TMA Layoffs
- Chicago's traffic aides, those uniformed people who try to keep city rush-hour traffic moving, may be facing mass layoffs to reduce spending.
The workers are staffed during special events, airports and downtown during rush hours.
They tell WGNTV they were in shock Monday when more than 70 full time traffic management employees were given notice that they're being laid off.
We heard about this fantastic new invention - the Traffic Signal. It's supposed to control traffic flow via a set of red, green and maybe yellow lights. We're really hoping it will catch on here in the States. It should free up dozens of police officers and enable Rahm to count them as "redeployed" to the streets.
This is some hilarious reporting though. "try to keep city rush-hour traffic moving"? Since when? We can't recall an intersection downtown that couldn't be completely gridlocked within one light-cycle by a TMA. If you ask most of them, all they do is watch the traffic signals and try to keep their hand-waving coordinated with the already predetermined timing - timing that's supposed to have been planned out by Traffic Engineers to keep downtown streets moving in an orderly fashion. TMA's are the answer to a problem that never existed - a human back-up for a computer system that replaced humans. Wow.
The only reason to have TMA's is if you need to override traffic signals, such as when moving a large crowd away from a congested venue (UC, Soldier Field, Sox Park, etc) onto surrounding arterial streets and expressways.
You want to keep downtown streets unclogged? Let the traffic signal do its job. Then have a traffic cop or two at the intersections with one of those automated ticket writers (one that seems to work more than 15% of the time) and a book of I-Bonds. Word will get around pretty quickly that blocking the intersection will cost you $75 and it'll stop within a month.
This is some hilarious reporting though. "try to keep city rush-hour traffic moving"? Since when? We can't recall an intersection downtown that couldn't be completely gridlocked within one light-cycle by a TMA. If you ask most of them, all they do is watch the traffic signals and try to keep their hand-waving coordinated with the already predetermined timing - timing that's supposed to have been planned out by Traffic Engineers to keep downtown streets moving in an orderly fashion. TMA's are the answer to a problem that never existed - a human back-up for a computer system that replaced humans. Wow.
The only reason to have TMA's is if you need to override traffic signals, such as when moving a large crowd away from a congested venue (UC, Soldier Field, Sox Park, etc) onto surrounding arterial streets and expressways.
You want to keep downtown streets unclogged? Let the traffic signal do its job. Then have a traffic cop or two at the intersections with one of those automated ticket writers (one that seems to work more than 15% of the time) and a book of I-Bonds. Word will get around pretty quickly that blocking the intersection will cost you $75 and it'll stop within a month.
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Sgt. Bruce Rapa (RET)
About fucking time! Get rid of all of these goofs! All clout handout jobs anyway! Traffic should run more smoothly now.
Oh no. Please don't tell me that a machine can replace me...!! Holy crap!!! But I like that spiffy uniform.
Obama Blames ATM Machines For High Unemployment Rates . . . Wait, Did He Say ATM Machines?
Yes, yes he did.
President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren’t hiring are not because of his policies, it’s because the economy is so automated. . . . “There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers. You see it when you go to a bank and you use an ATM, you don’t go to a bank teller, or you go to the airport and you’re using a kiosk instead of checking in at the gate. So all these things have created changes. . . .”
I was at O'Hare years ago. They had one PO who ran the thing and also handles jobs sometimes.
Everything ran smooth and the TCA s were happy and everybody got along.
Then Huberman changes things, added layers of managment, made the empoyees hate the job, and generally screwed thing up.
Also, theye were written up in a national magazine as being the worse dressed of any major city, and probable the least effective.
The people they have now are poorly traines, look shoddy and have very poor morale.
They should get rid of all these managers and bring them back ubder the police department where they could be trained and supervised.
Check out how many TMAs there are and how many supervisors for that number then how many "Superintendents" to oversee eveyone at really nice salaries.
Funny we have more employees and yet just one "Superintendent".
The TMA was just another cash cow for connected people to get their Daley money back and still look like they are "working at something"
Not that I'm a fan of them, but..
The "TMA"'s that are being layed off are full time employees, the old meter maids.
Full time employees who (like it or not) generated REVENUE for the city.
However, Raham can make a new Department of City Government for Imigrants....
We are SOOOOO FUCKED!
i work in 001...let me say...they do nothing to help traffic...just another political bureau to hand out jobs to the bridgeport crew....keep going mayor...you will see how much waste the former thief/mayor created.
Fuck'em! They always loved writing cops tickets, now tell them to go get their fuckin shine box!
Great! we'll probably see a decrease in accidents. Those idiots did nothing but create dangerous situations for motorists.
For once, Tiny Dancer got it right. Take that money and hire PPOs
The City has a budget shortfall of over 600 million for next year.
80% of the budget goes for employee salaries and benefits.
Rahm is starting with the smaller bargaining units but the real money savings will come from Police & Fire.
I hope that the bargaining units are preparing for the demands that are coming from City Hall but just whining and complaining is not a starter.
It is time for the blog to start identifing savings that will save jobs.
i.e. consolidating police stations, identifing exempt positions that can be eliminated, allowing inside positions to be civilanized, modifing medical roll practices, etc.
Anything that will reduce expenditures and increase revenues should be offered up quickly rather than losing jobs and pay.
Um...finally! I will never see the point of putting a "TMA" worker on an intersection to override the traffic signals (which they do, most of the time, not just when there's a large crowd/congested venue), attempt to get pedestrians injured or killed, and overall, just piss people off. My joke (though probably not a very good one) is that TMA stands for "too much attitude". These people are rude and useless. Sorry if I offended anyone, I didn't realize these people were police officers. Maybe they're pissed off because they'd rather be doing their actual job.
Good riddance. Most of the time those people stand around and do nothing except watch the signals or joke with other city employees.
Better yet, place those RED LIGHT CAMERAS in the downtown areas! Plenty of red light runners, the city's coffers would be overflowing, and those cameras might just save the lives of a few pedestrians who are struck while crossing those downtown streets daily.
A good place to put on is by Petterino's restaurant; it's been struck by at least 3 speeding taxis in the past 18 months.
Off topic:
I heard today that Doty had fired another Lt. from the UCPD because of a traffic accident which occurred while she was on duty. Is this true? Anybody have the 411 on this? I heard the reason was that the Lt.'s version didn't jibe with what a camera showed had occurred.
They are next to useless anyway. Most are just standing around, and can't clear jam-ups without CPD help anyway.
well, guess what... the loop traffic detail is back... spread us more thin.
Long overdue. Just another remnant of Daley's patronage army of worthless parasites draining City coffers.
