More Layoffs? Bigger Deficit?
With a growing budget deficit, Mayor Daley said Saturday that the city is talking with unions in an attempt to avoid layoffs through other concessions.
"We're trying to work this out," he said. "They've been at the table. They've been talking to us about all these issues."
The Chicago Sun-Times reported last week that union leaders had been told the city might have to lay off 1,600 workers -- but no sworn police officers or firefighters -- unless organized labor agrees to another round of givebacks to eliminate a potential $300 million shortfall.
Daley, Stroger and Blago all chose the worst time to push through the hikes that saddled us with the highest tax rates in the nation. A business and economy killer in the midst of a recession. Why didn't the government tighten its belt in the face of declining revenues and promote a pro-business atmosphere that would make Illinois a job magnet instead of the equivalent of job-kryptonite?
Blago is out of a job, facing jail. The Toddler is in major trouble with his poll numbers. Can Shortshanks be as vulnerable as the rest? He seems increasingly out of touch and headed around the bend.
Hey, we can dream, can't we?
Blago is out of a job, facing jail. The Toddler is in major trouble with his poll numbers. Can Shortshanks be as vulnerable as the rest? He seems increasingly out of touch and headed around the bend.
Hey, we can dream, can't we?
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
64 Comments:
"Hey, we can dream, can't we?"
Sure, but the real question is 'Can we act?'.
And will we?
Blue Party Ticket.
The first one laid-off should be that asshole daley.
Every contract Daley cries poor. For the last 4 contracts it takes at least 2 years to get a deal done either through negotiations or arbitration. Most of those contracts were during good times I never saw the Mayo say since times are good I'll throw in a extra 1%. He's a bum, he's got to go!
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Now we can't even talk about our job or we'll get suspended...
NO GIVEBACKS TIL EVERY LAST DIME OF THAT $1.1 BILLION T.I.F. FUND IS SPENT
That prick shortshanks will squeeze the life blood out of every labor organization in Chitcago. All the unions made concessions now he wants more. Fuck that jagoff!
What kills me is that I saw it with my own eyes and ears. The 0600 news on Saturday morning, dickhead said that the city has already lost 80 million per year in revenue. Nobody else seems to have caught that but me. We all know that he sold all of the city revenue for the Olympics, which (hopefully) we won't get anyway. But what good does that do the citizens of chicago when the city has no other means of generating revenue? What will become of this city if no one living here can afford to pay for that loss of city income?
after the ioc fails to give chicago the 2016 bid their should be plenty of money to pay the bills. shortshanks will be like that crime boss in new york, wandering the streets in a bathrobe mumbling to himself.
SCC and guests,
I was going over some figures and was thinking how stupid Daley is by angering the police department by not giving them a contract, etc.. and in turn them not producing for the city.
Simply put, lets say there are 4000 policemen on the street on a day and each of them writes just $200 worth of tickets (very very easy to do) your looking at close to a million dollars in one day. And if kept up for a week it would be 5.6 million dollars in just one week of revenue for the city.
By having us unhappy and the feeling of us AGAINST the city (mayor, aldermen..) they are losing huge! At a time when they are in dire need of us to go out and work and generate revenue, they've got the whole department so fed up the activity is almost nonexistant where i work. It's simply answer your jobs and that's it. How easy would it be to just give us a contract, try to make us somewhat content and in turn you'll make back that 100 fold in revenue.
By the way, aren't we the only city department that actually pays for itself and then some in the revenue brought in?
HE will burn this City down in order to put out the fire!
I just don't get it? We have the highest taxes in the nation. The mayor has sold several of the cities assests for huge amounts of money! We have 50 "part time" alderman in chicago with huge salaries that they vote themselves and we have no money? Why? How much waste and corruption can we take? People need to wake up and vote these scum bag politicians out! Texas is run by conservatives and they have a budget surplus. We need to take a look at change in chicago. Texas has low crime, the citizens carry guns, and they enforce the death penalty.
What we need to eliminate from stupid Daley's head is the Olympics. If Chicago can't afford to give the police a contract that is fair, the city can't afford to have the Olympics. Chicago is broke because of Daley and his pals.
