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Can we get some answers?

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RE: Can we get some answers?

December 10th, 2008 @ 9:11PM (15 years ago)

Great idea, quit when we need to stick together. Sounds like an idea a mayor would love.

RE: Can we get some answers?

December 10th, 2008 @ 9:27PM (15 years ago)

Im not going to quit the FOP but you make excellant points. Why are we so weak, and where is our leadership? What is our plan? Why hasnt anything been done? Im ********.

Sounds like the chief is reading and responding......

December 11th, 2008 @ 1:16AM (15 years ago)

Have you ever attended an FOP meeting? I doubt it..... Your frustration should be focused on the Mayor, Chief and highly paid chump staff under him. The guys on the FOP have been working very hard and have been on every media channel possible along with everything that is going on behind the scenes. You will be the one to stop paying FOP dues and start paying the Mayor's ridiculous fees. As your statement proves, some will start to waiver and pick at others, when the problem is the fact that we have never stood together. Instead of ********, call the FOP and ask how you can help and where to park your car on Jan. 10th along with everyone else. And by the way, I to have complained about the FOP and what they are not doing. However, 20 -30 people can only do so much, it will take all of us standing together strong to accomplish anything. The last emergency meeting of 800 attending was a prime example of what we can accomplish as one......

RE: Can we get some answers?

December 11th, 2008 @ 1:25AM (15 years ago)

Ypur message makes NO SENSE! You are the FOP. The leadership has come up with the same ideas you have. They presented the ideas to the chief and the Mayor. What makes you think that they would listen. All you have done is put a single voice out to the mayor that we are confused. The FOP leadership is and will continue to work for us.

The mayor told the city we were short 20 million dollars and the only way to solve it was 200 a month and a 2% pay cut. We the FOP told him to F*** O**! Then all of a sudden he was able to fix the problem with only 100 and no pay cut. Do you honstely think that this has solved the problem?

The mayor is looking for the FOP to split on this issue. I am not an ACTIVE member and I am sure some trips are taken. However I am willing to gamble that if we stay united ( as the firefighters did when they gave up 3100 a year) we can fight through this. If people continue to look at this like you with a personal agenda then the mayor wil take advantage of all FOP BROTHERS AND SISTERS and we will not win the war.

Do not downgarde your brothers who are also going to give up cars and or pay without being a positive influence in the brain storming session. The board is only 6 people that WE choose to be our voice.

Now let me go through you letter and speak on it, most of it I have covered but will bring it up again. You said we are coming up with ideas and not the fop, again we are the fop with ONE voice that the board is speaking. I do not understand your comment about 1200 a month salary for the president? Are we payin 1200 a month salary to the president? I thnk we are paying 1200 a year for someone to spend COUNTLESS hours trying to help us. Next to say that anyone is selling a kid into free labor is derogatory. The only person I see selling someone to free labor is the teamsters.

Next, how did the FOP MISHANDLE the crisis they called a meeting the day after the first annoucment and agreed to not accept the terms the mayor gave them. Then they had a member of the community step forwar and speak for. Next the political waiting game began. When the mayor came out and said 100 or 160 for the cars they began working on it.

Now I have been to DC and the FOP did help pay for it. However you talk about seeing the budget or the books. I have been to the lodge and that is posted in the meeting hall. If trips are being taken out of waste I would like to see them and I will agree with you. If you want to quit I will say this, do not act like the cowrads I deal with everyday and make IDLE threats, QUIT spare the working members of the FOP your senseless chatter and leave. We do not need cowards like you expressing a negative attiude onto us or the community. If you want to be a quiter then I am sure Jerry has a position open for you on his security detail, theyt are WAY over paid anyway.