Union News - Sort Of
Not FOP news though.
Seems Daley has lost yet another union endorsement. The union representing 5,000 office and technical workers refused to endorse the mayor. Unfortunately, the story does not say if they endorsed a rival.
It might be interesting to add up the total number of city workers who are also registered voters that these four unions represent. We seem to be getting to a point where Daley could be potentially damaged by a poor showing at the polls. Unseated? Not really a chance. But politically weakened if the aldercreatures sense weakness? Sure. It'd be better if the City Council and the Mayor we're at each other's throats than all the infighting we usually see amongst the different unions.
And then we have this story of the firefighters union president being stripped of his "Leave of Absence" and union paid salary by an 11-1 vote. He has to return to the firehouse at his rank of Lieutenant and ask for time off to conduct union business. Anyone else think that there is more than a little dissension in the firefighters ranks?
Seems Daley has lost yet another union endorsement. The union representing 5,000 office and technical workers refused to endorse the mayor. Unfortunately, the story does not say if they endorsed a rival.
It might be interesting to add up the total number of city workers who are also registered voters that these four unions represent. We seem to be getting to a point where Daley could be potentially damaged by a poor showing at the polls. Unseated? Not really a chance. But politically weakened if the aldercreatures sense weakness? Sure. It'd be better if the City Council and the Mayor we're at each other's throats than all the infighting we usually see amongst the different unions.
And then we have this story of the firefighters union president being stripped of his "Leave of Absence" and union paid salary by an 11-1 vote. He has to return to the firehouse at his rank of Lieutenant and ask for time off to conduct union business. Anyone else think that there is more than a little dissension in the firefighters ranks?
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
21 Comments:
Like most of us, I have friends, family and neighbors on the Fire Department. Most of them are like most of us. Basically good people that are working under this corrupt system. They also have their idiots, clowns and clout babies like we do. Yes, there seems like there is much dissention in their ranks. Guess that the city has done as good of a job of dividing and conquering them as they have of us.
SPEAKING OF FOP - - - Why doesn’t this fucking “union” make a comment on the squad cars that have been regularly being seen getting towed by Streets and Sanitation???
Are we the POLICE or what?? Sure, it’s not right to park in a handicapped space. However units in places like 001, 018 and 023.. if you want to park for lunch where are you going to put the car? In a parking garage for 8 bucks out of your pocket? Get real! You pretty much put it on a meter without paying.. Even though you’re “just on lunch” you have to be within a block or 2 of the squad AKA “emergency vehicle” so you can get to the damn “10-1” or “man with a gun” call.
The bosses downtown have no guts to stand up to the city.. The FOP has been invisible on the issue. We (the Chicago Police) are like a fucking laughing stock.
For those interested go to the LTs Union site [ www.cpdlts.com ] at least they have the guts to say: DON”T YOU DARE PAY $200.00 out of your pocket to get that squad car out of the pound – It’s the CITYS car. There is such thing as “due process” in setting discipline.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOP ??????
To quote former Congressman J.C. Watts R/Ok. "just another in a long line or race pimps."
Every Copper, and I mean everyone, should write in Patrick Fitzgerald for mayor. 5 or 6 thousand write-ins for the same guy would make the news.
We failed miserably on those judges, lets see if WE can do better on this one.The whole world reads this site. And start putting this at the end of your blogs:
PATRICK FITZGERALD FOR MAYOR!!
I just read the scum-times article about CFD u embedded in the blog and u know what: f*k that Poll*ck!!! Sounds like a daley guy. A salute to that union board for standing up to him.
Just pay for parking while at lunch. We know all you cops are cheap asses in need of free or discount food. Oink Oink!
Why has the FOP paid apporox. $42,000 thus fair to keep two memebers out of the Union. Whether the FOP administration knows or not the membership is watching. EVERY INTERESTED MEMBER NEEDS TO ATTEND 5 OF THE NEXT 10 FOP MEETINGS TO RUN FOR ELECTION, if they did not attend the Jan. meeting. Send a message. Please show up.
We need to do the same with fop? How much money are they wasting going on fact finding trips just to get drunk? How much does each member at the top get for "Expenses"? which one sleeps with daley?
SPEAKING OF FOP - - - Why doesn’t this fucking “union” make a comment on the squad cars that have been regularly being seen getting towed by Streets and Sanitation???
Becaue we as Chicago Police Officers HAVE NO UNION.
FOP IS NOT A UNION. It is an organiization that is supposed to represent Chicago Police Offiers.