THE NEXT TIME AN ALDERCREATURE RUNS FOR ELECTION THERE SHOULD BE A COP RUNNING AGAINST THEM!!!-SEMPER FI
I work for water dept we herd shortshanks wants in order 20% pay cut, 2 furlough days a month. Eliminated and cancel all sick days incliding those already earned which is management only, cancel vacation and holiday pay. And overtime will be in comp time. Instead of pay. Who the fuck can afford 20% how about 20 % city worker card used to get discount on a house car food med doctor parking tickets city stickers property taxes meters water and utilities oh that's just silly just silly
I am no fan of Daley but at least he is making an effort to control spending. Compared to the other Democratics we are stuck with, he is a star.
Obama wants to raise taxes, the deficit and spending.
Quinn wants the biggest tax increase in the history of Illinois.
Stroger is pathetic and does not have a clue except hiring more people from the 8th Ward.
Vote early, vote often and vote Democratic! They look out for us?
Anonymous said...
The first one laid-off should be that asshole daley.
4/20/2009 12:17:00 AM
You will have the chance on Feb 22, 2011, the next mayoral election day.
No sitting home for that one, Get behind one candidate and vote the jagoff daley OUT!!!
The only problem with trying to reform government by shrinking it,i.e. reducing the number of wards from 50 to 25, reducing the County districts from 17 to 9, eliminating unnecessary township government, is that you need the support of the very people whose jobs you wish to eliminate. The legislators, federal, state, county or city will never vote to do anything which might shrink or eliminate their influence over lucrative contracts and benefits.
A true grass roots movement is necessary but that takes an enormous amount of time and effort and support from the media. The lack of media coverage of the tea parties and the negativity of the coverage there was shows just how hard it is to mount an effective grass roots movement.
If law enforcement personnel from all over the state banded together, it could be a force to be reckoned with.
In honor of Mayor Daley's "talk like shakespeare day":
EPHESUS: I think thou art an ass.
from (appropriately) The Comedy of Errors.
What kills me is that I saw it with my own eyes and ears. The 0600 news on Saturday morning, dickhead said that the city has already lost 80 million per year in revenue. Nobody else seems to have caught that but me. We all know that he sold all of the city revenue for the Olympics, which (hopefully) we won't get anyway. But what good does that do the citizens of chicago when the city has no other means of generating revenue? What will become of this city if no one living here can afford to pay for that loss of city income?
4/20/2009 01:16:00 AM
This is what happens in a monarchy.
Why didn't the government tighten its belt in the face of declining revenues and promote a pro-business atmosphere that would make Illinois a job magnet instead of the equivalent of job-kryptonite?
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It can be done. Oak Lawn did it. New regime came in and went over every single department one by one. Re-organized pensions, re-evaluated staffing, Changed insurance premiums. Got rid of insurance agents that were getting commissions for doing nothing because they knew someone in the vilage. Changed banks that were allowed to have village accounts bearing zero per cent interest (for the same reason). Even found a million dollar bond laying in an unlocked filing cabinet that could have been cashed by anyone. They haven't raised taxes in the past four years.
1,600 more and little tommy byrne has not even filled potholes! WTF! The crime family running this city just keeps on going non-stop! How about laying off alderman and their huge staffs? The mayors guys were telling me the other day "the dictator da furor does whatever he wants"! Hell his own people cannot tolerate his antics,but do for the d-3 pension pay!
Got to love those new tint window tickets, $250 a crack! Now if maybe those few ghetto style coppers would take that film off.
That prick shortshanks will squeeze the life blood out of every labor organization in Chitcago. All the unions made concessions now he wants more. Fuck that jagoff!
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But yet, the Mayor and his aldercreatures keep giving themselves raises with no problem. I guess the Mayor's so called, "these are trying times" doesn't apply to them.
I agree"Fuck that Jagoff and his aldercreatures!!!"
Anonymous said...
"...How easy would it be to just give us a contract, try to make us somewhat content and in turn you'll make back that 100 fold in revenue..".
4/20/2009 01:32:00 AM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that Chicago residents are being taxed to the limit by this state, county and city.
Illinois has more layers of taxing authorities, Boards, Commissions, Councils, Legislatures, Congresses, etc. THAN ANY OTHER STATE in this country.
Couple that with a totally corrupt band of thieving politicians and revenue sources and expenditures that are hidden from the public and all you hear is "we're going broke".
Even when the contract is settled, unless Daley becomes transparent with the TIFS and the billions of dollars that he reaped by selling off the cities revenue sources, I have no real desire to return to being his tool to screw the working stiffs of Chicago.
