Share the Pain
A pair of Chicago aldermen on Tuesday called on city library workers to give up pay raises so branch libraries can stay open six days a week.
The proposal came in a letter from Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, longtime chairman of the Finance Committee, and Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, vice chairman of the Budget Committee.
“We think the public would be surprised to know — as we were — that all city AFSCME employees are receiving a 3.5 percent pay increase in 2012,” Burke and Reilly wrote in a letter to American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 Executive Director Henry Bayer. Noting the tough economic times, the aldermen calculated the cost of the raises at $1.6 million.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
95 Comments:
"And what exactly was that raise the aldercreatures voted themselves a little while back?"
Low Blow, SCC, that was a Low Blow! It was a "Cost of Living Adjustment" because "RAISE" sounded soo... pretentious.
It was the same year that the arbitrator gave us a 0% raise.
Fuck the City Council, and Fuck the Arbitrator.
“We think the public would be surprised to know — as we were — that all city AFSCME employees are receiving a 3.5 percent pay increase in 2012,” Burke and Reilly wrote in a letter to American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 Executive Director Henry Bayer.
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Surprised??
This from two of the very same aldermen who VOTED FOR THE RAISE! The raise needed City Council approval, now these two thieves are "surprised" to learn that they voted for the raise!
To say nothing, of course, about the automatic 6% yearly aldermanic raise.
hey burke you arrogant fucking prick, we the citizens are surprised , No wait are not surprised to know that you all gave yourselves nice raises while the city supposedly has no money and for a PART TIME JOB on top of that. FUCK YOU !! and the rest of the city council that continues to screw us
Oily eddie still has a police security detail and cars! Hey eddie why not give this up?
On another note finance has still not come up with an overtime pay cycle for 2012! Frank Wilson whats happening?
un real
Oh another aldermanic Fatwa from the ivory tower on the south side.
Using the chilllldren as hostages with a gun to the head of the librarians.
Psychopaths with no consciences.
Yeah, sure, I'll share the pain... as soon as every last motherfucker walking around with a LINK card and/or any other type of TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED entitlement(s) has a minimum 20-25% reduction in these unearned and unappreciated benefits levied.
Section 8 vouchers can also be reduced at the same time our lovely state institutes policy capping the amount of live births covered for uninsured, unemployed and unwed people, and ending ANY type of care for illegal (oops...'undocumented') aliens on U.S. soil altogether. It's a Goddamned shame our military personnel are coming home from serving an ungrateful country and can't get adequate medical treatment for legitimate ailments while border jumpers and convicted felons are catered to and afforded smorgasbords of treatment options.
Maybe...MAYBE... we can talk about reinstating some of these "benefits" once the aforementioned drains on society know what it's like to shell-out the copay on a prescription and meet their yearly insurance deductible (presuming they're all caught-up on getting proper with that whole citizenship inconvenience thing). Gainful employment would also be a condition of continuing assistance.
Otherwise, Aldermen Burke and Reilly - and any of their ilk even briefly entertaining such as asinine proposal - can suck my left nut.
Do not do it! Fuck them! Think of the money the City has saved with the warm weather? Give nothing back and ask for more!
I think we are fast approaching pitchfork & torch time.
UNION BUSTING. That is all Rahm Emanuel is about.
The aldermen are the scum of the earth. Maybe the public would be suprised to know the police are getting a %1 raise. And only a %10 over the last 5 years.
They better not take our 1%!!!!!
sad times.
Do as we say, not as we do. A raise is good for me but not deserving to you. I hate those a**holes. Everyone else is expected to "sacrifice" except them. They "deserve" their bloated salary and expense accounts. Every one of them is a f-ing dirty hypocrite.
Do as I say not as I do!!!
These ignorant, one way, sons of bitches.
I think the public would be very surprised to know that the alderthieves routinely vote themselves 6 % raises regardless of the dire economy. No good fucking hypocrites.
Of course they subscribe to the Rahm philosophy of do as I say not as I do!
The raises only amount to 1.6 million? Who cares? Cook County can afford to waste, what? 45 million in a homeland security scam? Why not just ask the county for the cost of the raises? 1.6 is just chicken feed to them
Fucking Hypocrites !!!!!!!!
