SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 24, 2009
RICHARD LIS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
10/24/09
Twenty lucky winners were chosen to
receive $1000 college scholarships
at a random drawing held during the
General Membership Meeting on
Tuesday, October 20, 2009.
2010 Richard Lis Memorial
Scholarship Winners List.
ATTENTION ALL
SKIERS
10/24/09
Minnesota Metro Lodge #3, along with
the Minnesota Police Officers Ski
Association (MPOSA), would like to
invite the Chicago area FOP to a
reunion and tradition in the ski
bluffs at Big Powderhorn Mountain in
Upper Michigan, February 1st-4th,
2010.
Please follow the
Lodge #3 Ski Link for complete
details and contact information.
OFFICER IN NEED
10/20/09
On September 29, 2009, Officer
Patrick Colleran of the Winnetka
Police Department suffered a tragic
loss with the unexpected passing of
his beloved wife Aileen. Patrick has
been a dedicated member of the
Police Department for over twenty
years. He has been an active
supporter and executive officer of
several fraternal and charitable
organizations. He is presently
Secretary of the Winnetka Fraternal
Order of Police, Lodge 76. Aileen
was a pillar of support that
afforded Patrick the opportunity to
pursue his passion of being a Police
Officer and serve the community.
Aileen was a registered nurse and
shared Patrick’s passion for helping
others. Patrick and Aileen are the
proud parents of three beautiful
daughters aged 10, 12 and 15.
Donations for the children may be
made to the Aileen Colleran
Scholarship Fund, c/o New Trier
F.C.U., 642 Green Bay Rd.,
Kenilworth, IL 60043.
MEMORIAL
DEFACEMENT UPDATE
10/20/09
The Memorial Defacement Case is
scheduled to be heard in Room 301 at
26th & California on November 4,
2009 at 0900 hrs. All members are
encouraged to attend.
CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
10/16/09
The Lodge has been working to modify
the current 6-on 2-off work schedule
for at least fifteen years. That
goal was finally accomplished today
when the Contract Negotiations Team
unanimously recommended that the
full Board of Directors vote to
accept an agreement that will
implement a 4-on 2-off work schedule
in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9,
10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 beginning the
first period of 2010. Areas 1, 3, 4,
and 5 will also participate in this
schedule. The full Board of
Directors unanimously voted to
accept the Negotiations Team’s
recommendation.
This schedule has been piloted in
the 014th and 018th
Districts for the past ten and
one-half months. All details,
including sample rotations,
regarding this schedule can be found
on the FOP website under the Current
Contract tab on the left side of the
page.
The 005th and 020th
Districts will continue to work the
Ten-Hour Rotating Schedule in 2010.
The 008th and 013th
Districts will continue to work the
6-on 3-off Schedule.
Area 2 will continue to work the
Ten-Hour Rotating Schedule in 2010.
All Special Functions Units that
participated in any 2009 pilot work
schedule will continue to work that
schedule in 2010.
It should be noted that all desk,
lockup, and watch relief positions
will be included in all of these
work schedules in 2010.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
CORRECTION
10/16/09
An FOP Upcoming Events Flyer was
recently distributed that
incorrectly listed the dates for
Open Enrollment for healthcare
benefits. The correct dates for Open
Enrollment are October 19, 2009
through October 30, 2009.
SOS EMERGENCY
CONTACT DATABASE
10/14/09
The
State of Illinois is offering a new
service connected to your drivers
license. You can go to the link
below and add two emergency contacts
to your license data. Therefore, if
you are incapacitated in some way,
your license can be scanned and the
emergency contacts retrieved so your
loved ones can be contacted. It
only takes two minutes to complete.
Everyone is encouraged to take
advantage of this new service. Click
here to sign up.
2009 PHYSICAL
FITNESS AWARD UPDATE
10/14/09
Members should be aware that there
is a second chance to register for
the award. The test must be
scheduled and completed by October
30, 2009.
Members who did not previously
register may do so by registering on
the Department Intranet. Members
should select the Training Division
website and click "2009 In-service
Fitness Test" for a list of
available dates and times. Please
refer to AMFN 094238 for complete
details.
FTO UNFAIR
LABOR PRACTICE
10/12/09
The Lodge completed the hearing
portion of the Unfair Labor Practice
on Thursday, October 8, 2009. The
ULP was filed when the Department
reduced the number of training
districts down to six. The
Department acknowledged that up to
fifty FTOs resigned from the program
immediately after the new training
districts were implemented.
Closing briefs will be filed within
forty-five days and the Lodge will
await the decision of the
Administrative Law Judge that heard
the case. The Lodge is seeking to
have the Judge rule that the
Department acted improperly and
return the FTO program to the
original training districts that
were in place prior to the change.
The Lodge is also seeking to have
the FTOs that resigned due to the
changes reinstated to their FTO
positions and receive the benefits
that they would have been entitled
to.
VETERAN'S FLU
SHOTS
10/12/09
FREE FLU SHOTS for all Military
Veterans
– Veterans Health Fair at FOP Hall
on Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 am to
3:00 pm. Staff from the Jesse Brown
VA Medical Center will be available
to provide Flu Shots and
Cholesterol, Glucose and Blood
Pressure screenings. Veterans must
have VA Health Care ID or
verification of military
service. This will also be an
opportunity for veterans to enroll
for VA services. Representatives
from Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) and Illinois
Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)
will be present and provide
assistance regarding other veteran
benefits.
ACTIVE AND
RETIRED FLU SHOTS
10/12/09
The
Lodge will be distributing free flu
shots on Thursday, November 5, 2009
from 0800 to 1700 hrs. As of today,
we are uncertain if the H1N1 virus
will be available to “first
responders” on that date. We will
definitely be distributing the
annual flu vaccine, and we have
requested the H1N1 inoculations, but
we will be distributing in
compliance with the, then current,
CDC recommendations. H1N1 will most
likely be distributed as a second
vaccine and healthy adults
will be able to get both vaccines at
once. Adult dependents can receive
the vaccine for a cost of $12.00
payable by cash or check.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
Please
contact
Rich Aguilar.