Screw Daley and his friends and family. I'm tired of paying for and supporting them in the lifestyle they have become accustomed to.
I haven't heard mr. Asshole Daley mention a paycut for himself.
With a supposed hiring freeze and the threat of layoffs,Water Management just put on 20 private bricklayers to work on a backlog of sewer jobs.They are supplied with City tools and downtown is scrambling to find the laborers on the City payroll to help the private bricklayers.This backlog was created by Daley hiring a consultant(Teng Co.)to oversee all Water Management work assignments.Things ran a lot smoother with the Water Dept. before Teng's inexperienced (never worked in a wet hole) team started telling City guys with 20-30 years on how to do their jobs.
Daley decides to say this AFTER the OIC visit....what a surprise.
Daley would rather lay workers off that cut his spending
Don't forget about the OEMC. The civilain dispatchers and calltakers are also working without a contract and that place brings in millions of $$$ annually through the telephone tax. At $2.50 for every single landline, cellphone, and business line registered with a city address its in the millions. Yet they have been without a contract also; they receive no ongoing or additional training; have outdated equipment and are understaffed. But, like CPD, the city is looking for more concessions despite that entity being one of the top self funded and revenue generating departments. It makes one wonder when enough is enough.
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People are so politically correct. There is nothing wrong with what this officer did. Police need to vent to deal with seeing murder scenes on a regular basis. What about the 1st amendment you liberal politically correct people? I do not see any outrage and calls for people's careers to be ended when they bash the police and use profanity against police. Why the double standard? Another reason why this country is quickly going downhill. THE OFFICER DID NOTHING WRONG!!!
Yeah ok. He sells the skyway, then sells the meters. They're broke? Is this being saved for the olympics? Tokyo, you're looking better for the olympics every week!
Department member,
AtKearney, a well known global management consultant, has offered to assist the Chicago Police Department by analyzing our district administrative functions and offering recommendations for improvement. Chicago Police Department personnel will work with ATKearney on this project to generate recommendations on reduction of workloads, optimization of personnel assigned to specific administrative functions and improvements through technology.
The 008th District, the 011th District and Area #4 Patrol have been selected as project sites. Department personnel from these locations will be working closely with ATKearney personnel. The project is anticipated to last for a 90 day period, commencing the week of 19 Apr 09.
When the project is complete, ATKearney will develop a methodology for improvements in administration or technology that may be replicated Department wide.
If you have any questions, you can contact me at 745-5800.
Beatrice Cuello
Assistant Superintendent
Administration
daley plays with hubees fiddle,while shitcago burns. only question is which daley.
Why does no one from any of these unions bring up TIF's? Do they not care if more of their members lose employment in a shit job market?
Go into arbitration and demand that we get the same (no more no less) than the aldermen voted themselves.
126 million dollars in earnest money are being kept by the city after the Midway Airport deal falls through. Hmmmm. Wonder where that money is going and will Daley still claim the same budget defecit tomorrow???
Chicago scuttles $2.5B Midway Airport lease deal
CHICAGO - Chicago officials say talks calling on a $2.5 billion deal to lease Midway Airport to private investors have collapsed because of the economy.
The deal could have made Midway the first major airport to go private under a federal pilot program.
Chicago chief financial officer Gene Saffold said Monday that the city and private investors terminated a 99-year lease agreement because the global financial crunch has made it impossible for the investors to secure funding.
Saffold says the city of Chicago still will keep $126 million in earnest money already paid by investors as part of the agreement.
A service of the Associated Press(AP)
WHY DON'T THE ALDERCREATURES GIVE BACK THEIR 6% PAY HIKE?????
Midway lease deal is dead!
Just another reason why asshole Daley will whine now because there will be less money for him and his buddies to steal!
Hey little guy, ya know that rainy day fund ya have?
Here are some facts;
1. It's not your money,
2. It's the taxpayers money,
3. The city can pay back in the long term (good economy) what they take out of the fund in the short term (bad economy),
4. Police Officers generate more money when they are happy,
5. Police Officers are not in the same zip code as happy,
6. IT'S RAINING!!!!!
Earlier this year one of the unions at a meeting asked the city to open their books to show where this big deficit was. The city said, "Oh we found 12 million dollars and there won't be any lay-offs this year".
SCC, HELP!!!
