Serving up Concessions - Metropolitan Alliance of Police

Metropolitan Alliance of Police 

Serving up Concessions 

Summer 2009 

By: Joseph Andalina 

Recent headlines: 

• Chicago pulls back 16.1% raise offer 

for police 

• New York threatens 8,900 layoffs if 

union rejects wage cuts 

• California Fire open to furlough 

days to reduce layoff risks 

• Concession package—CA officers 

in San Bernadino to pick up $400 a 

month on medical insurance, forfeit 

uniform allowance 

• Boston Police—60 people to be laid 

off if concessions are not met 

• Boston Police cops’ union ignores 

Mayor’s ultimatum 

• Stockton CA forgoes $1.1 million 

in back pay to delay layoffs 

• Ohio deputies accept 20% wage 

decrease to avoid layoffs 

• Supervisors reject same proposal 

Santa Rosa, CA City Council gives 

police, fire, standing ovation for giving 

up wage increase 

Contents 

Chaplain’s Corner..........................2 

Chief ’s Follies................................3 

Local Elections..............................3 

Legislative Updates........................4 

Guns n Hoses................................8 

FUBAR in Schaumburg................9 

Member News.............................10 

We get letters...............................12 

Opinion: Concessions.................13 

Contract Corner...........................14 

Around the MAP.........................15 

MAP member author...................15 

Member chapters.........................16 

So what’s the common theme Layoffs 

unless you give up pay or benefits. Do 

you read anywhere that layoffs guarantee 

it will ease the city’s burden, or if 

more concessions will be needed Not 

just in the above headlines, but in the 

pleadings sent to your chapter by your 

administration No Gee, not surprised, 

are you 

Now in these big cities, you can see 

they are talking major layoffs or major 

concessions. Big money here. In most 

of our suburban areas, the layoff numbers 

are not so large. But guess what 

The request to concede wages, insurance, 

freeze pay or give up is a variation 

on the same theme. Yes, a wage freeze 

or concession is not the same for 10, 

30, or 100 cops as for, say, the 1,400 in 

Milwaukee, but it is still a numerically 

constant percentage. 

The question is, who and how does your 

employer come up with the numbers 

Continued on page 6

Chaplain’s Corner 

By: Chaplain Tom Ross 

Metropolitan 

Alliance of Police 

President 

Joseph Andalina 

Vice President/ 

Treasurer 

Keith George 

Secretary 

Richard Tracy 

Legal Advisor 

Jeffery Ortinau 

Board of Directors 

Michael O’Brien/New Lenox 

Raymond Violetto/Tinley Park 

Chief Counsel 

Joseph Mazzone 

Co-Counsel 

Richard Reimer 

Steven Calcaterra 

Additional Counsel 

Ronald Cicinelli 

Chris Potthoff 

Keith A. Karlson 

David Wysopal 

Andrew Karceski 

Jeffrey Goodloe 

Karen Zajicek 

215 Remington Blvd 

Suite C 

Bolingbrook, IL 60440 

630/759-4925 

630/759-1902 - fax 

E-mail: mapunion@msn.com 

www.mapunion.org 

I 

just got home from a funeral for 

a 37-year old. You see, she once 

beat this cancer a number of years 

ago, went on to motherhood and then 

it returned, but this time taking her life. 

She named her daughter Faith as she 

could see she got a second chance and 

had won the battle, but now she has 

lost the war. So as I was traveling home, 

her life was very much on my mind. It 

reminds us of how precious life is and 

how we can easily take it for granted. 

Then, as it goes, my mind traveled to 

some other tasks that I have backed up 

due to being too busy. (I am, so called, 

retired!!) I’ve not gotten around to my 

regular oil changes for our cars. Now, I 

only drive around 10,000 miles a year so 

to be a little late is not the worst thing 

that could happen. Then I began thinking 

in this Christian season of Easter 

how wonderful to see the droves of 

people who came out to churches of all 

denominations for the celebration of 

Easter, which is so central to our Christian 

beliefs. But as the weeks go by, the 

crowds once again draw back to usual 

members who we see week to week. So I 

wonder, what happened to this renewal 

of faith 

I thought about you, the men and 

women of Law Enforcement, you who 

going out to work strap on a bullet 

resistant vest as part of your regular gear. 

Most people don’t have to wear this 

protection in their jobs so it should be a 

constant reminder of the dangers of the 

job on the street, following up on suspects 

or guarding them in our jails. So 

my thinking went to comparing my car 

oil changes, a necessary part of normal 

maintenance to our faith participation. 