Give up Your Raises before asking others to do the same !!!!!!
Assholes !!!!!!!
Burke u arrogant prick no wonder Joe's family doesn't like u and didn't want you at the funeral. A INSIDER THAT KNOWS
These fucking politicians and alderman need to be stoned in the fucking street. Enough is enough.
Burke is such a fucking HYPOCRITE! He talks about saving money then give up that body guard detail asshole! He now has "retired" officers guarding him. The only thing is the city is still paying these political lap dogs a salary to protect this worthless POS. The library workers deserve a pay raise like everybody else. I thought Chicago was a union town. Not any more. This is an excellent look into what the police/city union contract negotiations are going to be like. Fucking dirt bag self serving politicians.
Do I smell revolution in the air? Our Constitution allows us the right to change a government that no longer represents us.
Burke u arrogant prick no wonder Joe's family doesn't like u and didn't want you at the funeral. A INSIDER THAT KNOWS
1/11/2012 04:13:00 AM
You don't have to be an insider to know Joe didn't want him at his funeral.
Vote out every incumbent. It is the only way to save this City, State and Nation.
Yes and us police only get 10% over 5 years that averages to only 2% a year! WHAT BS We risk our lives, what do AFSCME employees risk, a papercut!
Off Topic: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085070/Haley-Barbour-pardons-nearly-200-including-rapists-killer-Brett-Favres-brother.html
WTF?????
Well, that's what happens when the cost-cutting, tea party, union busting, smaller government types take over.
Damned ex-Chief of Staff to that Right Winger in the White House.
I'm on-board, lets give up 25 alder-idiots.
How many of my tax dollars just got spent by Gov Patatohead to send Jesse Jackson and his entourage to South Africa?
Quinn sends Rev. Jackson to South Africa for conference.
January 04, 2012|By Monique Garcia | Tribune reporter
Gov. Pat Quinn has chosen Rev. Jesse Jackson to act as a goodwill ambassador representing Illinois at the 100th anniversary celebration of the African National Congress in South Africa next week.
But Illinois is bankrupt...?
Burke u arrogant prick no wonder Joe's family doesn't like u and didn't want you at the funeral. A INSIDER THAT
Joe who?
I am so disgusted. We live in the third largest city in the US and we have to close libraries. I was at the library on Tuesday and their was about 500 books to be shelved. The employees looked frazzled after day one.They have also dropped the number of books you can put on hold and good luck waiting for a book on hold.I waited three months.I hope we dont have bad weather on a Monday they usually use the libraries for cooling/heat shelters. The library is one of the few city services I use. What a joke
And the annual savings if we cut thr aldermen in half??? Let's do this already..long overdue.
Oily eddie still has a police security detail and cars! Hey eddie why not give this up?
On another note finance has still not come up with an overtime pay cycle for 2012! Frank Wilson whats happening?
Really? It's been there for weeks. Stop browsing facebook and go to the finance website.
I pretty sure alderman Reilly voted against the raise and did not take it when it was passed by other council members.
Not a cop
C.D.O.T.
once again the city says it has no money. FOP should ask for 6% raise for us the same as aldermen, and then remind the mayor and aldermen its not a raise, we are doing more with less so we should be compensated just like they always say when they give raises to themselves and there cronies. if the city is broke lets see the books, where is the transparency mayor. dont believe this city is ever broke they always have money for what they want.
How much sacrifice has Burke put in this ?
You haven't seen anything yet! Rumors are the city is going to really and I mean really screw all city employees on their pensions this spring and the elected ones say theirs NOTHING you can do!
Watch John Cullerton and Michael Madigan introduce bills preventing anybody from retiring early (before 65) or from removing their payroll ontributions from any pension plans if you take a leave you lose all contributions and get NOTHING! It's called indentured servants!
Burke?!! Really?!!! You sorry piece of Shit. Let me remind you that you voted for yourself a Cough, cough, "Cost of Living raise" of at least 6% and you're bitching about giving someone who makes 30-50 grand a agreed upon 3% raise. In this economy? In this raise your rates to pay for shit the politicians pissed away city?
Good fucking grief.