NEw ratings system and now consultants coming in to see how to maximize the workers output. The CPD is starting to feel like the communist party. Here is an idea for the consultants: HIRE MORE POLICE!!! AND TELL THE MAYOR, JPUD AND HIS CREW OF F.B.I. BEATOFFS TO STOP FUCKING WITH THE WORKING COPPER.
"It makes one wonder when enough is enough.
4/20/2009 10:25:00 AM"
Enough was enough the day daley was first sworn in as mayor.
We just didn't figure that the apple could fall so very far from the tree.
Make that the apples.
I'm sure this will be a seperate post by tomorrow, but the Midway lease deal has fallen through. But before the mayor can cry poor again, the city gets to keep the 126 million dollar down payment. Lets see how he tries to spin that one!
Be thankful, very thankful you have a well paying job with good benefits in today's times !!!!
Our kids and grandkids will be paying for the irresponsibility of the dumbocrats....daley, obama, stroger, etc. Let's vote these spendaholics out!
Now I have to go to my tea party.
Anonymous said...
Department member,
AtKearney, a well known global management consultant, has offered to assist the Chicago Police Department by analyzing our district administrative functions and offering recommendations for improvement. Chicago Police Department personnel will work with ATKearney on this project to generate recommendations on reduction of workloads, optimization of personnel assigned to specific administrative functions and improvements through technology.
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If this is true, watch out. The company I work for had them come in many years ago. The name of this company still send shivers up and down every time we hear of them. Big bucks spent, then the layoffs begin. Within a year they realized it could not be done and the hiring started again.
Once again, an outside company telling you how things can be done.
Let them start with City Hall.
A wife
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/04/alderman-pressures-art-institute-to-give-chicago-discount.html
What fucking NERVE? Who do these aldermen think they are? They give themselves raises but they tell everyone else to go without.
Arrogant bastards! Maybe if Burke gave up his security detail it would cover the Art Institute admission increase?
Anonymous said...
Department member,
AtKearney, a well known global management consultant, has offered to assist the Chicago Police Department by analyzing our district administrative functions and offering recommendations for improvement. Chicago Police Department personnel will work with ATKearney on this project to generate recommendations on reduction of workloads, optimization of personnel assigned to specific administrative functions and improvements through technology.
The 008th District, the 011th District and Area #4 Patrol have been selected as project sites. Department personnel from these locations will be working closely with ATKearney personnel. The project is anticipated to last for a 90 day period, commencing the week of 19 Apr 09.
When the project is complete, ATKearney will develop a methodology for improvements in administration or technology that may be replicated Department wide.
If you have any questions, you can contact me at 745-5800.
Beatrice Cuello
Assistant Superintendent
Administration
4/20/2009 12:59:00 PM
Booz-Allen did this department wide in the early 1990's. they came up with some good recommendations like eliminating redundant layers of middle management. (Exempts) Needless to say, most of their recommendations were Not implemented. Money down the drain.
Together We Can.
Remember that one?
Be thankful, very thankful you have a well paying job with good benefits in today's times !!!!
4/20/2009 07:35:00 PM
I am, but don't forget I CHOSE this job and was hired long enough ago to get hired by my test scores ONLY; I saw something I wanted, applied myself and EARNED it. I wasn't put into a 'well qualified' or 'qualified' pool and picked by 'random'
midway deal gone. shortshanks leeps 126 million up front money. 6 million in lawyer's fees is what ch. 32 reported at 2100.
DALEY HAS TO GO, TIME TO VOTE HIM OUT.....
Anonymous said...
DALEY HAS TO GO, TIME TO VOTE HIM OUT.....
4/20/2009 10:48:00 PM
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Never gonna happen, he's Mayor for as long as he wants to be.
Yes, I am grateful for the benefits and the job I have. BUT NOBODY GAVE ME ANYTHING...I HAVE WORKED HARD FOR EVERYTHING I GET.
Anybody see Urkel on "Chicago Tonight" getting the Carol Marin treatment? It wasn't pleasant for that retart, that's for sure.
Anonymous said...
Be thankful, very thankful you have a well paying job with good benefits in today's times !!!!
4/20/2009 07:35:00 PM
Hey jerk off, like others have said, most of chose this job before "times were bad." We had to deal with freinds and family asking us why in the world we wanted to be the police and get paid a lowly civil servant's salary.