As much attention 

we pay to 

our cars, a large 

and necessary 

investment, I 

wondered how 

much attention 

we pay to our 

spiritual side 

which leads to 

maintaining our 

human self. If 

we paid as much 

attention to our spiritual side as we 

do for our prized possessions, it would 

make sense. 

So why not look at our spiritual lives in 

a maintenance sense I am not advocating 

for one faith over another or one 

denomination over another, but I am 

advocating that each of us feed our 

spiritual side on a regular basis. We all 

need support in our everyday lives and 

that is just one aspect we gain from 

regular church participation. Maybe you 

haven’t found the church that feeds your 

spiritual side. Well, maybe it’s time to 

search out and renew your faith! 

Life is so precious. We have but one life 

to live. Why not live it to the fullest 

Peace to all and stay safe out there. 

Chaplain Tom Ross, Sr 

2 Summer 2009

Chief’s Follies 


Local 

Board 

Elections 

#1 Move over, Roger, there 

is a new bully from Naperville: 

Davey Dial 

Recently a sergeant in our MAP Naperville 

chapter was involved in a vehicle accident 

where two pedestrians were injured. The 

injuries were not life threatening. 

The chief, possibly having an axe to grind, 

went after the sergeant and filed charges to 

get him terminated from the PD. A prior 

disciplinary issue, however, had an agreed 

document between all parties that if this 

sergeant was to be in trouble over other job 

issues, (in the future, not criminal) then the 

punishment at the maximum would be a 

demotion rather than termination. 

The chief went after this man’s job anyway. 

MAP defended him and we chose to 

enforce the terms of the disciplinary agreement, 

which provided for arbitration as to 

guilt or innocence with discipline being 

predetermined . The chief did not like this 

and brought charges against the sergeant 

before the local police and fire commission, 

thinking they would probably go along with 

whatever he wanted them to do, which, in 

this case, did not happen. He appealed to 

them to hear the case. They refused; stating 

that the sergeant had an agreement as 

regards punishment which they felt was 

valid. Good for these guys to do the right 

thing. He instead threatened to simply “fire” 

the sergeant without anyone else’s authority. 

Luckily, calmer minds prevailed and the 

City decided to comply with the terms of 

the agreement. 

Yes, Chief Davey “Jones” Dial wanted to 

send this officer into his locker beneath 

the deep blue sea. Davey Dial apparently 

thought himself to be more omnipotent 

than he actually is. I believe that he may 

have forgotten 

that there 

is a legal and 

lawful process involved with hiring and firing, 

and that it remains within the domain 

of the police and fire commissioners. I guess 

he thought that the commission would just 

rubber stamp his edict and pronouncements. 

When they didn’t, he thought his worldly 

powers as the chief could bully them, MAP, 

and the officer/sergeant. Well, that didn’t 

work! 

When he woke up from his dream as lord 

and ruler, he quietly shut up and went back 

to a life of normalcy within the Naperville 

Police Department. This attempted move on 

the most omnificent one where he thought 

he could create his own rules and regulations 

on this officer is far more retributive 

than anything I’ve seen from some of our 

fine mayors in other venues. 

Finally, someone tops the top bully of 

Bolingbrook. 

#2. Another bully tries to 

horn in on Roger and 

Davey 

Up north in Hawthorne Woods, the exmayor 

Keith Hunt (who apparently resigned 

earlier this year) has always been an 

anti-MAP, anti-labor guy since the officers 

signed up and organized a couple of years 

ago. 

Obstinate to a fault, he fought—with village 

money—every effort that MAP took to get 

his officers a contract and appropriate pay 

Continued on page 5 

Congratulations to all of the 

officers who have been recently 

elected to their local boards. 

Crystal Lake 

Mike Bennett President 

Jeff Mattson Vice President 

Brian Burr 

Secretary 

Ken Ellinger Treasurer 

Elwood 

Randy Lightfoot 

Ken Jaburek 

Nick Adams 

President 

Vice President 

Secretary/ 

Treasurer 

Northwest Central 

Dispatch 

Jennifer DeLaVerda President 

Patti Orchell Vice President 

Barb Fredrickson Secretary 

Ron Metz 

Treasurer 

John Ligety Sgt at Arms 

Metropolitan Alliance of Police 3

Legislative Updates 

by Joseph Andalina. 

It Lives! 

A couple 

of notes on 

the Du Page 

County Sheriff 

’s never ending 

organizing 

efforts. 