Where is your sorry ass letter asking that mayor why he gave people who already were making over 100 grand a year 9 and 10% pay raises which he magically pulled outta his ass after dicking the teacher's around, and dont let me start bitching about that 1% raise we got or the fact that you are making 100 grand plus doing a part time job.
Rahm gave HIS people fat raises recently. Remember that, Jagoffs?
All these political hack whores are on the same Union-Busting bandwagon. This worker is amazed that the citizenry has not torched city-hall yet, with all these motherfuckers inside!
Fuck these rich prick politicians and their fine ideas for the working man! Time for these pricks to share the pain.
Shameless hypocrites. Fucking embarassing.
Alderman have large salaries, a large expense account. Let them take a pay cut or a five year pay freeze and a cut in expense accounts. Most people do not have expense accounts and pay for their cell phones and vehicles out of their own pay. Not our leaders!! Although in their defense on this issue, Daley did give very generous packages to labor during his term to buy labor peace until after the olympics. These contracts are very expensive.
Fuck you burke, I earnestly hope that when the house of cards (cook county democrooks) finally falls you find yourself on the ass end of long federal sentence. 25 not 50 aldermen.
At least Ald Reilly has refused his annual raise every year since taking office - that's 0% over 5 years. Dont know about Burke, but Reilly's walking the walk. He does alot to support cops in 18 and has a solid relationship w FOP.
We have been informed by the Chicago Public Library that the Best of the Best event will not be held this year. Due to citywide staff reductions, branch libraries are only providing core services of reference and circulation; programming has been suspended indefinitely. The Children and Young Adult Services staff will be publishing a Best of the Best list and we will share that with you as soon as it is made available.
We have been fortunate to partner with CPL for the “Best of the Best” event in past years. Although we will not be able to come together to hear booktalks related to these books, we are grateful that Chicago Public Library is still able to create these lists to help us in our collection development decisions.
How about cutting the number of aldermen? Never hear the media ever bring this up. How about putting it on a ballot for all to vote on?
This from Burke, that POS. He walks around like a F'n gangster. He even wears a pinky ring! How about he and his fellow aldercreatures give back just 10% of what they steal from the taxpayers? That will more then offset this pittance that he wants to take from the librarians.
Funny how at first he fought Tiny Dancer's electability to run and now he is fallen into step with Tiny Dancer.
The only people in the library in the mornings are piss bums cleaning up and then going online to check their g-mail accounts and surf the porn sites. don't open them till noon everyday, problem solved.
I guess no one is ever allowed to get a fucking raise again...never let a bad economy go to waste! A foreshadowing of things to come in June boys and girls...get ready to open your wallets
They should set the example, give up their raises, body guards and drivers.
As long as the alderthieves can get another raise
Cut that fucking council in half, now!!
Reilly is backing a 25 member city council FYI
3.5,5 and 6 percent raises !and the police get 1 percent this year!we get shot,killed ,and save the citizens from these thugs,and we get screwed!bring this info on other city raises to the table!TIME FOR US TO GET BIG RAISES!ALL WE HAVE BEEN DOIN IS SACRAFICIN!ENUFF IS ENUFF!!
Alderman Burke will continue to be re-elected.
Any idea why it's so hard to find a newspaper article about the 2010 5/6% raises for aldermen and their staff?
F'ing conspiracy?
What ever happened to contracts? These are binding agreements negotiated in good faith. Oh...wait...that was before arrogant fucked head Racoon Eyes took over. His word means nothing. What a fucking creep!
ALL DEMOCRATS are COMMUNISTS SAYS:
In CROOKAGO, even a fuckin Librarian gets a better raise than a Chicago Police Officer.
Just a word from the Law Dept. where we have no union, and aren't allowed one: we haven't had a pay raise of any kind in 5 years, no COLA, no step increases, no nothin'.
The best we got: the end of furlough days, so that we stopped getting a pay cut. Maybe under government accounting that's a pay raise, I dunno.
So quit your bellyaching. Nobody should be guaranteed an ever rising standard of living. Nobody in the private sector is guaranteed that, and unionized governement workers with nice benefits shouldn't be flaunting their good fortune either, lest the voters notice.
I wish to give up negotiating a pay raise let join together all we need is that yearly 6% cost of living increase!!
