Friday, April 28, 2017

FOP Victories

  • The newly elected president of the Fraternal Order of Police claimed victory Thursday in two early skirmishes with the city, likely to set the tone for contentious contract negotiations.

    The battles stem from what FOP President Kevin Graham called the “unilateral expansion” of body cameras to all Chicago Police officers, and the Chicago Police Department’s proposed “disciplinary matrix” for “complaints registered” against officers.

    Graham’s predecessor, Dean Angelo, filed a pair of unfair labor practices complaints stemming from those actions before losing to Graham in a runoff election for union leadership.

    The Illinois Labor Relations Board could have dismissed the complaints after reviewing evidence presented by both sides. But instead, the board ordered an administrative law judge to conduct a formal hearing to determine whether the city violated state labor laws when it unilaterally implemented two new policies and failed to negotiate them with the FOP.
One has to admire how Rahm's media knob-gobblers describe the city having to follow the Contract as paving the way for "contentious...negotiations." There isn't going to be anything "contentious" for at least another year as the City will refuse or reschedule negotiating sessions like they have the past four or five contracts.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dean Angelo filed a pair.
Maybe Rahm can find them.

4/28/2017 12:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't try to fight city hall, you will never win.

4/28/2017 12:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wouldn't be surprised If Rahm drags the contract talks past the next election. First responders get screwed because they can't strike. Politicians don't care and don't need them to get elected. Graham better fight like hell and ask for the world. Lift residency after 15 years of service, max pay at 15 years, max out at 25 years, no more 5 year contract just because the city wasted 2 years dragging their feet, no more measly 10% raise, better health care and most importantly fix the pension!

4/28/2017 12:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the Shitty's claims are all about starting a narrative that they can spin to make the coppers look bad, and then use the media and usual faux protestors *cough* Lemon *cough* to apply pressure to the FOP to cave...

Fuck 'em. The time is now to start spinning things the FOP's way - hopefully the guy in there now won't be a pussy. Change the narrative.

4/28/2017 01:59:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Their tactic will be to attempt to get contracts with the PBPA supervisors so they can throw that into the face of the FOP. Scuttlebutt has it that the PBPA is standing tall, at least the Sgts. & Lts are. The Capts? I hearn nothing.

4/28/2017 05:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow to bad it had nothing to do with Kevin!

4/28/2017 06:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Enjoy your retro check...

4/28/2017 06:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great Kevin get the pension funding victory this is #1 priority let us know how it's going! Do you need us to march around city hall? Rahms house? The 50? Your voted in by the "forgotten men and women" of CPD make that change!

4/28/2017 06:46:00 AM  
Blogger Mr. SouthSide said...

Do nothing. Claim credit. I like that.

4/28/2017 07:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I also like the pat on the back for DEAN from RAHM.

Very smooth...

Hopefully the Lodge can become respectable again.

Now who is going to be put in those lovely committee seats. IF any of the ASS hat on the golf committee are still there then it is the same garbage different day.

And please active members GRAHAM let the retiree enjoy cold pizza and warm beer.

AND mr. PRIEB your spot is not a part time gig! You can't do it from home!!! You cashing the check do the work unless Aguilar is really doing your job.

4/28/2017 07:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You wan't to win at the contract table? Here's how. At the very first session introduce a proposal to allow employee's with 10 years or more to be exempted from our draconian residency policy. Take the position that if the city rejects it outright it will be taken to court.

Then over the next negotiation sessions start conceding on years in service, 11, 12, 13, 15 or 20 years, but always maintain the position that some sort of residency compromise will be have to reached, either at through negotiations, where the city maintains residency for a set number of years, or a roll of the dice in the courts where the city could possibly lose it outright for ALL the workers of the city of Chicago.

Every residency case in the country has been won by employees.

Every single one of them

Eventually the city will cave and give the FOP EVERYTHING it wants if the FOP pulls it off the table.

4/28/2017 07:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Its not really hard to believe a democrat would enter into a contract that he later doesn't like. Got any good, wealthy, republican real estate mogols up there that would like to be mayor?
(Or maybe some 6 year olds with autism? They couldn't do any worse...)

J.J.