As you know, 

MAP has been 

fighting to 

organize the 

Du Page Patrol 

Deputies for 

many years. We 

have won multiple 

issues before 

the ILRB, 

lost one case at 

the appellate 

level, and that 

one loss was 

overturned by 

the Illinois Supreme Court. MAP did very well and cost the 

county lots of money, which they have been willing to spend 

while crying that they are poor. 

Now at issue is the last reason to litigate on bargaining efforts 

on behalf of DuPage County by the three-headed dragon of 

the county board, Sheriff Zaruba, and their attorneys, Seyfarth 

and Shaw. Or are they past attorneys, since I heard that 

the Du Page board finally cut that dragon head off themselves 

as it has been known only to feed on “Billable Hours.” The 

“uni-deputy” is the issue at hand now. You know, that creature 

presumably invented by that mad scientist hiding out as 

sheriff, Franken-ruba! 

Apparently this new type of deputy of the millennium can 

do all the work of a patrol deputy, court-service deputy, and 

correctional officer. He/she is interchangeable and always 

transferable from one bureau to another. He is why this case 

continues onward. 

Franken-ruba wants him to be alive, existing solely to incorporate 

all personnel job descriptions as mentioned into one 

giant body, even though the sum of its parts does not want 

this to happen. When this issue initially went before the 

Appellate Court with the language on the card check, and 

since that card check issue was ruled upon favorably for the 

county (and overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court) the 

court chose not to venture into the uni-deputy issue and laid 

it aside. 

I’ll never really buy into why they do this, but it is the reality 

in the world of jurists that if one issue is resolved and there is 

another secondary issue, they don’t rule on it…fuggedabutit! 

However, the ISC remanded this issue back for resolution to 

the Appellate Court, so now we expect a ruling someday… 

Confused Yeah, me too. 

In earlier instances where a case went before the court, MAP 

could continue to bargain for a contract. Not this time. The 

court’s muted explanation ordered to stay bargaining until 

the uni-deputy issue is resolved…someday…And to think we 

were making progress! And getting along so well, too! Aww, 

nuts. 

Now we hear that Mr. Bob Shillerstrom, president of the 

County Board, is thinking on running for governor on the 

GOP ticket. Maybe he, Igor to Franken-ruba, will lose interest 

and concentrate on beating out Governor Quinn and his 

God-given place (see the Chief ’s Follies) in that office if he 

actually gets the nomination. 

It would be nice to get someone in the County Board that 

truly wants to stop screwing the deputies, spending and wasting 

taxpayers’ money and start a dialogue with this union, 

which will, I swear, never ever go away. 

And who knows, maybe he will take Franken-ruba with him. 

We’ll keep you posted. 

Defamation Suit 

On a related issue, it has been reported that Franken-ruba 

had his defamation suit thrown out of court. The fine sheriff 

sued a political primary opponent over some political advertisement 

that he did not like, as well as one of his deputies, 

Tim Connell (whom we also beat Franken-ruba on a ULP 

when he transferred him out of patrol to corrections because 

they inserted and distributed a flier during the election which 

I guess was not kind to Franken-ruba). We did not see it, 

so we can’t comment on it, but the judge in the case said it 


4 Summer 2009


Continued from page 3 

and benefit increases. Even going so far 

before a contract was decided in arbitration 

to lay off a couple of cops based on 

his theory of the village’s inability to 

pay. 

Well, let’s fast forward to arbitration. 

On an award issued March 5, 2009, 

the arbitrator among a couple of issues, 

ruled in favor of MAP for a wage 

increase of 4% for a three-year period. 

The mayor, in his utter disregard for the 

award, sent a letter/e-mail to MAP, the 

press, the politicians, and who knows 

who else, whining about the award and 

their inability to pay the award. Never 

mind that the arbitrator did not agree 

with the village’s lackadaisical efforts 

in arguing their position, claiming that 

they were in the poor house, the mayor 

tried the old standard tactics—threatened 

layoffs—again. 

He wrote that he found it remarkable 

that the MAP bargaining unit would 

demand three successive 4% raises and 

force the village into interest arbitration, 

costing the village tens of thousands of 

dollars in legal fees. He cries that MAP 

“pressed” on demanding substantial 

and unprecedented raises and increased 

benefits for…(its members). 

Why, yes, Mr. ex-Mayor, that is what 

unions do. Fight for wages and benefit 

increases where our members do not get 

them while being non-union. Why, do I 

ask, would someone join a union if not 

for this reason But he is an ex-mayor 

and sometimes they do not think things 

through. This inability happens to some 

when they get elected to this position. 

So in all his wisdom, he implored 

MAP’s attorney Ron Cicinelli to forego 

our arbitration award until 2010, or, you 

guessed it, he would lay off more cops. 

