Saturday, December 29, 2007

We will know soon who is running for F.O.P. office 2008.

You must attend 5 meetings to be eligible to run for F.O.P. office in the year of elections!
How many of you have attended?
I LOVE THIS JOB!
Where else can you get the satisfaction of chasing down a true criminal who just robbed someone and catch them and lock them up?
Where else are you at, at the right time to save someones life?
Where else can you by your sheer presence deter a crime?
I LOVE THIS JOB!
Being the POLICE means you are involved!
But you my fellow officers have to get up off your collective asses and start to go to the Union Meetings! You have to be involved! I believe we have less than 100 officers active and retired able to run for election due to the requirements.
The F.O.P. doesn't want you at the meetings! They don't want you to participate!
If your eligible to run for office your a threat!
These are the people representing you, The membership.
I have a 100 horror stories of F.O.P. dropping the ball on grievances and other asst issues!
Get involved and make a change!

Friday, December 28, 2007

Petitions for F.O.P. Office due by 1600 hrs 28-Dec-07

Officers the petitions are due by end of business today 28-Dec-07 1600 hrs. Best to hand drop them off and get a copy with a signature from Mary Pat, the secretary at the F.O.P. Desk.
We should know who is running for what spot soon and in the entirety!
We should also see if there is an organized slate of candidates against our incumbent "City Wide team"!
It should be interesting and we will start discussion ASAP on the virtues of our FOP as opposed to new leadership.
My first argument is that I don't think (purely my opinion) that anyone else could do much worse!
Lets start with these:
Does anyone really know what our FOP officers do all day?
Have they been at your roll call in the last 3 years?
Does being a hockey player or part of the hockey club qualify them for their office?
Can you pick your FOP REPS out of a line-up?
How much are our FOP officers compensated and why???
Why are 2 Sgt's on our board of directors and supported by Mark Donahue?
How many Lawsuits are pending, or have been settled by FOP and for how much money?
Why is it OK to expel members of FOP because they ran against you in the last election?
Why is it OK to expel retired members who have forgotten to pay their dues?
Why, Why, Why? Seems to be the big question.

Post responses and your ideas, if they are good articles I will cut and paste them as topics. Please no running diatribes. Clear concise and to the point would be appreciated and posted

Monday, December 24, 2007

We apologize! For the Turn-Coats!

turn coat: one who specifically switches to an opposing side or party; specifically traitor

found on merriam webster dictionary online.
Below are listed persons who ran with the I.O.U. team in the last election and have been corrupted by the F.O.P.. These are Men you work in a car with! Men who proffessed to us the I.O.U. team ideas for change. Men who talked to "you" the membership about change! It didn't take long for them to go to the dark side. They are currently endorsed by the F.O.P. for office! Watch your backs! A mans integrity and honesty is all we have! These men have shown what they are capable of. They have aligned themselves with the cuurent administration of the F.O.P..
By the way, they also stand on a various # of committees getting paid by our union dues for doing so. In addition to the $400.00 a month they get for representing you!
REMEMBER WHEN YOU VOTE!
WHEN YOU GET IN A CAR REMEMBER THIS!

Kevin Graham 023
Bill Burns 018
Ron Shogren RTD
Dan Trevino Youth

One day I.O.U. ---- next day ---- Current F.O.P.

ONLY 2 MEN MAINTAINED THEIR INTEGRITY TO TRY TO FORCE A CHANGE:
BOB PODGORNY RTD
KEN POLLACK! RTD

Sunday, December 23, 2007

F.O.P. Election March 2008

At the general meeting on Tue 18-Dec-2007 nominations for F.O.P. office were pulled. Of course our incumbent "City Wide Team" pulled petitions, but there are quite a few new faces. We will be learning more about the new and old members shortly. All the nominations are due by the end of closing business 28-Dec-2007 1600 hrs.
Is their a contender to face Mark Donahue? Are their viable alternatives to "The City Wide Team"?
I believe there are!
CHANGE IS A GOOD THING! Look to our Mayor and his choice for a new Supt. of Police.
An outsider, someone who has NOT been corrupted by the same old business as usual should be good.
The same goes for the F.O.P.! It is time for NEW LEADERSHIP, AND A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
Officers it is serious decision time! Time for us to stand up to the powers that be and vote out the "City Wide Team"! When you receive a ballot in March, look at those F.O.P. book covers and vote for anyone NOT LISTED ON THEM!!!
Patrol Division is the Backbone of this Dept. Vote for a New Leader! A Patrolman!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

WHERE IS THE FOP? Police Board verdicts?

Anonymous said...
Do a post on this, where is FOP?Police Board Verdicts All About Connections

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000220/ai_n13853929/print


April 26, 2007 7:30 PM

This was sent to us anonymously, but we find it interesting!
COMMENTS???

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

WHY NO COMMENT FROM THE F.O.P.??