4/28/2017 09:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow to bad it had nothing to do with Kevin!

4/28/2017 06:00:00 AM
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FYI
Kevin gave support to the guy that kept speaking about the drawbacks of the body camera that was (((tested))) in 014. So, yes, Kevin was part of the group that opposed Dean on this issue which pushed Dean to the point of finally filing an ULP right before the election cycle so that Dean could get votes. Kevin also spoke out against the body camera at the state level.

Kevin was a behind the scenes man on this issue standing strong with the officers of 014 that were/are completely demoralized by the BWC.

4/28/2017 10:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The 21st century battle is who control's the info and how it's spun and we have been our collective ass kicked . Now is the time to turn that around and be proactive

4/28/2017 10:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Only good thing about 9 1/2 doing the knuckle-dragging on the contract is that the current one stays in effect.......
There ARE more important issues at hand here besides economics.......
In the meantime, stay safe out there my brothers and sisters in blue......protect yourselves, protect each other, and
go home safe to your families each night......this has become a dangerous city due to 9 1/2, the 50 alderthieves, the Revs, Dart, Prickwinkle, and Fuxx...

4/28/2017 11:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Rahm is going trap Graham Crackers like a bee in a mason jar, shake him up and get him buzzing angry flying in circles.
After he's all tuckered out, Rahm will release him back to the hive with less that what he came in with.
Rahm will not - does not negotiate fairly.

A Day Without Activity will be effective.
A Week Without Activity will be more effective.
A Day Without Police will be even more effective.

Be Smart - Stay Fetal

4/28/2017 11:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The guy that goes up and changes out the streetlight or traffic signal makes $48.90 per hour, plus insurance, plus pension, plus 23 vacation days, plus 12 sick days, plus 12 paid holidays plus a personal day. All OT is double time. What do cops make? Maybe you need someone new to negotiate your contract.

4/28/2017 12:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just read an article about Graham looks like he understands the most important contract issue is funding the pension! Got get them Kevin the forgotten men and women of the CPD elected you and like President Trump is remembering the "forgotten men and women" of the country, your a stand up guy Kevin it is time to lead and your the leader!

Kevin check into how many are retirung 15May it is in the hundreds the biggest retirement in cities history for CPD it is being said,make sure rahm hires to keep protection up for the innocent people in this once great city,and rahm you the 50 and toni and tommy need to resign quickly so we can rebuild the city from all the ruin you 3 stooges have caused!

4/28/2017 01:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On a side note:

We noticed the very nasty tone and the sour, crass
and classless note of the shit-talk by local media
in the aftermath of Graham's election...

Something like:

"New Cop Union honcho vows fight in upcoming
contract negotiations"

"New FOP head takes aggressive stance"

"Cop Union push-back against new accountability measures"

"Concerns about Sessions walking-back any possibility
of DOJ take-over of CPD"

Et Cetera.
Ad Nauseam et Ad Infinitum...

But you DO get the gist of this nasty,
aggressively subversive bullshit that's
scripted to be intentionally misleading
to the casual observer who isn't a
hard-eyed, true native son of this city.

"WOW! Those Cops in Chicago must REALLY
be some kind of PROBLEM if they're always
in the news about FIGHTING against
"common sense" reforms to rein in their
tendency to be so quick with their fists,
clubs and guns..."

This is the narrative of the wet-eyed,
white-guilt addled SJWs (who have been
thoroughly infiltrated and co-opted by
the Alinskyites) who have climbed in
bed with the perpetual grievant peoples
and folkses who have over the last 50+
years have manifested themselves as
avowed haters of civilized society
and the collective good that civilized
society represents.

"We demand y'all be accommodating toward
US because... So give us MORE of y'all
treasure an' resources an' we'll be
quiet..."

(Until the next ginned-up, blown way out
of proportion, captured-on-camera phone/
edited for maximum faux outrage, only to
be walked-back after maximum news cycle
saturation upon receipt of affirmatively
refutative video and grudgingly given
eye-witness accounts obtained under pain
of getting that ass locked-up for
obstructing/impeding an investigation)


"How can we take The Cops out of their
'Defensive Crouch' and make them go
back to doing more street stops?"