Most of joined b/c we wanted to help people, plain and simple. We wanted to lead our lives in a noble way and not be slaves to the almighty dollar. We knew we would never be rich by taking the job and would struggle financially if we had a decent sized family, but we took it anyway.
Also, i, along with almost every person in my academy graduating class have degrees from various colleges, some even law degrees. Some of us took decent sized pay CUTS to come on this job.
You had every chance to sign up and take the test to join the cpd. But, most likely you were rolling in the dough riding the great economy at the time and didn't think twice about serving your fellow man. Or maybe you were just too scared to join and didn't want to risk your life everyday for an ungreatful city (which i can not critisize you for).
Whatever your reason for NOT joining, don't for one second come on here and try to make us feel bad for you b/c we have a secure job right now and you may not.
When times were good for you and everyone else, people were laughing at us and what little we make. Although i'm not laughing at the possibility that you may not have a job i certianly don't feel bad if you lost your 100+K salary job and weren't smart enough to save anything.
In a year or two the economy will be back up and everyone will go back to thinking we are stupid for being the police and laughing at our paychecks once again. That's ok with us though b/c on our death beds we will die knowing that we at least tried to make a difference in this world and we didn't live our lives with money as our focus.
Anonymous said...
Department member,
AtKearney, a well known global management consultant, has offered to assist the Chicago Police Department by analyzing our district administrative functions and offering recommendations for improvement. Chicago Police Department personnel will work with ATKearney on this project to generate recommendations on reduction of workloads, optimization of personnel assigned to specific administrative functions and improvements through technology.
************
If this is true, watch out. The company I work for had them come in many years ago. The name of this company still send shivers up and down every time we hear of them. Big bucks spent, then the layoffs begin. Within a year they realized it could not be done and the hiring started again.
Once again, an outside company telling you how things can be done.
Let them start with City Hall.
A wife
4/20/2009 08:57:00 PM
I say let them come in and analyze everything IF they have to publish their recommendations for the taxpayers to see.
another wife
The city is asking the labor unions for a 5% pay cut and 18 furloughed days, or they will have to lay off 1600 people. No Police or Fire days off w/no pay. Don't look for any backing from those unions in our fight for a raise. I wouldn't count on the public's support and I don't think an arbitrator is going to be to generous either.
"The city is asking the labor unions for a 5% pay cut and 18 furloughed days, or they will have to lay off 1600 people."
GOOD THING THEY SIGNED THAT 10 YEAR CONTRACT 2 YEARS AGO. I'M SURE THE UNIONS WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSITIES FOR THE LAID OFF WORKERS FAMILIES,TO SEE THEM THRU THE ROUGH TIMES.
WHERE ART THOU DENNIS GANNON, SUPREME PUNK BITCH?
Until they cut the number of aldercreatures by at least 50% and the remaining 50% take 25% paycuts I don't want to hear anything these thieves have to say.
They need to be reminded that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Anonymous said...
The city is asking the labor unions for a 5% pay cut and 18 furloughed days, or they will have to lay off 1600 people. No Police or Fire days off w/no pay. Don't look for any backing from those unions in our fight for a raise. I wouldn't count on the public's support and I don't think an arbitrator is going to be to generous either.
4/21/2009 03:19:00 PM
pay cuts,days off without pay? The land of daley never ceases to amaze us! Why can't daley take off forever? Would save hundreds of millions in stolen and misplaced funding!
Went to the city clerks new office on archer and laramie today. Behind the counter was a bug eyed guy named rajewski and about 6 people doing nothing but bullshitting! Then a ups truck pulls up and drops off items, the ladies were saying "I hope me new purse is there I bought it here online"! How much is being paid here? I was pissed looked bugs eyes salary from public records here it is
Rank 4905
Government CITY OF CHICAGO
Name RAJEWSKI, JOSEPH A
Title PROGRAM DIR
Salary $103,776.00
Start 7/30/1979
Dept Chgo-CITY CLERK
Just 1 employyee there WTF! I thought the new clerk macho devalle was going to help save tax money guess not! New boss same as old boss!
http://b2.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=d2341000f0h0f9a6f4f2e8h1b0a5
Copy paste type in name how much do they make?
Still spending like drunken sailors though...
Chicago revitalization plan: Despite uncertainties, $15.5 billion proposal for downtown is moving forward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-loop-plan-city-zone-24-apr24,0,3827781.story
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