O.K. you guys,take a breath.Some years ago when the city was FUCKIN with u,We didn't stop writting tickets so much as we wrote the STATE charge.Believe me,after a few wks,they did an about face,no monies commimg into the city coffiers.It worked back then and it'll work now,just try it,and the powers that be can't do a FUCKIN THING ABOUT IT..............
Honey Badger don't care..
Call Burke's office and ask why he doesn't give his raise up and they will hang up on you. 773-471-1414.
Why don't they knock down the number of Aldermen to equal the number of police stations (22), and then give them an office in the stations.... that should save some cash!
How does any self respecting cop guard this asshat? Oh yeah, I said self respecting...
Joe, as in Joe Burke. The alder-thief's brother. A great guy, unlike Eddie the prick.
Sharing the pain is giving back the 6% raise you crooks gave yourselves and cutting down your contigency from 50 to 25 that's sharing the pain, it's hard to lock up the local yokes when the biggest crooks reign supreme in City Hall. Kiss our ass Alderpendejo's
How come the Media NEVER touches the Aldermann and Staff raises by voice votes of 6% a year?
Is the Media scared of city Hall?!
Da Pelon
Anonymous said...
Just a word from the Law Dept. where we have no union, and aren't allowed one: we haven't had a pay raise of any kind in 5 years, no COLA, no step increases, no nothin'.
The best we got: the end of furlough days, so that we stopped getting a pay cut. Maybe under government accounting that's a pay raise, I dunno.
So quit your bellyaching. Nobody should be guaranteed an ever rising standard of living. Nobody in the private sector is guaranteed that, and unionized governement workers with nice benefits shouldn't be flaunting their good fortune either, lest the voters notice.
1/11/2012 11:22:00 AM
Great letter sir. Why don't you send that off to the Alderman at City Hall and also admonish their increase in spending account on top of their 6% yearly raise and 5% for their employees. That should do it.
Yeah, sure, I'll share the pain... as soon as every last motherfucker walking around with a LINK card and/or any other type of TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED entitlement(s) has a minimum 20-25% reduction in these unearned and unappreciated benefits levied.
Section 8 vouchers can also be reduced at the same time our lovely state institutes policy capping the amount of live births covered for uninsured, unemployed and unwed people, and ending ANY type of care for illegal (oops...'undocumented') aliens on U.S. soil altogether. It's a Goddamned shame our military personnel are coming home from serving an ungrateful country and can't get adequate medical treatment for legitimate ailments while border jumpers and convicted felons are catered to and afforded smorgasbords of treatment options.
Maybe...MAYBE... we can talk about reinstating some of these "benefits" once the aforementioned drains on society know what it's like to shell-out the copay on a prescription and meet their yearly insurance deductible (presuming they're all caught-up on getting proper with that whole citizenship inconvenience thing). Gainful employment would also be a condition of continuing assistance.
Otherwise, Aldermen Burke and Reilly - and any of their ilk even briefly entertaining such as asinine proposal - can suck my left nut.
1/11/2012 12:57:00 AM
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WELL PUT!!!!
OT:
About Half of the TMA's and PEA's that Bid over to do Detention Aide Jobs Can't Pass the Self Defense Training.
LOL!!!!!
Here You Go......Take Another Bite Of The Big S--t Sandwich. What ? Your Getting Sick Of Eating S--t Everyday ?
Well Too Bad. Anyway, There Is Nothing,You Are Going To Do About It.
Where Do You Think You Are France, In The 1700's ? Those People Knew When "Enough was Enough" So Until Any Of You, Out There Are Ready, To Take To The Streets, Just Keep Bloging Away. Yes, That Goes For Me To.
and unionized governement workers with nice benefits shouldn't be flaunting their good fortune either, lest the voters notice.
1/11/2012 11:22:00 AM
You should tell that to the teachers union in Chicago. You can bet they will ask for a hefty raise in pay and benefits or they will strike. The Illinois General Assembly did not have the balls to pass a law outlawing a teacher's strike in Illinois. They were afraid the teachers union would stop filling their campaign coffers.
Gov. Pat Quinn has chosen Rev. Jesse Jackson to act as a goodwill ambassador representing Illinois at the 100th anniversary celebration of the African National Congress in South Africa next week.