I live in Lincoln Park (CPD Beat 1814). Every time I drive through the intersections of Fullerton Pkwy. at both Stockton and Cannon Drives, even on summer weekdays at mid-day, I see 3 or 4 of these TMAs fucking up traffic flow at the intersections at your expense. Actually, you will usually find them sitting on park benches on the south side of Fullerton Pkwy. chatting, napping or reading their Sun-Times.
Hey, don't get me wrong. What Emanuel really has to eliminate are these suckass sinecures drawing six-figure salaries from the taxpayers. This most certainly includes the CPD "brass".
Note that I didn't even mention how they rob our pension fund upon retirement. Death to the "gold braid" bill.
If the truth be known (obviously with no support from local media), the ubercorrupt. teflon Richard M. Daley's twenty-two year patronage tenure is about the worst thing that happened to Chicago since the Great Fire.
Justice cries out that he should have been given a cell at Terre Haute over a decade ago.
I totally agree TMA's should have never been hired waste of money. Meter maid should be next officers should write citations in their beat and save more money.
Now let reduce officers working district desks and eliminate officers working as crossing guards supervisors and let the Sgt within each district to perform those duties.
It is time to change the system no more clout children getting positions where they are taken care off . Right on rahm .
Great job ! Now let take parkers away from non police personnel and let's officers be accountable for there jobs .
TMA = Useless. You want to impress have flashing red lights when performing.
The aldercreatures are going to have to find a new spot to keep their cronies..
No one ever got "respect" by demanding it through a bullhorn, marching around the Civic Center plaza...
Goodbye.
GOOD!
nothin but a do-nothin patronage job anyway..
Good. This is why traffic lights were invented.
You are correct again SCC. What you missed though is the purpose for having the TMAs They are little more than patronage workers created to buy Democratic votes.
tru / msf gone and CPD is operational , civilian employees will replace many sworn officers in the future , review officer ,evidence technicians , commander secretaries , caps officers, it happened with sworn police dispatchers and loop traffic
The TMA is all Revrund clout jobs
About a hundred years ago in the academy they taught us that the worst thing a copper could do was to go somewhere and make the situation worse. Same goese for the TMAs. methinks. Has anyone ever seen them improve (or "manage" as the name inplies) traffic instead of jam it up?
"You want to keep downtown streets unclogged? Let the traffic signal do its job. Then have a traffic cop or two at the intersections with one of those automated ticket writers (one that seems to work more than 15% of the time) and a book of I-Bonds. Word will get around pretty quickly that blocking the intersection will cost you $75 and it'll stop within a month."
DAMN!!! Now, that's some plausible shit right there! You should blog about that! Or, put that shit on MySpace or somethin'. Damn!
I don't know about these traffic lights working these intersections. When I was in the academy I had to direct traffic and State and Congress during rush hour and if I was not there; the entire corner would have been gridlocked. It was an absolutely maddening and brutal assignment. Someone physically directing traffic is necessary on some of these corners because these knuckleheads will gridlock the entire thing in minutes.
All they did was make traffic worse.
I also enjoyed when they all left their posts at Bud Billiken and never returned when there were some shots fired calls. Thanks for a job well done!
Now go back and cry to Rev. Trotter for some more do nothing jobs for the congregation.
LOVE the ibond suggestion
Way OT:
Anyone familiar w/ ATF's failed " Fast & Furious " operation that allowed approximately 1200 weapons to go directly into the hands of Mexico's various drug cartels, 2 of which subsequently were used to murder 2 LEO's will be interested in the following.
J & G Sales of Prescott, AZ. has filed a lawsuit against ATF.
J & G Sales was asked by ATF to " cooperate " by allowing illegal gun purchases such as multiple and "straw " sales to take place with the approval & guarantee that ATF would " have their back's "
Without Congressional approval, ATF has now implemented a NATION wide requirement that any purchase of 1 firearm over a 22 day period will be reported to ATF w/ the name, address, serial number and type of firearm purchased.
When the story broke, Barry was asked who was responsible, Barry said he don't know, ask Holder.
Holder says, he don't know, I'll ask around.
A Congressional committee is now investigating, but being stonewalled by Holder.
I'm asking fellow NRA & ISRA members to give a phone call of support to J & G Sales @ 1-928-445-9650 for their help in supporting our 2nd Amendment right.
Thanks SCC for allowing me the use of you forum to get this message out.
Great idea getting rid of these useless TMA's. They thought they were so special while making traffic worse!
I have an even better idea?
How about "Special Employment for Traffic Enforcement".
I'll write a few tickets, for time and half!
I'm sure the fines collected, would offset the time and a half rate for the Police Officers!
Makes too much sense to me!
i seen the TMA roll calls while in the 001st dist. what a joke! everyone on their cell phones and bluetooths. shuckin and jiving. very loud and unprofessional. i think we will be just fine without them.
The whole TMA thing is nothing but an employment program for the "underprivileged". Every time I see one of those TMA folks in the orange vests I get angry just knowing what a complete waste of money they are.
TMA's were nothing but a political sop and favor for the rev'runs & alderfools to get some of their more challenged congregants & constituents on the city payroll to divert money from CPD & CFD as political payback... Of course.
Politics make for some queer and curious bed-fellows in this town.
Snatch the covers off to see who is bedded with whom and what benefit they derive.
Then use golf carts to chase & beat that naked ass around the Daley Center at high noon on Ch.9 with coat hangers, clothesline and slighty used fly-swatters until they feel highly motivated and refreshed enough to make the taxpayer whole for what they stole.
Heh... We can call it "Polo Of The Pissed Off & Pissed On Proletariat."
Whoop that funky ass, score a goal, win a stuffed animal and a t-shirt...
The captive, indentured servant taxpayers get first dibs.
Anal-whore media, make believe clergy, alderfools and the like are fair game.
Eliminating them as full timers and re-hiring as part-time will allow the city to cut their benefits.
Plus, why pay them for 8 hours if they're only being used for maybe 4 hours with a 3 hour gap in between, (like before and after a ballgame)?
When are we cutting the number of aldermen by at least 50% though?
The media attempts to distract us with stories of Trigger-Happy coppers was a nice attempt in creating a distraction...but it didn't work.
NYC doesn't have the number of aldermen we have.
Six figure paychecks and $70,000 dollar expense accounts are ridicules.
Not to mention the additional security expenses for drivers and body guards that the mayor tried to placate the public by hiring so-called retired cops to fill those positions.
Hey! Get real, why are we the taxpayers funding any of it?
Which brings us to point two!
Another month has passed and we're still paying for the ex-mayors security and drivers?
How much longer?
The city is busted Mr Mayor -- how much longer? We need first responders. Not clout positions. The taxpayers are not being served by protecting ex-city employees!
Let the Traffic Signal do its Job.
ROFLOMG!!! Where to start?
