empathy for this woman. Believe me. Her life ended that night, too.
Anonymous said... The FOP thus fair has spent $42,000 regarding the Harej and Hallinan lawsuit. The FOP has spent $47,500 regarding the lawyer that was improperly dismissed from service. The FOP is obviously very pro labor. Its your money. I hope members question why.
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S. Hallinan - Great Guy! Knows that Union Shit Backward, foward, and upsidedown.
He's really "For The People" < Really!
Rumor has it, he made the honest mistake of letting the "Cat out of the Bag" regarding some of the not so great decisions the FOP has been making and he's done this by way of media. Well, somehow, they managed to kicked him off the board.
Here's a guy who actually stood up to FOP on behalf of the "Working" Patrolmen and not agreeing with everyting they planned that was surely not in the best interest of its members.
Well, that's just a rumor. Poor guy's getting dragged through the Mud, but not without a fight.
- Lucky Charms to ya Officer Hallinan!
We're still waiting for your eMail apology, you "anonymous" muthafuckin' coward!
Jeez move on, PO Rose Colored Glasses. JUST RELAX& ENJOY YOUR VACATION RETREAT COMPLIMENTS OF ALL THOSE "TRAFFIC STOPS" OVER THE YEARS..
OH TO BE A "BAGMAN" BACK IN THE DAY!!
I will vote for any candidate who has the power to remove Acting Deputy Director Keating out of the Oec building!
Aldercreature Shirly Coleman showed her true colors tonight. She refused the request of the community to put in speed bumps (where did all the money go, election fund?) and has the fucking balls to place the blame on the police for the accident. What a fucking useless cunt. On the news, after the story by the news related that the subject driving the vehicle that struck and killed the little girl was probably drunk, she says something to the effet of..."It is a tradidemy. All I knows is that all of the communit is comming to me and telling me that a narc car was chasin' him. I'm gonna get to the bottom of ths because it just aint right." WTF
Hooah Northside!
Shawn "Pig Vomit" Hallinan is a useless lying piece of garbage. The only one Pig Vomit looks out for is Pig Vomit. He violated the rules and by laws of the FOP Lodge and should have been thrown out years ago. He's lucky that certain people don't own his and his partner's house outright for libel and slander - but then again, it wasn't really a nice house - more like a trailer.
..."It is a tradidemy. All I knows is that all of the communit is comming to me and telling me that a narc car was chasin' him. I'm gonna get to the bottom of ths because it just aint right." WTF
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She's up for election. That is all.
>>>>1/17/2007 09:53:19 PM
You sure fucking know a lot about eharmony.
wella!! if you don't like the picture, then don't look!! idiot
9:53 PM: LMAO
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"...you bitter old fuck..." - 10:18 PM
Life is good, very good. I don't feel a day over fifty (exercise, a balanced diet and no stressors) The fact is that I'm younger than Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and, oh yes, Richard M. Daley (aka: "da mare").
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10:46 PM: "traffic stops???", "bagman???".
On occasion in 011, we went into the watch commander and requested different partners using that standard and unquestioned excuse--"a personality conflict".
Only one guess why (duh!)
CLUE: During my entire career, I was as clean as a hound's tooth with no skeletons in my crawlspace.
Want some Kool-Aid?
This is fun! NEXT!
I love all the comments posted on here. If I ever need to laugh, I come to this site.
Keep up the good work guys. Bsafe
10:46 pm
Are you jelous. I worked with John a few times. one great cop. I remember when he recovered THREE hot new Caddies all with ocupants in ONE tour plus OT. He made up his special VIN list with all new Cadillac steals in the USA. I think the state plates always checked clear.
He was crazy in a good way.
On the mids in a driving rainstorm, I'd sit in the squad while he gets out to flashlight Caddie VIN plates parked outside the bars. We got 2 dudes in a new El Dorado stolen in Detroit. Some guys hit the hole while he'd go prowling down alleys with the lights off at 4 am.
He loved making felony arrests. The DC loved him. When he came across weed, he'd pump dude about unsolved murders. Then he would throw reefer in the sewer and cut dude loose. He hated going to Br. 57 on bullshit.
Only problem was he wouldn't even take GOOD money and the wife and me had 4 kids to support back then.
Stop telling lies, goof.
To the guys asking how the FOP could possibly support "Little Dick" Daley...how do you think it is that they supported that gun-grabbing prick of a governor that's in office and had their endorsement? Were you asked by FOP if you supported his fruit-lookin' ass?
Anonymous said...
I agree about Edison Park---I paid 190k 9 years ago. No way i could afford the 380k it assessed for.
That is what rookies are for. They'll buy it.
Johnny Northside.
YOU ARE RELENTLESS!
Stay healthy!
Anonymous said...
Hey, how is Edison Park for a PO to live?
Good neighborhood? How expensive are houses? etc
1/17/2007 12:44:58 AM
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Ok it just great. If you want to spend $400,000 for a 900 sq ft starter ranch with a falling down garage!
Edison is a joke.
The cops that live there now could not afford the price they are asking!
1/17/2007 08:40:57 PM
Then again there is always Mount Greenwod, Beverly or Garcia Ridge. Hey those are good investments. In a few years Mount Greenwood and Beverly will be hosting the Bud Billiken parade. So in essence i'll take my garage falling down in Edison. Do your self a favor buy on the Northside no matter where it is it's still a safer financial bet that the south side.
Then again there is always Mount Greenwod, Beverly or Garcia Ridge. Hey those are good investments. In a few years Mount Greenwood and Beverly will be hosting the Bud Billiken parade. So in essence i'll take my garage falling down in Edison. Do your self a favor buy on the Northside no matter where it is it's still a safer financial bet that the south side.
1/18/2007 07:46:04 AM
Well, if that's the case make that Edison Park ranch $500,000! No, wait, $600,000!!
But my point is how does a PPO buy my house?
10% = 38,000
mortgage = aprox 3100/mo
take home for PPO approx 3000/mo
Hell I couldn't afford my house today.
We need at least a 20% pay increase to go with our property tax increases
I get sick of reading about pissing contests between B teams, Area 2 and all that BS. Some of the stories you guys tell about the old days make me pee in my pants. The story about Det. Lee was histerical. My dad passed but he sometimes worked with Northside in 011. Northside should write a book. Why don't they call him Westside.
Please keep the funny stories coming.
I got an idea from a post. Why don't the bosses give the aggresive officers in some southside districts a NCIC Computer print-out in vin number order of late model luxury cars that the thieves keep with cold plates. Everybody and his brother is drivng around in Escalades, Navgators, Mercedes Benz and Lexus and I'm sure some are smoking. When you find one parked you could steak it out and wait for the bad guys to come back. I bet you'd come up with some real surprizes like grandma.
Hell I couldn't afford my house today.
We need at least a 20% pay increase to go with our property tax increases
If you don't buy a redo for even more $$$, then you have to pour even more money into your $400,000 starter............
FORGET EDISON PARK, GIVE ME SPRING GROVE,ILL. ANTIOCH OR GRAYSLAKE, ANYTHING BUT CHICAGO.
11:31 AM
I would not be surprised if maybe 15 percent of the Escalades on the west and south side are stolen.
Maybe PPOs just can't buy a house and that's it.
FOP will, of course, endorse Daley for one simple reason; they are in his pocket.
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