He ruled out rejecting the award 

because he realized that with no guarantee 

the arbitrator would change his 

mind, the village would be liable not 

only for their fees, but for the union 

too if he would lose his appeal to the 

arbitrator. 

So it’s the union’s fault that Hawthorn 

Woods spent tens of thousands 

of dollars in legal fees to fight MAP. 

It’s our fault that they could not convince 

an arbitrator on their claim of 

being unable to pay. It’s our fault that 

we won unprecedented pay increases. 

And it’s going to be our fault that if 

we don’t get muscled out of town that 

the mayor is going to lay off personnel. 

It couldn’t be a power hungry mayor 

(ex-mayor) that caused all this grief, 

could it He had plenty of chances 

to work out an agreement, and the 

last time I checked, 

MAP followed 

all the rules when 

impasse occurred. So let’s lay off more 

people! The answer to (almost) every 

mayor’s questions when they want to 

screw over their cops. 

More e-mails went out. MAP and the 

attorney crafted a response, sent it to 

the mayor, the Village Board, the press, 

and the cops. We said NO! The cops, 

and you have to give them credit, were 

in this thing together and stood up to 

these bullying tactics. NO concessions! 

Remember the Alamo! Well, maybe not 

that one; I do get carried away when I 

am proud of coppers. 

On D-day, the Village Board not only 

did not vote to lay off anyone, they approved 

the arbitrator’s award, and gave 

a similar pay increase to their sergeants. 

I applaud the current Village Board, 

that said enough is enough. Let’s stop 

dragging down morale, threatening 

and disrespecting our police and get on 

with running a village with honesty and 

integrity. 

I hope it stays that way. Now that another 

bully has gone to pasture, whether 

by resignation as here, or in an election 

defeat as in many other towns, maybe a 

new future is on the horizon where we 

can all just get along. 

#3 Don’t taze me, Chief! 

It’s not known if those were the words 

spoken by the wife of Chief Oly Ivy 

after he tasered her for an unknown 



Serving up concessions 


that show they must ask for wage concessions 

How do they know that giving 

up a three year pay increase of 4% for 30 

cops, or giving back that raise is going 

to fix all the problems in your community 

Just because they say so These 

politicians and their inefficient form 

of spending which got them into this 

predicament in the first place are going 

to make it all better after they con you 

into giving back your hard-earned pay 

raise Is giving back a 3-4% pay increase 

or freezing it for most cop towns really 

going to resolve years of fiscal irresponsibility 

Is it not also true that the 3-4% 

pay increase does not affect all police 

employees equally due to steps or rank 

Does this not skew the amounts and 

monetary dollars involved on all sides of 

the equation 

Right now in MAP chapters, we have 

about 25 towns who say without a wage 

freeze, wage concessions, or diminished 

benefits,that they are going to layoff a 

certain amount of police officers. Feeding 

off the public tax trough for so long, 

they now want to feed off your wages 

and benefits And if you don’t voluntarily 

give into their demands, then they 

are going to fire you Nice, eh It is a 

real “Hobson’s Choice” here, isn’t it 

But is this true Cities are jumping on 

the bandwagon and threatening layoffs 

if they don’t get their way. Is it really 

that bad, folks For some who rush to 

give up contractual wages and benefits 

to avoid layoffs, have you ever asked 

to make the employer prove that they 

can’t pay It shouldn’t be that difficult to 

come up with some numbers to prove 

that a particular town has a crisis. Is the 

reduction of consumer spending or a 

reduction of the real estate transfer tax 

a true barometer of a village not being 

able to pay Can 

it be political 

greed and corruption 

Do 

overspending 

or 

pork 

barrel 

projects 

even 

enter into the 

picture Do you 

want to give 

them the 

easy way 

out What if all they really want to do is 

beat you out of a contract to make them 

look good to the voters and reduce their 

payroll obligations to you in the future 

Is it simply a village’s fiscal irresponsibility 

and they are only looking for a 

shortcut to save money for their own 

special elect-me-again projects The 

brotherhood that exists in policing 

lends us to think of one another and 

instills a willingness in us to “give up” 

something in order to save the jobs of 

one, two, or a few officers, depending on 

your department’s size. It is admirable, 

but is it proper Should you invalidate 

a contract, make concessions that will 

have lasting implications on future pay 

raises and your pension payout when it 

is time to ride your pony into the Magic 

Forest Do you give up wages, knowing 

that you will, in most likelihood, never 

regain what you gave up 

And when the village revels in the good 

times once again with an uninhibited 

infusion of new taxes they are planning, 

can you count on them giving it all back 

to you Will they do the right thing 

Don’t believe it for a moment! They will 

beat this “you are a public servant” thing 

to the ground and expect you 

to be happy for that standing 

ovation. 