Vehicles that make Rolling Stops at stop signs.
Vehicles that don't Stop at Crosswalks unless the City does a Highly Advertised Crosswalk sting.
Cars that turn against the Light when No Turn signs are posted.
Pedestrians that don't know what a Don't Walk Sign Means
Cops from 001 and 018 that spend all day looking at Meters and Street Cleaning and don't assist TMA's.
Motor Vehicle Operators in this city are not afraid of Cops...because the Police don't actually Pull people over unless they are TOLD to by a White Shirt.
They also know that Traffic Aides have no Teeth....a Parking Ticket book doesn't scare anyone.
Its the ANOV book that is more effective...but thanks to the 2%'r attitude...this city isn't safe for anyone.
Finally some reporting about these TMA's, useless waste of money. Almost all, with the exception of a few just stand there and let the lights do the work. One day I was at state and Roosevelt facing eastbound at a red light, it was early on a Saturday morning and two TMA's were just standing there, no traffic coming either direction on state so I beeped to see if she would waive me through the light, she blew her whistle and pointed at my Red light lol. I pulled up and asked her after I had the green arrow, what on earth do we taxpayers pay you to do? I'm so happy to see the ghetto ass attitude do nothings get their walking papers!
They threw the TCAs out of the airport today~they were supposed to work until the 15th but the bosses went in, gave them large plastic bags and made them empty their lockers! They even made them take the shirts off their backs! Rahm, you are one cold motherf#$&@!
Cutting half the aldermen would be a $2.5 million dollar savings in wages alone. Add in their expense accounts and there's another $2 million. Shut down those ward offices and who known how many million will be saved there from light, gas, insurance, and maintenance.
Close down the remaining Ward offices and give the alderman a cubicle at the local police station so that they can "reach out" and stay in touch with their communities. Get a first hand account of what is going on in the hood. On days like today the alderman can go on tour with a hydrant wrench and free up the first responders being dispatched for open hydrants non-stop.
Should you not like the aldermen working in the police station then move their office to inside the local grocery store like the Jewels or Dominick's. You have banks inside there? Cut the energy cost. Close the ward offices. Cut the number of aldermen. The party time is OVER!
Next is the disgraceful meter maids I hope. Despised ged holders of the city. When I see one I want to puke.
cpd won't have lay offs , but retirees will not be replaced
the young hair gels better go on a ticket blitz and nickel bag enforcement blitz to get the attention of rahm , perriwinkle and mccarthy , lock'm up and bring politicians to their knees
slow down on tickets and narcotic arrests is what the politicians like , now get out there and earn your pay , quir being afraid of your shadows
I understand the budget cuts and layoffs. I don't understand how
Mc Carthy gets to bring in another Chief from NYC. There is a retired Chief that will be in charge of some new BS Comp Stat bureau. I guess it's ok to bring in your buddies from New York. This is the same bull that Jody Weis did when he was in command.
Amen!
Wasn't this a Huberman creation?
Looks to me like 70 more homeless in Chicago.
How about those at the airports? .. They actually help move the traffic, usually with attitude.
Too rich for words but if anyone wants.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020543/Going-bang-The-service-turn-loved-live-ammunition.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
OT--any way to track how many tickets have been issued since the new curfew took effect?
Who the hell has time in busy districts to write curfews along with tickets that will never get paid?
well, guess what... the loop traffic detail is back... spread us more thin.
Need PPO's for that detail. I guess it won't be back until they put some in the academy.
The one time I was assigned to direct traffic I caused more prolems than the lights did. So I went and stood on the corner on the sidewalk and things worked perfectly.
The city got along fine before they came along. It'll be fine without them again.
9:56, please don't tell me Nobama was stupid enough to say that on the national news...! Geez, well, we would have a lot of factory work except his corporate buddies took it all overseas!! Wow, nothing is that guy's fault. He is so full of himself.
--No Cop Here
Shorter Frank Main: Police shooting teenagers (even if they have a gun)=bad. Adult guardian raping teenagers is...a gray area? It's just weird that he never uses the "r" word in this story:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/6847589-418/man-allegedly-prostituted-abandoned-teenagers-to-pay-his-rent.html
I think they should eliminate the crossing guards too.
What's wrong with a parent walking their kids to school?
Teach your kids not to cross in the middle of the street like all the ghetto rats do.
On the west side, I see 3-4 crossing guards all just standing on the sidewalk yakking with each other.
Another useless job.
At the Catholic school I went to, the older kids volunteered to do the crossings.
My idiot older brother was one--one time he made me write some stupid sentence 100 times because I didn't wait for him to tell me to cross.
And I actually DID it--he better hope he never needs a kidney!
Now let reduce officers working district desks and eliminate officers working as crossing guards supervisors and let the Sgt within each district to perform those duties.
It is time to change the system no more clout children getting positions where they are taken care off . Right on rahm .
8/02/2011 12:48:00 PM
Brother, you ought to let it go. It was like this 25 years ago when I came on and has never changed--and never will. Get used to it and don't get worked so worked up over it. You'll give yourself ulcers. Worry about the things that directly affect you, not the things that don't. You'll be a much happier person in the long run!
TMA positions were definately created by the democratic machine and yes they are all political spots. But all you coppers that are on here celebrating and commenting on how great it is that a person lost their job are going to be sorry. Who do you think traffic control is going to fall on. Well the answer is the beat cop. So you should all be careful what you wish for. I know I don't want to go back to the street corner and direct traffic for all the ignorant drivers and pedestrians that fill the streets of chicago. Did that a long time ago, I'm sure it still sucks as much as it did then or maybe even more now.
Hey, O'Bama said he was going to create jobs...here you go. I always chuckled when I saw these TMA folks basically waiving to people to go when the light turned green as if they didn't know to go. I once witnessed one of those TMA employees direct cars to turng into a cross walk full of pedestrines, I was fricking hilarious people were screaming at the TMA for almost getting them killed. The THA person had their back to the cross walk when they directed traffic to turn into the full cross walk.
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Piper Alexander said...
Um...finally! I will never see the point of putting a "TMA" worker on an intersection to override the traffic signals (which they do, most of the time, not just when there's a large crowd/congested venue), attempt to get pedestrians injured or killed, and overall, just piss people off. Sorry if I offended anyone, I didn't realize these people were police officers. Maybe they're pissed off because they'd rather be doing their actual job.
8/02/2011 11:12:00 AM
No offense because these people are not police officers but political hack jobs created by Daley. So yes they are useless and a waste of tax payer money.
I heard today that Doty had fired another Lt. from the UCPD because of a traffic accident which occurred while she was on duty. Is this true? Anybody have the 411 on this? I heard the reason was that the Lt.'s version didn't jibe with what a camera showed had occurred.