("Despite all the administrative,
legislative and public relations
jackpots, stumbling blocks,
trickbags and impediments
we've intentionally thrown
their way.")

Enjoy the summer, Chicago...

4/28/2017 02:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To the genius asking to max out at 25 years where will the money come from to pay for That? With the pension fund in horrible shape now we don't need something else draining money from it.

4/28/2017 02:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow to bad it had nothing to do with Kevin.

nice to hear Dean did something right considering his 700k in disability payments
and his 500k in salary . what a bargain. he did pretty well here.

4/28/2017 02:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope Kevin is his own man and not the puppet for Dougherty and Donahue. We remember what they did to Shields. this should not happen again.

4/28/2017 02:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Push for lifting residency rule If nothing more it's a bargaining chip

4/28/2017 03:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Only good thing about 9 1/2 doing the knuckle-dragging on the contract is that the current one stays in effect....... NOT THE FREE INSURANCE
There ARE more important issues at hand here besides economics.......
In the meantime, stay safe out there my brothers and sisters in blue......protect yourselves, protect each other, and
go home safe to your families each night......this has become a dangerous city due to 9 1/2, the 50 alderthieves, the Revs, Dart, Prickwinkle, and Fuxx...

4/28/2017 11:14:00 AM

4/28/2017 04:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it true the past FOP President gets to keep the car.

4/28/2017 05:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Push for lifting residency rule If nothing more it's a bargaining chip

4/28/2017 03:24:00 PM

How can it be a bargaining chip when the city holds all the cards? The residency requirement is state law. Please explain yourself or just stop writing stupid stuff.

4/28/2017 05:29:00 PM  
Blogger The Song Remains The Same said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
The guy that goes up and changes out the streetlight or traffic signal makes $48.90 per hour, plus insurance, plus pension, plus 23 vacation days, plus 12 sick days, plus 12 paid holidays plus a personal day. All OT is double time. What do cops make? Maybe you need someone new to negotiate your contract.

4/28/2017 12:27:00 PM

I'll take my 25 vdays, 13 paid holidays, 6 pdays, 4 bfd's.
12 sick days???
LOL, I'd never give up our medical policy for anything!!
Have a grabber, and when you're off work for 10 months, how are your bills gonna be paid?
I'm guessing you have no clue what you're talking about!

4/28/2017 06:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
You wan't to win at the contract table? Here's how. At the very first session introduce a proposal to allow employee's with 10 years or more to be exempted from our draconian residency policy. Take the position that if the city rejects it outright it will be taken to court.

Then over the next negotiation sessions start conceding on years in service, 11, 12, 13, 15 or 20 years, but always maintain the position that some sort of residency compromise will be have to reached, either at through negotiations, where the city maintains residency for a set number of years, or a roll of the dice in the courts where the city could possibly lose it outright for ALL the workers of the city of Chicago.

Every residency case in the country has been won by employees.

Every single one of them

Eventually the city will cave and give the FOP EVERYTHING it wants if the FOP pulls it off the table.

4/28/2017 07:27:00 AM

The city knows residency can be beat in the courts. Times have changed. we shouldn't give anything up for it. Take it to court. If the city wanted to lift residency or make it so after 10 15 or 20 years of service they can direct lawmakers to do it. As far as the pension it should never be negotiated. It's not part of our labor contract. It was a signed agreement on our first day of employment. It needs to be funded PERIOD!

4/28/2017 07:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

Wow to bad it had nothing to do with Kevin.

nice to hear Dean did something right considering his 700k in disability payments
and his 500k in salary . what a bargain. he did pretty well here.

4/28/2017 02:33:00 PM

And with that, the Dean Angelo apologists
need to STFU. He did very well personally
at the membership's expense.

Keep it moving you slugs...

4/28/2017 08:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To 07:27hrs

You are wrong. The Supreme Court has ruled that as part of your employment you have to live in the city of your employment or a geographic area then that is what you have to do! Otherwise you are free to live where you want when you / retire or quit!!

4/28/2017 08:21:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How the fuck RESIDENCY is state law in CPD? but no other department have residency requirements in IL including ISP and cook county. BULL CRAP!!!!