In not one letter I’ve seen 

from municipalities have 

I seen an offer from the 

village in questions to give 

back to you what they 

expect you to give up when 

times get better. And you 

know they will get better. What 

then Before you consider a 

concession, ask them about 

it. Watch them run and hide 

behind their desks in order 

to avoid this question. Or maybe drive 

away in their Jaguars. Most likely you 

will be the recipient of a stony silence as 

you come to realize that you have been 

had. 

All of this is a grab at your emotion. 

In order to save a job, some people will 

consider concessions. It might be the 

wrong thing to do even if they give you 

that standing ovation. We have a standard 

letter that we send out to municipalities 

who are engaged in this dog and 

pony show of threatening layoffs if you 

don’t reach into your pockets and give 

them money. It consists of a minimum 

five-point request from village managers 

to show this union that what they claim 

is true. 

We have yet to see any answers. Hmm, 

why not Maybe because things are not 

that bad, or out of control like they are 

in bigger cities. Maybe it’s because, to 

quote our ex-governor, some politicians 

“spend money like drunken sailors.” This 

is taking the idea of bailout way too 

seriously. That is what they are asking 

you know—a bailout, but only using the 


6 Summer 2009



reason. 

He was arrested and jailed for aggravated 

assault. Bond was set at $100k. 

Oh, he was fired, too. The jailed chief 

was the only full time officer in a town 

of 500, south-east of Dallas, Texas. I 

guess that you can get pretty bored 

when you’re the only copper in a small 

town. Can only tip over so many sleeping 

bovines before you look for some 

additional entertainment. 

This certainly is one for the annals of 

the Chief ’s Follies. 

#4 Poison in the well 

Need any more proof that maybe your 

village or city officials are not always 

being truthful Here’s a BIG Chief ’s 

Follies for south suburban Crestwood. 

Apparently village officials, for more 

than two decades, besides touting cheap 

water rates and safe drinking water, 

drew their water for their 11,000 plus 

residents from a well contaminated with 

toxic chemicals linked to cancer and 

other diseases. Read it in the Chicago 

Tribune April 19, 2009, edition. 

This isn’t about trying to poison the local 

union guys or bs’ing their entire police 

department, but knowingly hiding 

the truth from their citizens in order to 

save money. Gee, how many concessions 

are they going to ask their employees 

for now 

I always enjoy village leaders’ comments 

in explaining this problem. But as in 

most cases such as this one, the mayor 

and other village officials did not respond 

to the paper’s efforts to get them 

to comment on the story. Got to look 

for the spin. Couldn’t find one, so they 

do what most deceivers do—clam up! 

And I mean no disrespect to clams. My 

thoughts Too much thinking is dangerous; 

it often leads to the truth! 

#5 Politicians and God 

If it’s one thing that you can count on in 

people, particularly politicians, is when 

the tough get going, they all seem to 

believe that God is on their side. End of 

last March, our current indicted ex-governor, 

Rod Blago, (he who now wants to 

be a reality show star) and our current 

governor by default, Pat “Tax all the 

morons now” Quinn went on the radio 

and of course attacked each other. 

While not unique that a lot of sniping 

took place, they chose to invoke the 

name of the Lord while they did so. 

The Hair said he was an “instrument in 

some form or another” for God. I guess 

He didn’t like the current spate of celebrity 

reality shows and is pushing Rod in 

that direction. 

The populist acting governor said on the 

same day on a different radio wavelength 

that “prior to Rob B, we had 

George Ryan and he’s in jail” and that 

“you know, I think we’ve had a decade 

of problems. And God has, I guess, seen 

fit to see that I’m governor.” 

Yeah, I guess the Good Guy upstairs really 

wanted to double your state income 

tax and increase your gas tax up to 16¢ 

per gallon. How 

did these politicians 

get this information 

that God is on their side Inquiring 

minds want to know! 

Well, maybe Rod and Pat should read 

something that a truly great politician 

once said. During the course of the 

American Civil War, Abe Lincoln, after 

pondering the petitions of both South 

and North generals for God’s aid in 

winning the war said, “God cannot be 

for and against the same thing at the 

same time.” (This is paraphrased here 

naturally, as I did not actually hear Abe 

say this and can’t really say if God is on 

my side in this matter.) 

This is how politicians become morons. 

