UPCOMING EVENTS:
February 3rd, 2010 District 17 FOP meeting to be held at The Right Spice Supper Club at 2102 4th St. in Peru, IL. Dinner at 6pm with meeting to follow.
March 14th, 2010 St. Baldrick's fundraising event will be held at Finnegan's Irish Pub in Plainfield, IL. For more information, click here.
| What's New? January 27th, 2010: AFSCME Contract Concessions | | Late yesterday afternoon, AFSCME (Illinois’s largest state employee union) announced that it reached an agreement with the State in regards to budget issues. In short, AFSCME agreed to defer 1% of their contractual pay raise on July1, 2010 and 1% on January 1, 2011 until June 1, 2011 and the creation of a voluntary furlough program. Details of the agreement can be found on AFSCME’s website and also in an article in the State Journal Register: http://www.sj-r.com/news/x985824389/State-AFSCME-reach-deal-on-layoffs-pay The Troopers Lodge has NOT been contacted by the Department about ANY contract concessions. As I have stated before when we faced the possibility of lay off’s, I am opposed to opening up our contract. Should the Department make any such request of this Lodge I will advise our membership. Fred Scholl, President Illinois Troopers Lodge |
January 23rd, 2010 | | Administrative and Investigative officers should be reminded of the following contract language under article 29 which allows them the opportunity to work the following holidays provided the 14 day advance notice is provided to your supervisor's. Provided that at least fourteen (14) days advance notice is provided, Administrative and Investigative officers shall be permitted to work the following holidays and receive the appropriate compensation: 1. Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday 2. Independence Day 3. Veterans Day 4. Election Day |
December 18th, 2009: Lodging for 2010 Springfield Fair | | For those planning on working the 2010 fair in Springfield, lodging will be at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Springfield. |
December 18th, 2009: 12 hr Pilot Program | | Following several weeks of discussions and negotiations and with the input and agreement from the Trustees in the effected districts, the Lodge and the Department have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a one year pilot program for 12 hour shifts for patrol officers in Districts 2, 10, 14 and 21. 12 hour shifts will begin on January 3rd. |
December 3rd, 2009: Retiree Dental Insurance | | In late August the Lodge began hearing from retirees about an $11 premium that they would be paying for the dental insurance which was previously provided at no cost to retirees. I immediately attempted to find out how this could happen and why.....FULL STORY |
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