8/02/2011 12:14:00
Well the camera don't lie. If the Lt. lied then yes fire her.
Now let reduce officers working district desks and eliminate officers working as crossing guards supervisors and let the Sgt within each district to perform those duties.
It is time to change the system no more clout children getting positions where they are taken care off . Right on rahm .
8/02/2011 12:48:00 P
Lets take it a step further. Get rid of crossing guards. That's why we have cross walks. If you are concerned about your child getting to school safely. Get up and walk them there yourself.
they didnt do shit. and citizens didnt listen to them. good move. now the feds need to do something about the TSAs.
Id rather have an underpriveliged tma getting paid instead of unemployed welfare check passed out
Area Deputy Chiefs ran the office with the Deputy and one (1) PO. That's it, one Deputy, one PO as secretary, they ran the Area. And frequently it was just that one PO who ran it.
That was before they found office jobs for hordes of clout louts.
How long before some bad accident or road rage incident leads to cries of "there were no cops there!" and the ballerina puts cops back on the corners.
Than, a few years down the road 9.5 proclaims he will hire civilians to replace the cops placed on the corners.
This is like the earth going around the sun, it has all happened before and will happen again.
The City has a budget shortfall of over 600 million for next year. 80% of the budget goes for employee salaries and benefits. Rahm is starting with the smaller bargaining units but the real money savings will come from Police & Fire. I hope that the bargaining units are preparing for the demands that are coming from City Hall but just whining and complaining is not a starter. It is time for the blog to start identifing savings that will save jobs. i.e. consolidating police stations, identifing exempt positions that can be eliminated, allowing inside positions to be civilanized, modifing medical roll practices, etc. Anything that will reduce expenditures and increase revenues should be offered up quickly rather than losing jobs and pay.
Fuck all that and Fuck you!
Off topic:
I heard today that Doty had fired another Lt. from the UCPD because of a traffic accident which occurred while she was on duty. Is this true? Anybody have the 411 on this? I heard the reason was that the Lt.'s version didn't jibe with what a camera showed had occurred.
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If that's Lt. CD, it's a damn shame. She's an outstanding boss.
The Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Hawks & the Bears can afford to pay for traffic control, whether they pay us or the traffic aides. That was how it was suppose to be, Daley thought otherwise. Still there's no talk about it. Wonder why....?
There has yet to be a solid, well worded jab at Daley for all he's done to make this City a financial ruin. So much for created jobs down the toilet, Any commentary from Quinn or birthday boy 'Bama ?
If the City was serious about saving money and cutting waste, HOW ABOUF LAYING OFF PART TIME ALDERMEN THAT SCURRY ABOUT TOWN OR OUT OF TOWN ON ALL SORTS OF NON-CITY BUSINESS.
But since The City chose to pink slip some folks who actually shown up for work in some of the worst conditions,
perhaps by laying off the "chronic" Light Duty scammers that hide out in Disctricts would help too.
Duty Availability is being able to function at full capacity, not just sitting in Review shuffling Supp Reports.
There's alot of slackers hiding inside and I dont mean the truly sick or injured.
And boy oh boy, I ALWAYS HATED TRAFFIC CONTROL TOO ! Guess who's coming to an intersection near you....
Hey 9:56am
Are you really that dense?
You are dumber than a gangbanger.
"Anonymous said...
For once, Tiny Dancer got it right. Take that money and hire PPOs
8/02/2011 11:00:00 AM"
He isn't going to hire PPOs.
He is going to hire "New Americans."
(New Democratcs)
Off Topic... Thank-you
We would like to express or gratitude to the day crew of Beat 2514 and the River Grove Police that assisted the funeral cortege of our retired police officer family member and friend today.
Anonymous said...
i work in 001...let me say...they do nothing to help traffic...just another political bureau to hand out jobs to the bridgeport crew
Bridgeport crew? Pretty sure that at least 90% of the folks who have that job dont live in Bridgeport.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
OT:
MSF and TRU gets it in the ass by fop. Why am I still paying fucking dues if they don't do a godam thing for us. So now you have 100s PO s assigned to 005, 004 trying to get out and bidding to 3 . Now that fucks the MSF and TRU guys for trying to get somewhere that has alright bosses. thanx for the no super bid.
8/01/2011 09:35:00 PM
Bidding to 3?
Seriously? When did 003 become a desired district. I wouldn't go near that shit hole.
8/01/2011 11:52:00 PM
Way better than 005 or 006
The longer I am retired the more the posters on this blog piss me off. The motto should be, we rather curse the darkness, then light a candle.
i worked many events w/ pos and tma's. Yeah there was/is a lot of dead wood. There were some really good workers also. There were many tma's I would have handled an event with rather then pos p.o.'s.
For many these days it is beneath them to direct traffic, write a ticket, back up a fellow officer, etc.
Look how many of you "boast" on this blog, how little you do.
I'm just saying that some of these tma people showed up and gave their fellow workers an honest effort. How many of the cry babies on this blog can say that.
What's that Song on Who's Next 'We don't get fooled again" Watch CPD is next. Glad I gots my 18 yrs on de job
President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren’t hiring are not because of his policies, it’s because the economy is so automated. . . . “There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers. You see it when you go to a bank and you use an ATM, you don’t go to a bank teller, or you go to the airport and you’re using a kiosk instead of checking in at the gate. So all these things have created changes. . . .”
8/02/2011 09:56:00 AM
YES, THATS WHY THE COMMIE-IN-CHIEF wants to Tax EVERY banking transaction 1%, to further screw the American Taxpayer. Check snopes.com if you don't believe it. It's just another one of his hidden, dishonest devious scams on the Taxpayers, one of just many hidden by the false president with the "Transparent" Administration, and proceedings.
Not to be rude..but TMA's were truly a waste of $ for a service not needed. But what is most baffling is how they managed to stay so fat while being on their feet all day.
To Northside...
You're full of shit.
Crossing guards handle Cannon and Stockon. I work 019/018/023 as Revenue and know this for a fact.
TMA's only work up in Lincoln Park for Cubs or Air Show or Race to Wrigley or some special event like that.
@ 8/02/2011 12:42:00 PM
Bullshit Cop's will write parkers.
How many TMAs are still employed by the city?
I've seen those "green vests" in action, and they NEVER override the signals. They just follow the lights. If anything, they become a hazard by standing in the middle of traffic.
8/02/2011 04:32:00 PM
I probably have a better education than you do you stroke.
When you consider how many police cars drive by vehicles in Tow Zones or Bus Stops or on Hydrants, and How the police seem to only enjoy writing tickets for Rush Hour or Street Cleaning, and bitch and whine when PEA's get it done First...