4/28/2017 10:30:00 PM  
Blogger 30 pending and what said...

The FOP has never won in negotiations against the city. Look at all the contracts and youll see that they always gave up a lot of things in order to get the little we have now. Latest was goving up seniority on the furlo picks and furlo by watch and duty availability for the new guys. We aint gonna get shit.

4/28/2017 11:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The city knows residency can be beat in the courts. Times have changed. we shouldn't give anything up for it. Take it to court. If the city wanted to lift residency or make it so after 10 15 or 20 years of service they can direct lawmakers to do it. As far as the pension it should never be negotiated. It's not part of our labor contract. It was a signed agreement on our first day of employment. It needs to be funded PERIOD!

The city knows no such thing. The residency suits that have been won in the courts have been won in the STATE courts ultimately being decided by that STATES SUPREME COURT. the latest in Milwaukee was won by a decision of 5 to 2. In Wisconsin the the state Supreme Court is 5 republicans and 2 democcrats. Have you looked up the political party of the Illinois Supreme Court justices to see who holds the majority and that will give you an idea of the results of the case. The majority is democrats. So good luck on the courts helping us.

4/29/2017 12:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We are being ordered to take out the body cameras prior to being trained.

4/29/2017 03:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You wan't to win at the contract table? Here's how. At the very first session introduce a proposal to allow employee's with 10 years or more to be exempted from our draconian residency policy.....

Yeah because it's all about you not wanting to pay tuition. There are a lot more important issues that need to be addressed.

4/29/2017 03:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Issue #1 is the pension Kevin bringing home a victory on funding would keep you in office!

4/29/2017 06:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The state residency law applies only to municipalities with population of 500,000 or more (only Chicago). The only way around it is to change the law, which is not happening. Enough of the residency nonsense.

4/29/2017 08:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope Kevin is his own man and not the puppet for Dougherty and Donahue. We remember what they did to Shields. this should not happen again.

4/28/2017 02:46:00 PM
Everything that happened to Shields happened because of his ignorance. His secretary prepared the letter and put it on his desk for his signature and hounded him every day to sign it. 1 week before the letter was due a member went to the microphone at a general meeting and asked Mikey if he had notified the city we want to negotiate a new contract, his response "it will be done by the weekend". All of this is in the printed minutes of the meeting. Donahue told the secretary where to find the letter and she just changed the names and dates. Donahue and Doherty had nothing to do with Mikeys failure, he did that all by himself. His secretaries reward for hounding him to sign the letter, she was fired. Please stop with slamming Donahue and Doherty for the intentional actions of the arrogant and incompetent little bitch Mikey. Typical democratic bullshit here blame everyone else except the person responsible.

4/29/2017 10:01:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
You wan't to win at the contract table? Here's how. At the very first session introduce a proposal to allow employee's with 10 years or more to be exempted from our draconian residency policy.....

Yeah because it's all about you not wanting to pay tuition. There are a lot more important issues that need to be addressed.

Really? Name them? If you don't propose something the other side fears you'v already lost

4/29/2017 10:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

nonymous said...
The city knows residency can be beat in the courts. Times have changed. we shouldn't give anything up for it. Take it to court. If the city wanted to lift residency or make it so after 10 15 or 20 years of service they can direct lawmakers to do it. As far as the pension it should never be negotiated. It's not part of our labor contract. It was a signed agreement on our first day of employment. It needs to be funded PERIOD!

The city knows no such thing. The residency suits that have been won in the courts have been won in the STATE courts ultimately being decided by that STATES SUPREME COURT. the latest in Milwaukee was won by a decision of 5 to 2. In Wisconsin the the state Supreme Court is 5 republicans and 2 democcrats. Have you looked up the political party of the Illinois Supreme Court justices to see who holds the majority and that will give you an idea of the results of the case. The majority is democrats. So good luck on the courts helping us.

I doubt the U. S. Supreme court would look favorably on a blatantly political decision made by judges they don't respect

4/29/2017 10:10:00 AM  
Anonymous start by hiring professional labor contract negotiators said...