But Illinois is bankrupt...?
1/11/2012 06:47:00 AM
Can someone explain to me WHY Illinois would need ANY kind of ambassador to South Africa?
CPD and CFD have always worked together. We both have made the ultimate sacrifice for this city and no dancing politician who wears tights will ever understand us. We need to stand together against the Mayor and his minions. Especially with all the crooked city, state and federal hacks that have been indicted What we need to worry about is our contract. Both CPD and CFD. We will get a raise and give nothing back to this city. When Daley gives back everything he took from this city including all the money he spent on trying to secure the Olympics, selling the meters and the skyway along with all the corruption. We will not take a pay cut or give up furlough days or a sick leave policy. Last time I checked CPD and CFD are the ones that have made the ultimate sacrifice for this city not some alderman.
I suggest CPD and CFD march together to two places in our full dress uniforms. No posters no loud speakers. Just pure silence. Once at City Hall in the middle of the street we line up in precision and we turn our backs on the Office of the Mayor and then march straight to Daley's House. Once there again we turn our back on Daley's House to remind him of what we think of him till this day. Imagine thousands of CPD and CFD officers in our dress blues with our white gloves marching together. Showing our honor, our professionalism but most of all reminding this city who keeps the predators at bay, who runs into burning buildings or who brings the dead to life. We pick one of the coldest days in January to show them that we are not scared of anything. Unions could easily organize this movement and every boss should walk side by side with the troops. Please publish this SCC. Sometimes all it takes is our presence and our uniforms will command respect. Remember dress uniforms for both CPD and CFD and upon arrival we turn our back to both the new Mayor and the past. Everyone knows they both in bed with each other. We will make sure the media across the country hears our voices without making a sound.
The guys are good. The leadership sucks.
Time to CUT Aldermans Salaries, in proportion to the fouled up, almost destroyed Economy, compliments of DEMOCRAT Politicians, who caused it, but are still blaming Bush 3.5 years or more later.
West Side, Inside Do-Nothing said...
Yeah, sure, I'll share the pain... as soon as every last motherfucker walking around with a LINK card and/or any other type of TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED entitlement(s) has a minimum 20-25% reduction in these unearned and unappreciated benefits levied.
Section 8 vouchers can also be reduced at the same time our lovely state institutes policy capping the amount of live births covered for uninsured, unemployed and unwed people, and ending ANY type of care for illegal (oops...'undocumented') aliens on U.S. soil altogether. It's a Goddamned shame our military personnel are coming home from serving an ungrateful country and can't get adequate medical treatment for legitimate ailments while border jumpers and convicted felons are catered to and afforded smorgasbords of treatment options.
Maybe...MAYBE... we can talk about reinstating some of these "benefits" once the aforementioned drains on society know what it's like to shell-out the copay on a prescription and meet their yearly insurance deductible (presuming they're all caught-up on getting proper with that whole citizenship inconvenience thing). Gainful employment would also be a condition of continuing assistance.
Otherwise, Aldermen Burke and Reilly - and any of their ilk even briefly entertaining such as asinine proposal - can suck my left nut.
1/11/2012 12:57:00 AM
Time to just STOP payin our Taxes, till the politicians get the message.
. i want to tell you all something you all need a new union and instead of being upset about a raise these pimps for money dont want people to have how about your salary peorid getting raised you put your life on the line daily and your getting less than alot of people who dont do as much work as you do .the people who take people to those shelters with a ged they start off at close to 40thousand dollars most of them make 50 thousand some 60 or more with senority .the people who check on the homeless and do case work for them one with senority makes over 80 thousand a year .case workers passing out food boxes and giving people free money for back rent and a few other things make 65thousand and up .and get 3%cost of living raises and other raises also .so they should get the new raise .but for risking your life daily .where is your money you all deserve to earn .tell your lame union to fix that and this is the city that works .i dont think so IAM A CITY WORKER SO MY FACTS ARE TRUE .THEY DESERVE A COST OF LIVING INCREASE .BUT YOU ALL DERSERVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SALARY .ITS NOT FAIR .GO TO YOUR UNION AND FIGHT FOR THAT .