As a PEA...I've seen a Cop write 3 rush Hour tickets on the same car in the same day....which is a Violation of Municipal Code. I've seen Cop Issued Tickets for No City Sticker (Park/Stand Code) and No City Sticker (Mover) with the same Time and Date. And I've seen Cops in Burkes ward write a car with no plates for No Front/Rear Plate FOR BOTH MISSING PLATES.
Tell me...did ya'll leave your brains at home when you put your uniforms on in the academy?
For the Police on the Job...
I have much respect for the Risks you face daily.
But when it comes to Enforcement of Parking...leave it to PEA's.
We are the professionals.
Wasn't this a Huberman creation?
8/02/2011 05:19:00 PM
it was the brainchild of rmd. killackey is the tma big boss. is he getting launched? couldn't happen to a more deserving clout baby.
Anonymous said...
Next is the disgraceful meter maids I hope. Despised ged holders of the city. When I see one I want to puke.
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You may not like us, but if it wasn't for the job we do, you would have to be even more overworked writing tickets. I mean god forbid if you have to actually get out of your squad to write some tickets. So until they get around to laying us off, I and the rest of my coworkers will continue to do our jobs. So keep your shit tight and won't have to worry about any tickets.
-Viaticus Pro Populus
....quir being afraid of your shadows
8/02/2011 04:33:00 PM
typo, or Freudian slip?
Its the ANOV book that is more effective...but thanks to the 2%'r attitude...this city isn't safe for anyone.
8/02/2011 04:10:00 PM
and where, pray tell, did you come up with that "2%" figure?
c'mon, now, think about it, it'll dawn on you.....
city of chicago is taking ideas on cutting budget on wesite . pretty interesting. go vote for less aldermen..
I didn't read every comment... FYI theses were TMA Not Meter Maids. Meter Maids are the ones who would write PO's.
I just so happened to working Special in 001 this afternoon when many of them found out. They sep. the Part time TMA's from the FUll Timers...(Sep. rollcalls) The city is keeping the Part timers because they receive no Benefits. (Correct me if I'm wrong... Crossing Guards are Part time, and I thought they received benefits??)
While working this evening I saw at least two TMA's in the middle of the street acting like they are directing traffic...They were just following the Traffic Light Rotation... If they wanted to be useful and affective they would turn the lights off and manually push the traffic thru... That's what we have to do when the Lights stop working at a busy intersection in the dist. Push one direction until it cant take anymore than work the otherside.
Their job is like trying to Direct the Water Flow of the Chicago River! It does Not Need Any Help!
tru / msf gone and CPD is operational , civilian employees will replace many sworn officers in the future , review officer ,evidence technicians , commander secretaries , caps officers, it happened with sworn police dispatchers and loop traffic
8/02/2011 02:05:00 PM
tiny dancer, and his minions
troll the blogs with all their crap
if they say, it must be true, now,
can you hear their tap, tap, tap.
You may not like us, but if it wasn't for the job we do, you would have to be even more overworked writing tickets. I mean god forbid if you have to actually get out of your squad to write some tickets. So until they get around to laying us off, I and the rest of my coworkers will continue to do our jobs. So keep your shit tight and won't have to worry about any tickets.
-Viaticus Pro Populus
8/02/2011 09:21:00 PM
bite me.
But when it comes to Enforcement of Parking...leave it to PEA's.
We are the professionals.
8/02/2011 09:00:00 PM
just how much koolaid have you been drinking, today?
How many TMAs are still employed by the city?
8/02/2011 08:51:00 PM
too many.
Not to be rude..but TMA's were truly a waste of $ for a service not needed. But what is most baffling is how they managed to stay so fat while being on their feet all day.
8/02/2011 08:35:00 PM
carefully planned meal portions.
How many of the cry babies on this blog can say that.
8/02/2011 08:02:00 PM
an honest 2%?
If I hear one more comment about CPD generating revenue I am going to puke. If you write parkers or movers to a corrupt,vile city you are a complete idiot. These are nothing more than a criminal shakedown of an already tapped out constituency. I refuse to generate even 1 cent of revenue, to a city that would sell me down the river in a heartbeat. If we were even staffed half as well as we should and not VILIFIED by our scumbag politicians I would gladly do my share.
Just ran into one of these a-holes at O'hare a few minutes ago. Got off the plane and went outside to where the cars pick you up. Lit up a cigarrette after hours on a plane and he came over and told me no smoking in the area. I replied that I was more than 15 feet from the door and told him to take a walk. Jagoff didn't like my answer but last time I checked he wasn't the police and I wasn't violating anything.
The Orange Cone people who created more traffic jams and related nightmares...
tma's voted for chico
@10:19 ya, god forbid you write a ticket and do your job. Did you not realize that was part of the job when you applied? Bitch about the city wanting money, then bitch when you don't get a good raise.
8:46 PM (Dept. of Revenue HO)
I see the same thing that Northside saw screwing up traffic at Stockton and Fullerton. Call them what you will but get rid of them. They're a waste of taxpayer dollars. They only cause gridlock.
doesnt matter. these people will join the swollen ranks of the un employed. i thought the stimulus was gonna save us? things will not change until the private sector is allowed to grow and hire people.
O'Hare and Midway TMAs are the worst: rudely telling people to "move their ass" when they are stopped at the curb and actually picking up their passenger. What exactly is the point of an Arrivals zone if you can't even stop your car long enough to pick up your arriving passenger?
Anonymous said...
The City has a budget shortfall of over 600 million for next year.
80% of the budget goes for employee salaries and benefits.
Rahm is starting with the smaller bargaining units but the real money savings will come from Police & Fire.
I hope that the bargaining units are preparing for the demands that are coming from City Hall but just whining and complaining is not a starter.
It is time for the blog to start identifing savings that will save jobs.
i.e. consolidating police stations, identifing exempt positions that can be eliminated, allowing inside positions to be civilanized, modifing medical roll practices, etc.
Anything that will reduce expenditures and increase revenues should be offered up quickly rather than losing jobs and pay.
8/02/2011 11:04:00 AM
This has to be direct from one of Rahm's 24-year-old wunderkinds, trolling for palatable suggestions. Try to be a little more opaque, or at perhaps come up with your own ideas.
Say what you want about the TCAs but MOST of the full-timers at O'Hare airport were wonderful and did a great job~they are somebodys moms, sisters, grandmothers, etc and they were always on their feet in the heat, cold & rainy weather and did the job that us POs did not want to do! And now they do not have a job or any medical/insurance thanks to Rahm....why not get rid of the EXCESS supervisors and their bloated salaries?
My idiot older brother was one--one time he made me write some stupid sentence 100 times because I didn't wait for him to tell me to cross.
And I actually DID it--he better hope he never needs a kidney!