They really believe the tripe that spews 

out of their mouths. 

Editor’s note: Whew! Another issue of the 

Really Stupid has been completed. See page 

9 in this newsletter for another story, that 

if put here, would have forced me to cut out 

some good stuff. See you next time in the 

Land of the Oompa-Loompas. Keep those 

cards and letters coming, folks. But be honest 

and no anonymous stuff. 


2009 Guns n Hoses: Guns win! 


Back row l-r Dirk Ollech Mt. Prospect Larry Mayer Niles Keith Grabarek Woodridge Mike Ortinau Aurora Dan O’Connor 

Burr Ridge Tim Sampson Cook Co Sheriff Mark Atkinson Hanover Park Clark Johnson Aurora Tim Garlish Du Page Co 

Sheriff Pete Moranda Bolingbrook 

Front row l-r Bill Weil Hanover Park Bob Liazuk Bolingbrook Wayne Gunther Naperville Chris Loudon Lisle Russ Rau 

Downers Grove Ken Simpson Bolingbrook Jed Whitchurch Il Conservation Police 

The Skatin Bacon faces off 

against another Firefighter 

Team, hoping to keep their 

unbeaten streak of W’s alive. 

More importantly, they are hoping to 

raise some serious cash for this years’ 

charity, The American Brain tumor 

Association. It is a cause near and dear 

to the heart of one of our own players, 

Detective Ken Simpson of Bolingbrook, 

who lost his mother to this damn disease 

a few years ago. It is a cause we at 

MAP wholeheartedly support. 

As far as the game goes, the Skatin 

Bacon did not give up their winning 

streak, bending the Hoses at their whim 

to a 7-1 thrashing. Usually our ‘Sid the 

Kid’ impersonated by Jed Whitchurch 

of the Illinois Department of Conservation 

Police, is the dude whose affinity 

for putting the puck in the net is quite 

renowned. 

This time around, he chose to dish the 

puck more often, because at 32 and 

hanging around with Old Man Simpson, 

his legs ain’t what they used to 

be. And when you’ve got to skate up 

and down the ice carrying Simpson on 

your back for most of the game, even a 

Superstar can get fatigued. 

With Kenny draped all over him, crying 

“Give me the puck, give me the 

puck,” Mr. Jed did his best to spread 

around the goals via assists. But Jed did 

ultimately score two goals blindfolded. 

Other players who dented the net were: 

Bob Liazuk of Bolingbrook, Pete Moranda 

of Bolingbrook, Bill Gunther of 

Naperville, Bill Weil of Hanover Park, 

and Mike “the red-headed wannabe 

“Mike Kommador” Ortinau of Aurora 

PD. How about that great goaltending 

and sterling defense, limiting the 

firefighters to just one goal! A great job 

by the whole team. 

Actually, our man Simpson tried and 

tried hard. I understand he was a sight 

to see; banging pucks off the boards, the 

post, the refs, other players, his players, 

his own helmet, the stands, the lighting 

techs, his coach, the sin bin, and everywhere 

else except where it counts. No 

biscuit in the basket, broosters in the 

kitchen, broaches on the lapel, or Bubba 

in the cell. But we love him anyway! 

Quite seriously, Ken did a lot. Between 

organizing this event with others, 

raising cash, obtaining sponsors, and 

getting signed autographed hockey 

memorabilia, the game brought in the 

largest crowd ever. It was the biggest 

raffle and silent auction also, which 

brought in a whopping total of $16,000 

for this charity. 

Bless you, Mr. Ken. Job well done and 

congrats to the Skatin Bacon for another 

Big Win. 

8 Summer 2009

FUBAR in Schaumburg 

By: Joseph Andalina and the Schaumburg FUBAR officers 

A 

recent issue of the Schaumburg 

FUBAR calls to light the passing 

of the torch from one chief 

to another. It also celebrates this “passing” 

of the most disliked chief in chiefdom 

who recently got his butt handed 

to him when the village of Schaumburg 

gave him the axe. Not just the axe; they 

also provided him with a nice escort out 

of the building. 

It’s a classic inside newsletter that 

outlines and casts a beacon of light 

on those in leadership who seem to 

do their utmost to drag down morale, 

irritate cops and make believers out of 

many that the DOPes in police work 

can really make a good place bad. 

Remember that this is the fellow who 

retired on a chief ’s pension after being 

a chief in Schaumburg and then got 

rehired by the village as a Director of 

Police at a six-figure salary. Can you say 

double dipping with the blessings of the 

city’s fathers 

It was his civilian status that presumably 

led to his downfall. Tired of his bs, 

it was sayonara, Mr. Casler. I bring you 

the FUBAR with no commercial interruption 

and minimal editing. 