"How about cutting the number of aldermen? Never hear the media ever bring this up. How about putting it on a ballot for all to vote on?"
It requires a change in the state law to cut the number of aldermen.
It'll take A LOT of city taxpayer action to get that to happen.
You know the aldermen will never do this without big time demands from the public. They won't do it on their own.
"Funny how at first he (Burke) fought Tiny Dancer's electability to run and now he is fallen into step with Tiny Dancer."
He knows what side his bread is buttered on. He's a true career politician.
Dear west side inside do nothing
Many years ago I was sent to a beat rep meeting ( similar to CAPS meetings these days) I also opined that there be a cap on just how many babies the taxpayers should be obligated to pay for. I had few other thoughts along the same vein which I shared with the attendees.
The Dept decided to send me to the shrink over this
I still agree with your premise.
As for the aldermen who voted themselves a 6% raise and for this AFSCME deal, FUCK THEM esp Fast Eddie Burke
"Any idea why it's so hard to find a newspaper article about the 2010 5/6% raises for aldermen and their staff?
F'ing conspiracy?"
Yes, the articles are hard to find, but not impossible:
http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/some-aldermen-not-sharing-in-fiscal-pain/
http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-8036-ald-ed-smith-rejects-pay-raise.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/chicago/1009159-will-chicago-aldermen-vote-themselves-raise.html
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2007/03/payraise_politi.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-05-19/news/0605190028_1_councilman-alderman-seattle-times
Salary Formula
The Municipal Code of Chicago defines the annual salary for aldermen. Under the code, all aldermen's salaries were set at $98,125 in 2006. Every year thereafter, the salary figure automatically adjusts for inflation, using figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Raises take effect Jan. 1. Each alderman has the option of turning down a year's raise. To do so, an alderman must give the city budget director a sworn statement declining the raise by Sept. 15 of the preceding year.
http://www.ehow.com/info_12015883_annual-salary-chicago-alderman.html#ixzz1jDU2cqS4
Good for a laugh:
Daley suggests Weis consider pay cut as part of new deal
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/05/daley-suggests-weis-consider-pay-cut-as-part-of-new-deal.html
Do as We Say, Not as We Do
The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cps-cutbacks-budget-crisis-layoffs-ron-huberman/Content?oid=1604461
Here You Go......Take Another Bite Of The Big S--t Sandwich. What ? Your Getting Sick Of Eating S--t Everyday ?
Well Too Bad. Anyway, There Is Nothing,You Are Going To Do About It.
Where Do You Think You Are France, In The 1700's ? Those People Knew When "Enough was Enough" So Until Any Of You, Out There Are Ready, To Take To The Streets, Just Keep Bloging Away. Yes, That Goes For Me To.
I agree. Nothing will happen until people decide to get off of their couches and computers and start taking action. That's what it's going to have to come to in order to stop the thieving politicians. Sacrifices will have to be made in order for all of us to do this. When will we all get fed up enough to remove them from their comfortable spots? The time has to come sooner than later.
Anonymous said...
Just a word from the Law Dept. where we have no union, and aren't allowed one: we haven't had a pay raise of any kind in 5 years, no COLA, no step increases, no nothin'.
The best we got: the end of furlough days, so that we stopped getting a pay cut. Maybe under government accounting that's a pay raise, I dunno.
So quit your bellyaching. Nobody should be guaranteed an ever rising standard of living. Nobody in the private sector is guaranteed that, and unionized governement workers with nice benefits shouldn't be flaunting their good fortune either, lest the voters notice.
Hate to break it to you and hate to sound arrogant, but the people of Chicago can live without you, sitting behind your desk at the law department. Not to make your job seem useless, but police and fire are more important. Sorry, but that's the truth. You don't protect citizens from criminals and you don't run into burning buildings. They can do without you in the office for five days. They can't do without us for one day. The politicians who you voted for haven't sacrificed a thing. Direct your anger about your benefits toward the politicians, not toward police and fire.
"They stole my computer.... How am I going to make a freakin' report??????"
Go to the library, but not on Mondays!