8/02/2011 06:02:00 PM
I dont know who's dumber.
Anonymous said...
To Northside...
You're full of shit.
Crossing guards handle Cannon and Stockon. I work 019/018/023 as Revenue and know this for a fact.
TMA's only work up in Lincoln Park for Cubs or Air Show or Race to Wrigley or some special event like that.
8/02/2011 08:46:00 PM
Listen, jagoff, this hardly means the man is full of shit. Who can tell the difference among the ever-expanding panoply in the various civilians-in-uniform departments. Like your department, Revenue, which is filled with the biggest collection of wannabe-cops and practicers of irrelevant authority in the city, what with their 5-point stars (same size and shape as the police) and wonderful attitudes.
Revenue should be the next target for reduction.
Better yet, place those RED LIGHT CAMERAS in the downtown areas! Plenty of red light runners, the city's coffers would be overflowing, and those cameras might just save the lives of a few pedestrians who are struck while crossing those downtown streets daily.
A good place to put on is by Petterino's restaurant; it's been struck by at least 3 speeding taxis in the past 18 months.
8/02/2011 12:13:00 PM
Ban taxis immediately.
Anonymous said...
I don't know about these traffic lights working these intersections. When I was in the academy I had to direct traffic and State and Congress during rush hour and if I was not there; the entire corner would have been gridlocked. It was an absolutely maddening and brutal assignment. Someone physically directing traffic is necessary on some of these corners because these knuckleheads will gridlock the entire thing in minutes.
8/02/2011 02:36:00 PM
Learned in the academy, from the one day spent downtown directing traffic, that 90% of it was keeping pedestrians from crossing against the light so that right turns could keep moving.
Too bad not a single cab driver and most others care about the lights . I was on whacked drive today attempting to turn right on I believe Monroe or Madison and everyone heading eastbound mostly cab drivers completely disregarded the red light . I have never seen so many people ignore the light and simply because traffic could only move one way they thought it was ok . If your on duty in 018 during the afternoon I beg you to write more tickets . Cab drivers are out of control and use this city as their own playground . The city could pull in thousands off completely legit traffic tickets . I know 018 is busy but he'll give me the authority and I would literally do it for FREE . I'm not even kidding . Tma clearly do not work and no cab driver or pretty much anyone listens to them so I would do anything to see one traffic car or two just passing out tickets . There's a female in copper in 018 i always see putting dangerous cab drivers in their place and if you ever read this thank you. I took a cab once on north Michigan ave and he got punt 61 mph . That is ridiculous that's why people get killed and injured . I know you guys and gals are busy in 018 but please help . Plus help your city bring in some serious revenue
This is going to be the third party special employment for off duty's...
Motor Vehicle Operators in this city are not afraid of Cops...because the Police don't actually Pull people over unless they are TOLD to by a White Shirt.
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You are a professional all right, a professional STROKE, parking enforcement aid, or whatever you call yourself. I'll just refer to you as a stroke.
Do you mean we dont have to listent to them on citywide SCREAMING for the dumbest shit ever? Can I get a Hallelujah??????
All they did was take jobs away from coppers. There was a time when you could volunteer to work a traffic detail at Sox, Cubs and United Center events. When you start seeing us on the corners again at these events you will know are man power is back up.
Holy shit. 45K to wave my arms around like a chicken in the middle of an intersection?
http://crimeinchicago.blogspot.com/2011/08/chicago-lays-off-half-of-traffic.html
Go to hell SEIU. Nice how their members got it stuck up their butts.
The TMA's job is like trying to Direct the Water Flow of the Chicago River! It does Not Need Any Help!
Learned in the academy, from the one day spent downtown directing traffic, that 90% of it was keeping pedestrians from crossing against the light so that right turns could keep moving.
8/02/2011 11:26:00 PM
Agreed. And most TMAs are useless when it comes to keeping pedestrians out of the intersection after the walk signal, so gridlock ensues.
it happened with sworn police dispatchers and loop traffic
8/02/2011 02:05:00 PM
And that was a resounding success! Hahaha!
Department of Revenue? Are you kidding me ? These a-holes think that they are the police. Some like to flash their badges and carry guns. Most of them are political hacks that do what they are told and are not very ethical people. These are the political jerks that go around and enforce the liquor laws in this town. There is nothing more corrupt then that. I say fire all of them and rehire them with the inspector general as their boss.
If I hear one more comment about CPD generating revenue I am going to puke. If you write parkers or movers to a corrupt,vile city you are a complete idiot. These are nothing more than a criminal shakedown of an already tapped out constituency. I refuse to generate even 1 cent of revenue, to a city that would sell me down the river in a heartbeat. If we were even staffed half as well as we should and not VILIFIED by our scumbag politicians I would gladly do my share.
8/02/2011 10:19:00 PM
This is your job. You should be glad you have one and do the work you are paid to do. If you don't do the work you are paid to do, you are a thief.
Now show this to your children and explain to them that you do your job, or you are a thief. It really is that simple.
One time, at Madison & Clark when a car had driven into the salad place, I was truly impressed by the efficiency with which the traffic aides managed the vehicle and pedestrian traffic out of the way and directed emergency services into the scene. It appeared effective to a tourist anyway.
I hope they fire revenue next J.M. likes to write the police. Watch out J.M. ,Rahm is coming to get you.
Anonymous said...
I don't know about these traffic lights working these intersections. When I was in the academy I had to direct traffic and State and Congress during rush hour and if I was not there; the entire corner would have been gridlocked. It was an absolutely maddening and brutal assignment. Someone physically directing traffic is necessary on some of these corners because these knuckleheads will gridlock the entire thing in minutes.
8/02/2011 02:36:00 PM
Learned in the academy, from the one day spent downtown directing traffic, that 90% of it was keeping pedestrians from crossing against the light so that right turns could keep moving.
8/02/2011 11:26:00 PM
Yeah u have traffic lights but people still disobey them. We have gun laws but people still break them. I've worked with the TMA's over 13 yrs ago when I came out the academy. It sucked !! Between the people attempting to cross against the light and cab drivers it made for a complete cluster f@#$. Most of the TMA's wrote 2 books of parkers a day when I was there.
Say what you want about the TCAs but MOST of the full-timers at O'Hare airport were wonderful and did a great job~they are somebodys moms, sisters, grandmothers, etc and they were always on their feet in the heat, cold & rainy weather and did the job that us POs did not want to do! And now they do not have a job or any medical/insurance thanks to Rahm....why not get rid of the EXCESS supervisors and their bloated salaries?
8/02/2011 11:08:00 PM
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For pete's sake! How do people this soft maintain their shape under Earth's gravity? Everybody is a mom, dad, son, daughter, etc. It doesn't mean they are entitled to a do-nothing job at taxpayer's expense! Typical dummycrats!