But we all know that FOP is nothing more than CAPS...another bullshit yes club of mayor daley.
How about charging any Streets and San driver that we catch towing a squad car with Criminal Tresspass to Vehicle?
It will be interesting to see that Daley will win despite the reluctance of a number of unions to endorsing him. Maybe it will alert people to the fact that union endorsements don't mean diddly.
Start writing tickets on Streets and Sans vehicles that are double parked, blocking the street or have plates and registration not up to date. See how thy like that
HATE TO TELL YOU THIS I'VE HAVE WORKED AND STILL DO WORK FOR POLITICAL TYPES AND GUESS WHAT THEY DO NOT DEPEND ON CITY WORKER VOTES.
YOU SEE FOR EVERY COPPER THERE ARE 10 PERSONS WHO WANT A CITY JOB AND WILL TAKE THE PROMISE OF A BETTER FUTURE THAT AN ALDERMAN PROMISES.
I DID NOT SAY THE ALDERMAN WILL HELP THEM GET A BETTER JOB JUST A PROMISE.
POLICE ARE VERY LAZY REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE "I PUT IN MY 8 HR DAY HELPING AVARAGE JOE." CAPS IS BULLSHIT AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET FIRED FOR MAKING AN ARREST OFF DUTY ARE ALSO COMMON. IN REALITY A LARGE MAJORITY ARE WHINERS WHO FEAR TAKING ANY ACTION.
NO I DO NOT LIVE BY AN AIRPORT OR THE END OF THE CITY AND YES I HAVE LOCKED UP PEOPLE BY FORCE OFF DUTY. I EVEN GO TO CAPS MEETINGS
Are we the POLICE or what?? Sure, it’s not right to park in a handicapped space. However units in places like 001, 018 and 023.. if you want to park for lunch where are you going to put the car?
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New ordinance: One sqaud car sized police parking only spot on every block for 1,18,19,23, 12,&20. You can't tell the police you can't park there anymore without providing them with some measure of relief.
Otherwise it's a cheap political move meant to rouse anit-police feelings. Which is not healthy for our society.
This UNION employees people like K. Watt. What a piece of work.
To 1/28/2007 08:22:43 AM
Hey, goofball, have you ever tried to live within in the city limits on a Chicago Police officer's salary? No way with a family of four and kids in a decent (i.e., not CPS school). Until you do, keep your comments about where I should park to yourself.
And the next time your beating on your girlfriend, just know I'll park illegally and risk the tow and $200 fee just so I can get there in time to make sure you get your just reward.
I see the way the police drive and park their cars, you need more driver's ED. Maybe we should do away with half the cars and put you on foot patrols. Too many fatties on the job. Make the power test manditory every year.
NO I DO NOT LIVE BY AN AIRPORT OR THE END OF THE CITY AND YES I HAVE LOCKED UP PEOPLE BY FORCE OFF DUTY. I EVEN GO TO CAPS MEETINGS
1/28/2007 05:12:33 PM
Anon, sounds like you might have to.
POLICE ARE VERY LAZY REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE "I PUT IN MY 8 HR DAY HELPING AVARAGE JOE." CAPS IS BULLSHIT AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET FIRED FOR MAKING AN ARREST OFF DUTY ARE ALSO COMMON. IN REALITY A LARGE MAJORITY ARE WHINERS WHO FEAR TAKING ANY ACTION.
------------------------------------YOUR 100% RIGHT, BUT YOU FAILED TO MENTION THAT THOSE WHO ARE THE LAZIEST ARE THE ONES WHO ARE POLITICALLY CONNECTED AND HAVE THE MERIT HOOK UP.....
POLICE ARE VERY LAZY REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITIES----------------------------------------------------
YOUR WRONG THERE, POLICE TEND TO DO WHAT THEY CAN IN WHATEVER COMMUNITY THEY HAPPEN TO BE ASSIGNED TO (FOR THE MOST PART). BUT THEY DO TEND TO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES THEY RESIDE IN, AND MAKE PLENTY OF OFF DUTY ARRESTS. BUT DO YOU BLAME SOMEONE FOR NOT CARING 100% ABOUT A SHITHOLE COMMUNITY, WHEN THE VERY PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT IT...TAKE ENGLEWOOD FOR EXAMPLE...
I know FOP isn't perfect, and there is always room for improvement in any organization, but you had to be on this job before FOP, to appreciate this organization. Some of you people might want to ask your dad what it was like, or if you can find an old timer still on the watch. Most of you guys wouldn't have taken the job under those circumstances.
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