DOPey Dumped! 

By: Schaumburg writers of ‘FUBAR’ 

King Karma 

Now that the smoke’s clearing and 

speculation’s subsided, it’s time to all 

raise a glass and celebrate the end of our 

darkest era. Spring came early and the 

best part was he never saw the axe that 

took him out. Too bad he wasn’t further 

humiliated and walked out of the building 

like the four he tried to railroad. 

The village could have even eased some 

of their financial woes by selling tickets 

to watch him clean out his office. That 

would have been a soldout, 

standing room only 

event. He couldn’t even go 

out with some dignity and 

class. He whined like a 

school girl that the village 

didn’t play fair. And he 

posed for that humiliating 

picture in the newspaper 

with folded arms trying 

to look like some bad 

ass, urban, rappin, wannabe 

gangsta. Let’s hope 

they decide not to put his 

picture up on the wall of 

ex-chiefs in the hallway. 

He needs to have his own 

wall of shame somewhere 

near the dumpster out 

back. 

To commemorate the historic event, 

we decided to re-run part of a past issue 

(with some since added blunders) 

that documented the damage DOPey 

inflicted during his reign of ineptness. 

• Created an auxiliary program to 

lighten the load for the sworn officers. 

Unfortunately, they don’t know 

about the word “discretion,” give 

the real cops a bad name, and have 

managed to lighten the paychecks 

of the sworn officers by being used 

as cut rate fill ins. 

• Continued the path of civilianizing 

sworn positions that hamper 

career development for officers. 

• Reduced manpower on the 

street and managed to convince/lie 

to the elected ones that it was a 

good thing. 

• Changed the department 

patch after he asked for a vote that 

wanted no part of it. 

• Issued those useless traffic 

direction gloves because he couldn’t 

convince a civilian Shamu they’re 

not needed. 

• Helped initiate the drive cams 

in all the squads by lying to his 

bosses and saying they wouldn’t be 

used for discipline. 

• Sold out and civilianized the 

top cop job for his own greed. This 

one actually came back to do him 

in. They could only fire him like 

they did because he was a civilian. 

• Alienated other departments 

and their chiefs with his “island” attitude 

and his misuse of the multiagency 

assistance program. 

• Promoted lying, integrity-less, 

eunuchs who were on the bottom of 

the promotional lists by demoting 

those above them. 

• Surrounded himself with those 

same eunuchs who were afraid to 

tell him when he’s wrong. 

• Repeatedly initiated excessive 

punishment. 

• Drove off good officers who 

either quit to go to nearby departments 

or retired early. 



Member News 

Bolingbrook 

Robert Armstrong 

Lauren Blum 

Marjorie Rutsay 

Carpentersville Civilians 

Derek Neuman 

Channahon 

Andrew Chapple 

Crystal Lake 

Scott Torkelson 

Cook County EM/DISP 

Wanda Cintron 

Darrell Johnson 

Jill Malozzi 

Darien 

Keith Keough 

John Jump 

DeKalb County 

Alexander Becker 

Brian Block 

Daniel Brauner 

Megan Meisner 

DesPlaines 

David Shrewsbury 

Gilberts 

Michael Izydorski 

Grundy County 

Kiley Jungles 

Hickory Hills 

Joseph Clark 

Huntley 

Cory Coss 

Sean Halek 

Charles McGrath 

ISTHA 

Tami Dieter 

Kevin Gordon 

Shannon Penkava 

Cynthia Ruiz 

Justice 

Carmine Scardine 

Lake Forest 

Matthew Signa 

Lake in the Hills 

Gregory Crotty 

Lemont 

Nickolas Pappas 

Lockport 

Patrick Ellanson 

Mount Prospect 

Michael Angarola 

Lesley Barnett 

Scott Filipek 

Justin Foley 

Andrea Weissberg 

Michael Wood 

Oak Lawn 

Brandon Collins 

Joseph Doornbos 

Benjamin Hahn 

Constantine Koustoumbas 

Michael McNeela 

Timothy Thomas 

Oak Lawn Dispatch 

Chakah Taylor 

Tiffany Taylor 

Park City 

Dave Shultis 

Schaumburg 

Victoria Gwizdak 

Seneca 

Nicholas Fredrick 

D Pastirik 

Streamwood 

Cristina Bartucci 

Franklin Moreno 

Mary Saczawski 

Wescom 

Sheila Kuehni 

Woodridge 

Jonah Gage 

Steven Yurgil 

Promoted 

Warrenville Sergeants 

Joshua Wittenberg 

Retired 

Schaumburg 

Michael Modjesk 

Quote: 

Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is better, and your better is best. 