Simple solution, put the red light camera's at the intersections down town. After a few $100 tickets the cameras will stop the clowns that gridlock the intersection. Also, it will produce some extra money until the clowns adjust to the cameras. The TMA's sometimes tried to prevent the gridlock, but there is not much that can be done because everybody is so important and can now wait for the lights. So hit them in the pocket book, maybe they will then understand that they are not all important like they believe they are.
Anonymous said...
Too bad not a single cab driver and most others care about the lights . I was on whacked drive today attempting to turn right on I believe Monroe or Madison and everyone heading eastbound mostly cab drivers completely disregarded the red light . I have never seen so many people ignore the light and simply because traffic could only move one way they thought it was ok . If your on duty in 018 during the afternoon I beg you to write more tickets . Cab drivers are out of control and use this city as their own playground
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So you want the rare available beat car to enforce traffic on a afternnon in heavy traffic? Why? What about the numerous calls for suspicious person calls on Michigan Ave? The constant stream of service calls? I understand your frustration but sorry, the shortage of beat cars is a very hard issue to ignore. If I stop a cab driver, I will nail them but traffic stops and REVENUE for the city is a very low prioirty.
just how much koolaid have you been drinking, today?
8/02/2011 10:11:00 PM
Not as much as you apparently.
First...I love Police Officers.
I'm on the List for the Academy thanks to a Lotto Number of 85 and taking the test in December 2010.
Second...I wish you all stay safe and go home to your families at the end of the day.
But I have to comment on this stupidity:
8/02/2011 11:23:00 PM
TMA Vest Say "Traffic Management"
Crossing guard vest say...you guessed it "Crossing Guard"
I'd presume that Northside could read....but maybe that's too big of a leap.
And reduce Revenue? LOL..
We had our merger already. Finance was merged INTO Revenue. Street Operations (home of the PEA's at Ashland/Diversey, 95th and Jefferies, State and Jefferson). got approved to Hire 5 more PEA's and 2 Booters.
We have a Ops Staff of PEAs Under 200. But I wrote almost 25k tickets in 2010 personally....so I think we can handle the light work ya'll don't want to actually do because it's "hard out there" or it's "a Democrap run shitty" or some other pathetic excuse to not do your 80k a year Job.
8/03/2011 12:57:00 AM
Please....feel free to bring your off duty ass to 018/019/023 and park as stupid as you type.
And yet......
Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed that the district is continuing the program during an appearance Tuesday with CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard to encourage back-to-school attendance. CPS officials would not say what other programming would be affected by the allocation of $10 million for Safe Passage. The district is scheduled to release its preliminary budget for the upcoming school year on Friday.
Richard M. Daley's twenty-two year patronage tenure is about the worst thing that happened to Chicago since the Great Fire.
Justice cries out that he should have been given a cell at Terre Haute over a decade ago.
______________________________
Things that I thought all along but just couldn't put into words.
But then, consider the source.
THANKS John, now if Fitzgerald only could 'see the light' I'd be a happy retiree as well.
Those stupid mutherfuckers would fuck up a one car funeral.
People are confusing the new tma's with the old traffic aides. Its the old traffic aides who used to have uniforms like us and can write tickets who are getting laid off. The city had them buy those new shitty uniforms like the part timers who fuck up traffic. The old traffic aides know how direct traffic its the new ones that gum everything up
To Northside...
You're full of shit.
Crossing guards handle Cannon and Stockon. I work 019/018/023 as Revenue and know this for a fact.
TMA's only work up in Lincoln Park for Cubs or Air Show or Race to Wrigley or some special event like that.
8/02/2011 08:46:00 PM
Sit down John, I'll handle this one.
Dear Mr. Revenue,
First of all, get off this site. It's for the 'real' P-O-L-I-C-E, Troll.
Next, IF you actually knew 'Northside' you'd be ashamed (if possible) at telling a respected Homicide Dick and former CPD Sgt. of Police that he's "Full of Shit."
Now, I challenge you to go out and actually FIND those crossing guards that are (paid to) assigned to handle those crossings at 'Stockton,' Canon, Lincoln Park West and Clark Sts.
Don't work up a sweat Mr. Revenue, I'll give you a hint. All of them will be sitting in the shade, normally on a bench, for their entire tour around the zoo.
That's been the case for over 8-10 years in a row.
So in reality they're about as effective and needed as those TMA's.
Tell those (90%) of the useless, overweight, political appointees of the TMA, we've all seen your work (or lack thereof) and you won't be missed or needed.
Sorry, to those few of you that actually needed, and respected your job.
Now go and get your shine box and write some BS tickets OUTSIDE of the ghetto. And if you ever need help, don't call the Police because, Mr. Revenue, they're, 'full of shit!'
Anonymous said...
tru / msf gone and CPD is operational , civilian employees will replace many sworn officers in the future , review officer ,evidence technicians , commander secretaries , caps officers, it happened with sworn police dispatchers and loop traffic
8/02/2011 02:05:00 PM
So? What's your point. Everyone cried about putting cops back on the beat and that's what's happening.
Thing is the young guys now have nowhere to go in the future. If the other spots are civilianized then even fewer cops will get out of patrol.
Enjoy Kids.
Department of Revenue? Are you kidding me ? These a-holes think that they are the police. Some like to flash their badges and carry guns. Most of them are political hacks that do what they are told and are not very ethical people. These are the political jerks that go around and enforce the liquor laws in this town. There is nothing more corrupt then that. I say fire all of them and rehire them with the inspector general as their boss.
8/03/2011 08:59:00 AM
Carry a gun? Revenue employees?
I'm sorry...you must be thinking of IRS agents...because if you catch a City Employee that isn't with the Police Department carrying a Gun on the Job I want to suggest you ARREST them.
The Political Hacks are in the Management and Clerical Positions. Not working the streets in the Austin and Madison or 115th and Western or Uptown and Englewood neighborhoods
8/03/2011 04:30:00 PM
I've worked areas of this city solo that you wouldn't go into without a gun and backup.
I get more death threats in a week than you've had your entire career as a house mouse.
I never said Crossing guards weren't lazy clout babies.
I pointed out that Northside obviously can't Read at his advanced age.
This is your job. You should be glad you have one and do the work you are paid to do. If you don't do the work you are paid to do, you are a thief.
Now show this to your children and explain to them that you do your job, or you are a thief. It really is that simple.
8/03/2011 09:02:00 AM
it would be, to the simple minded trolls.
This has to be direct from one of Rahm's 24-year-old wunderkinds, trolling for palatable suggestions. Try to be a little more opaque, or at perhaps come up with your own ideas.