We all know we are now the juiciest story to the media! WHY hasn't our F.O.P. stood up and made a comment? Why are WE Guilty until proven innocent? The stories are disturbing but a rush to judgement seems to be a violation of OUR CIVIL RIGHTS! How can any of these officers expect a fair and impartial jury and judging at this stage of the game? They have already been convicted by the MEDIA! Why care if these alleged offenders are Police Officers? I don't see any evidence that any of these incidents occured when they were working! Did they yell "POLICE" then kick someones ass? NO! These people are private, tax paying citizens of the City!!! With a job as a P.O., that is it! What if they were Firemen, Garbage men, Lawyers, Traders or Homeless??? IT WOULD NOT BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION!

Monday, February 26, 2007

Where do our $'s go? Why do Sgt's and Lt's union officers receive only their salary at their rank but our FOP officers dip seriously into our funds?

As a patrolman with the Chicago Police Dept. according to our current contract (which expires this summer) we make between Step #1 $43,104.00 and Step #10 $78,006.00.
No wonder we all work side jobs. This is a serious struggle for us to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in. Add in Taxes, Mortgage Interest, Food, Gas, utilities and all the other assorted other expenses and we have serious issues!
NOT OUR BELOVED F.O.P. OFFICERS THOUGH. BELOW ARE APPROXIMATIONS OF THERE SALARIES. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE DOING MUCH FOR US, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE IN MY DISTRICT IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG!!! DO THEY DESERVE THIS TYPE OF COMPENSATION???
Based upon the CPD 2007 Position and salary schedule from finance division:

President Mark Donahue: $182,000.00 plus a FOP car. Mark makes more than Mayor Daley!
Bill Dougherty $134,00.00
Frank Dimaria $132,00.00
Greg Bella $132,00.00
Tim Fallon $134,000.00
John Capparelli $130,000.00
Sid Davis $132,000.00
TOTAL $1.108,000.00 APPROX

AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR WHAT?
ADD IN TO EACH OF THESE OFFICERS THE SUMMER FOP FURLO, THE ABILITY TO SELL BACK THERE BFD/P-DAYS AND THERE COLLECTING A UNIFORM AND DUTY AVAILABILITY ALLOWANCE AND WE SEE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS!

ADD IN $400.00 A MONTH FOR ATTENDING BOARD MEETING THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND THE ABILITY TO TAKE A DAY OFF AT LEISURE AND WE SEE OUTRIGHT DISRESPECT FOR WORKING POLICE OFFICERS!!!

FOP! YOU DON'T REPRESENT THE WORKING POLICE! WE DON'T GET PAID THAT TO CHASE A MAN WITH A GUN!!! IN FACT, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO GIVE US OVERTIME WE WORKED FOR!

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR US???
NOTHING!!!!

Sunday, February 18, 2007

This was just E-mailed to us.



Political cartooning has been around since we had newspapers and people could draw.

We see this again and find it as amusing as we did the first time we saw it back during the last F.O.P. campaign.

Comments from the membership??

What do you think of this fine caricature of our own F.O.P. Lodge #7 President Mark Donahue and our very own beloved Mayor?


Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Retiree Health Coverage

Retiree Health care coverage has hit a nerve point here. It should have! In 2013 there will be NO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ANY RETIREE'S CITY WIDE! You think with all the city employee's now employed we could get together with these other Unions and work out a retiree health deal for 2013 and after? We could contribute NOW for future health care coverage and if current retiree's want in then they can also voluntarily contribute.
At the very least F.O.P. should explore a tax deferred retirement medical savings account concept. This way if you want in then OK, and if not then go your own way.
It now costs a retiree with a spouse $600.00 a month for Health coverage not including prescription drug costs. That is with the City Plan. In 2013 just 6 years from now w/o City plan we could be looking at $1500.00 a month for a retiree with spouse. Can you afford $18,000.00 a year in Insurance premiums? What about pre-existing conditions? Can you even get coverage? Will you be old enough for Medicaid/Medicare? Will it be here?
THE #1 CAUSE OF BANKRUPTCY IN MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES IS ONE CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL CONDITION. ARE YOU GOING TO LOSE YOUR HOUSE? THE LIFE YOU WORKED SO HARD AT CREATING? WILL YOU BE LIVING ON THE STREETS? THIS IS REALITY!!!
THIS ALONG WITH PENSION REFORM ARE TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING ACTIVE P.O.'S TODAY.
WE MUST ENSURE OUR FUTURE! W/O A SOLID FUTURE WHAT DO WE HAVE?
THE F.O.P. NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES!!!
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO THEN I URGE ALL P.O.'S TO BITE THE BULLET AND START STASHING AS MUCH CASH AS POSSIBLE IN EVERY FINANCIAL WAY POSSIBLE!!! A NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TASK BUT ONE THAT WE MUST AGAIN TAKE UPON OURSELVES BECAUSE NOBODY SEEMS TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR US.
DO WE HAVE ANY BUDDING WALL STREET GENIUS' OUT THERE OR RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS TO START US GOING ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC? WHAT CAN WE DO INDIVIDUALLY? ARE THERE SPECIAL PLANS WE CAN NOW CONTRIBUTE TO?
PLEASE SPEAK UP AND HELP US ALL OUT. I WILL DO SOME RESEARCH, TALK TO SOME PEOPLE AND GET BACK TO YOU WITH VIABLE OPTIONS!