1/11/2012 11:56:00 PM
......wait for the homeless guy to "finish". Wipe down the area with a bleach wipe first.
good point years ago there were 50 alderman and 50 police stations
time to cut alderman down to 22
also make it part time job for $50,000 a year
Anonymous said...
Why don't they knock down the number of Aldermen to equal the number of police stations (22), and then give them an office in the stations.... that should save some cash!
1/11/2012 01:29:00 PM
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Please believe me, this is NOT a good idea.
He's asking college educated young people at the bottom of the rung, pay off school to give up a raise? Some are earning $15 and hour. Something never imagined when receiving that degree.
Hate to break it to you and hate to sound arrogant, but the people of Chicago can live without you, sitting behind your desk at the law department. Not to make your job seem useless, but police and fire are more important. Sorry, but that's the truth. You don't protect citizens from criminals and you don't run into burning buildings. They can do without you in the office for five days. They can't do without us for one day. The politicians who you voted for haven't sacrificed a thing. Direct your anger about your benefits toward the politicians, not toward police and fire.
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Whoever wrote this should think about running for office or should be the very least a Deputy on this job. I am the one who wrote about marching on city hall and Daley's House. You my friend are 100 percent right. The only thing your wrong about is they couldn't live without us for one hour not one day. We will not give up nothing to this city or take a pay cut. Great job in what you wrote. For some reason people in this society think the more degrees you have the more you should get paid. In our line of work that piece of paper means zero when the bullets start flying. One thing that Law Enforcement bought into is that you become a better police officer or leader if you have a Master's or Law Degree. Sorry gold stars, that doesn't mean jack when it comes to dealing with savages. Hang your degree on your wall as for me, I'll keep going to the range and mastering the basic tactics that will keep my partner and I safe and my front sight post will be on the predator when I pull the trigger. No wonder we have such idiots for bosses. I will coin the new term, "Educated Incompetency."
175,000 blacks relocated out of illinois because cops (no offense) can't tell criminals from victims. The ones still here are mostly too poor to relocate and now get attacked 5 times as much because everybody else moved. As for the Library workers, lay some off, most people go to the Library to use the Internet, there are internet Labs all over the city, with a little effort, patrons can find another place to access the www. And lay off some Alderpersons too, Approx 25 Alderpersons.
My cousin's husband used to work for Burke's dad back in the day.
He said he was a wonderful guy but when Jr. took over - not so much.
No one could stand him.
Last time I heard the employees at the law department were eligible and allowed to take the Chicago Police Department test. If the CPD has it so good, take the test and become a member
Testing is open to the public you know
No wonder we have such idiots for bosses. I will coin the new term, "Educated Incompetency."
1/12/2012 03:06:00 PM
You can coin another phrase:"I am a tool."
As for the Library workers, lay some off, most people go to the Library to use the Internet, there are internet Labs all over the city, with a little effort, patrons can find another place to access the www.
Generally speaking, if "most" Chicago Public Library (CPL) patrons knew about bountiful Internet labs, the Monday CPL closings wouldn't be an issue.
During the Clinton era, phone companies "blessed" us with an Internet phone tax, which was supposed to provide computers and Internet access to the poor.
If "most people" solely rely on CPL computers, then where is the Internet phone tax money and where are the Internet connected computers?
Funny how at first he (Burke) fought Tiny Dancer's electability to run and now he is fallen into step with Tiny Dancer.
Burke was repeating his steps with King Daley II, first by opposing him in the 1980 Cook County State's Attorney's Democratic Primary and second by idol worshipping him (1989-2011).
175,000 blacks relocated out of illinois because cops (no offense) can't tell criminals from victims. The ones still here are mostly too poor to relocate and now get attacked 5 times as much because everybody else moved.
Regardless of current and previous population estimates, Illinois' police officers use their intellect, common sense, education, training and (eventual) experience, to distinguish law abiding citizens/victims from miscreants.
Illinois' police officers aren't going to waste time, money and resources to (5 times) attack law abiding citizens/victims.
Depending on situation(s), people relocate for better weather, jobs, education and housing.
For Illinois' evacuees, factor in politics and high taxes too.
The "too poor to move" point doesn't fly, because Great Migration Blacks were able to relocate to Illinois, despite poverty. If poverty didn't stop them, then surely it won't stop Blacks now.
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