8/02/2011 11:08:00 PM
they can be as opaque as they want, but they still emit that recognizable odor of the rahmster hamster.
maybe if they'd orally douche once, or twice, a day......
O'Hare and Midway TMAs are the worst: rudely telling people to "move their ass" when they are stopped at the curb and actually picking up their passenger. What exactly is the point of an Arrivals zone if you can't even stop your car long enough to pick up your arriving passenger?
8/02/2011 11:04:00 PM
I always wondered that!
8/03/2011 12:57:00 AM
Please....feel free to bring your off duty ass to 018/019/023 and park as stupid as you type.
8/03/2011 02:45:00 PM
--Why would I spend my money in dumbocrat central? I'll shop in the 'burbs where the parking is free.
.The longer I am retired the more the posters on this blog piss me off. The motto should be, we rather curse the darkness, then light a candle.
i worked many events w/ pos and tma's. Yeah there was/is a lot of dead wood. There were some really good workers also. There were many tma's I would have handled an event with rather then pos p.o.'s.
For many these days it is beneath them to direct traffic, write a ticket, back up a fellow officer, etc.
Look how many of you "boast" on this blog, how little you do.
I'm just saying that some of these tma people showed up and gave their fellow workers an honest effort. How many of the cry babies on this blog can say that.
Amen I worked downtown on the 3rd of July for the fireworks. I must say that the TMA individuals on Illinois by the Dominicks did an outstanding job They kept the vehicle traffic and pedestrian traffic moving very efficiently I can't speak as to the majority but this crew worked and earned every penny
What you fellow officers don't realize is that CTA Special is gone, and your new superintendant has made a deal for some kind of a new transit cop position, which will be run by his friend that he is bringing in from New York.
Not bad.... your own super has fucked you already, and none of you are the wiser. Now get out there and get those drinkers, parkers, movers and ANOV's.
I guess you can call that, the.. NEW YORK WAY!!!!
Remember St.Sabina...then know this... when a person shows you who they are the first time....believe them! "Be careful out there, and watch your backs!!"
There are TMA's (dumb-asses & clout babies who are rude & useless) and there are the full-time TCA's that did a great job at O'Hare
I am really sick of the viciousness that people post on this blog. Those of you who revel in people losing their jobs, remember, those people are tax-payers (were taxpayers) Any job losses are bad for all of us. Could mean the loss of their homes, insurance, etc. The way the econmony is going, it could be us next. I don't count on anything anmymore.
Well I goota say, do you folksreally really think that coppers are or will do a better job then these TMA's, I remember seeing sworn officers directing traffic and screwing it up big time, so without TMA's then I guess coppers will be directing traffic on Boul Mich and in the loop.
hipiap1 said...
First...I love Police Officers.
I'm on the List for the Academy thanks to a Lotto Number of 85 and taking the test in December 2010.
Second...I wish you all stay safe and go home to your families at the end of the day.
But I have to comment on this stupidity:
8/02/2011 11:23:00 PM
TMA Vest Say "Traffic Management"
Crossing guard vest say...you guessed it "Crossing Guard"
I'd presume that Northside could read....but maybe that's too big of a leap.
And reduce Revenue? LOL..
We had our merger already. Finance was merged INTO Revenue. Street Operations (home of the PEA's at Ashland/Diversey, 95th and Jefferies, State and Jefferson). got approved to Hire 5 more PEA's and 2 Booters.
We have a Ops Staff of PEAs Under 200. But I wrote almost 25k tickets in 2010 personally....so I think we can handle the light work ya'll don't want to actually do because it's "hard out there" or it's "a Democrap run shitty" or some other pathetic excuse to not do your 80k a year Job.
8/03/2011 02:39:00 PM
Nobody cares you turd. Writing parking tickets is not our job, it's yours you fucking boner. We're here to enforce the laws, you were hired to help the city turn the TAX paying citizen upside down and shake for loose change. Your job is to be a fucking pimp and apparently you do it proudly. Congrats on writing 25k tickets a year and contributing nothing. Don't for a second YOU think you know how the police department works, because you don't. Hopefully you will reach your career zenith when you graduate the police academy and become the worlds biggest pimp, to both moving and parked vehicles.
O'Hare and Midway TMAs are the worst: rudely telling people to "move their ass" when they are stopped at the curb and actually picking up their passenger. What exactly is the point of an Arrivals zone if you can't even stop your car long enough to pick up your arriving passenger?
8/02/2011 11:04:00 PM
I work at O'hare and am not a TMA. To the person who made the above comment, did you ever read the signs? There is no stopping, standing or parking. I have never seen any TMA or Police move anyone who was actually picking-up someone who is STANDING AT THE CURB. O'hare has 100's of flights a day ant there is no room for you to sit and wait for your passenger to walk the half mile from the far gates. That is why the City has a FREE cellphone lot. But wait, you are to important to use it.....
O'Hare and Midway TMAs are the worst: rudely telling people to "move their ass" when they are stopped at the curb and actually picking up their passenger. What exactly is the point of an Arrivals zone if you can't even stop your car long enough to pick up your arriving passenger?
8/02/2011 11:04:00 PM
I work at O'hare and am not a TMA. To the person who made the above comment, did you ever read the signs? There is no stopping, standing or parking. I have never seen any TMA or Police move anyone who was actually picking-up someone who is STANDING AT THE CURB. O'hare has 100's of flights a day ant there is no room for you to sit and wait for your passenger to walk the half mile from the far gates. That is why the City has a FREE cellphone lot. But wait, you are to important to use it.....
8/04/2011 01:34:00 PM
Well I agree with the first poster about this b.s. I had to pick up a family member from Midway. As I pulled up the person I was picking up wasn't outside waiting, so I did what was expected I circled around and came back. I did this 6 times until my family member was at curbside waiting with 1 bag. I pulled over to pick her up and the fat, lazy rude person told me to move. I replied I'm picking this person up. What would you like me to do, open the door and pass by at 10 mph and have her jump in. Well the person wrote my plate number on her hand and guess what I received a ticket in the mail. I guess you aren't allowed to pick up passengers at the airport without the risk of a ticket!!!!
Feds: City Of Joliet Is Displacing African-American Residents
August 5, 2011 5:36 AM
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Joliet, alleging it is violating fair housing laws by moving to condemn a 1960s era federally-subsidized affordable housing development
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Where was the federal lawsuit when Daley demolished all of the projects and sent the denizens to the suburbs with vouchers and section 8?
First of all the TCA's that got fired worked for the cpd unit 152& 057 in the detail unit. I was one of them that got laid off ok I used to work really hard to and yes I would ticket cars that wouldn't pay the meeter even if it was cpd's personal car. thoes of you happy about us getting laid off now have to do deal with the Part Time TCA's that don't what to do .
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