Oh STOP with the residency bullshit already. First,who gives a fuck! Your family and friends are here, so what are you going to do, move 12 miles away to a suburb and get the same bullshit? Fucking idiot. As someone already mentioned, the pension is not part of the labor agreement so it should not be brought up. If the City attempts to negotiate for it, deny their request and if need be file court action to bar them from attempting to make it part of the labor agreement when it is a protected and guarenteed article of the employment package. If they negotiate for it we lose, end of story. Healthcare and the related cost should be priority number 1, followed by workplace safety inclusive of staffing minimums. Look through the bullshit, shut them down when they introduce non negotiable issues and hire skilled, and experienced labor attorneys to work for us. Cops negotiating labor contracts are like children looking for freebies in a candy store. Cute but ineffective a d distracted from the good candy by the pretty stuff.

4/29/2017 01:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

do the mayor , alderman wear body cameras ?
if not , why not?
do police officers assigned to mayor body guard detail wear body cameras ?

4/29/2017 01:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous start by hiring professional labor contract negotiators said...

Oh STOP with the residency bullshit already. First,who gives a fuck! Your family and friends are here, so what are you going to do, move 12 miles away to a suburb and get the same bullshit? Fucking idiot. As someone already mentioned, the pension is not part of the labor agreement so it should not be brought up. If the City attempts to negotiate for it, deny their request and if need be file court action to bar them from attempting to make it part of the labor agreement when it is a protected and guarenteed article of the employment package. If they negotiate for it we lose, end of story. Healthcare and the related cost should be priority number 1, followed by workplace safety inclusive of staffing minimums. Look through the bullshit, shut them down when they introduce non negotiable issues and hire skilled, and experienced labor attorneys to work for us. Cops negotiating labor contracts are like children looking for freebies in a candy store. Cute but ineffective a d distracted from the good candy by the pretty stuff.

4/29/2017 01:32:00 PM

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You stop talking about what you don't know about or be bothered enough to read about egghead.

ARTICLE 27 — RESIDENCY

All Officers covered by this Agreement shall be actual residents of the City of Chicago.

4/29/2017 05:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

The state residency law applies only to municipalities with population of 500,000 or more (only Chicago). The only way around it is to change the law, which is not happening. Enough of the residency nonsense.

4/29/2017 08:39:00 AM

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(5 ILCS 315/14)

Wrong again sparky. There is no residency law by the state. It only restricts arbitration of said dispute. It is also one million not 500,000. Would you like to play some more. Read more talk less.

4/29/2017 05:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The city knows no such thing. The residency suits that have been won in the courts have been won in the STATE courts ultimately being decided by that STATES SUPREME COURT. the latest in Milwaukee was won by a decision of 5 to 2. In Wisconsin the the state Supreme Court is 5 republicans and 2 democcrats. Have you looked up the political party of the Illinois Supreme Court justices to see who holds the majority and that will give you an idea of the results of the case. The majority is democrats. So good luck on the courts helping us.

I doubt the U. S. Supreme court would look favorably on a blatantly political decision made by judges they don't respect

Are you soft. The Supreme Court is the most political court in the country. 80% of their decisions are 5 to 4 along party lines
The last election was won in a big part because of the importance of the new president would be able to pick Scalia's replacement.

4/29/2017 09:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Residency should have been gone over 30 years ago. Our union sucks and will continue to suck until everyone starts to vote!!! Try to be involved in the union. Go to meetings.

4/29/2017 10:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


The city knows no such thing. The residency suits that have been won in the courts have been won in the STATE courts ultimately being decided by that STATES SUPREME COURT. the latest in Milwaukee was won by a decision of 5 to 2. In Wisconsin the the state Supreme Court is 5 republicans and 2 democcrats. Have you looked up the political party of the Illinois Supreme Court justices to see who holds the majority and that will give you an idea of the results of the case. The majority is democrats. So good luck on the courts helping us.

I doubt the U. S. Supreme court would look favorably on a blatantly political decision made by judges they don't respect

I doubt you know what you are talking about. Most of the Supreme Court justices were federal and federal appellate judges before they cadre appointed to the Supreme Court. You notice I said appointed, not elected so why would you think they aren't political. You think you don't need a political sponsor to be appointed a federal judge. Then again you probably think the world is flat

4/29/2017 11:59:00 PM  

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