-R. D. Lawrence (1921-2003) 

10 Summer 2009

Serving up concessions 


money that is in one pocket, while you 

wait to bail out the federal government 

with higher taxes from the other pocket. 

They want you to stimulate them with 

your money! 

In Bolingbrook, for example, the village 

owns a golf course. Yes, a golf course. 

It is reported to be bleeding money. 

They are also in the property business of 

trying to sell real estate around the golf 

course that is going nowhere. Should a 

municipality own a golf course and use 

village funds to maintain it Should any 

town own real estate to sell to consumers 

or lease buildings to Pro Bass Is it 

an appropriate use of public funds 

They also have their share of festivals 

and jubilees, construction projects, expenditures 

on Christmas lights and displays, 

and other sources of expenditures 

that we could say they could cut back 

or eliminate to save cop jobs. Building 

expansions, putting up fences and other 

revenue-sucking projects are ongoing, 

and they are asking cops to freeze their 

wages for three years 

Are there other things, hidden away 

in budgets that the average employee 

has nary a clue Sure and it could be 

worse in other towns. And why does 

a municipality hire three guys and put 

them in the academy, and then ask cops 

for a pay freeze Should they postpone 

hiring and the academy How come 

they didn’t see that one So do you all 

agree—keep the three guys in the academy 

that a city shouldn’t have hired in 

the first place but be kept on by all the 

other police officers by taking a threeyear, 

zero percent pay raise Let me 

see a show of hands here. How about a 

town or two out there that wants you to 

give up your pay raise so they could put 

that money into a kitty to pay for new 

cops! Absurdity rules! Yeah, that’s the 

ticket. 

And as you will read in the Chief ’s 

Follies, a mayor threatened one of our 

chapters up north with layoffs if cops 

didn’t give up a newly won arbitration 

for three years, at over 3 percent a year. 

When push came to shove in this 

chapter, the cops did not buckle. See our 

Follies for details. Each town has their 

own issues. Before you prostrate yourselves 

on the altar of concessions, look 

into the souls of your politicians. It can 

be very dark in there. 

Look, we know that in some venues 

there may truly be a problem. All we 

are saying is to make them prove it. If 

you are in the middle of a contract, do 

not massacre it by giving up anything 

until they satisfy your requests to see 

how it really is in your neighborhood. 

You might be surprised that it will work 

out, or they can wait until your contract 

expires and see if the economy recovers 

which it surely will do. Do not fall for 

this malarkey that you too should suffer 

because other job sectors are in the pits. 

That is just political hyperbole to get the 

politicians reelected; use cops as a buffer 

against an angry citizenry and make you 

the bad guy. 

The place to make concessions is at the 

start of your new contract, if you really 

want to do that, but we even disagree 

with that unless your employer can 

unequivocally demonstrate to you an 

inability to pay based on a variety of 

factors that you can see, feel, and that it 

passes the smell test. 

If they fail, go to binding arbitration 

and let an administrative law judge decide. 

I have not yet read any arbitration 

cases where an arbitrator has sided with 

a municipality based on their inability 

to pay, but maybe they are coming. If so, 

let’s see what they say and then test the 

waters. That could be a true barometer 

to weigh whether you decide to bite 

the bullet. They can raise taxes once in 

a while for you, you know. If they can 

raise them for every other thing, why 

not do it for their employees Oh, I 

forgot, we are public servants. We are 

supposed to like the taste of crap. 

Layoffs are an emotional issue. We want 

to take care of our own because Lord 

knows, nobody else will do it for us. 

But because of this emotion, it is all the 

more reason to be wary of the political 

motivations of some of our leaders. Is 

it really beneath them to lie to us about 

the state of their city finances I just 

don’t know how low a politician can go 

to get their own way or get re-elected. 

They are preying on our brotherhood. 

I don’t trust them. I’d make them prove 

that they can’t pay. But it is a decision 

that you as an individual, local leader, or 

union affiliate must make. We will be 

there to help you make it. But you, as a 

chapter, must be in this together. Stand 

together. Like our brother and sister 

officers in Schaumburg did when the 

city asked them to give up their wages 

in a newly negotiated, five-year contract. 

They just laughed at them. 

Stay safe. 

Editors Note: Want a copy of our letter 

Give us a call and we’ll send one out to you. 

We can also discuss other areas that you 

may need to be aware of as you begin your 

inquiries into whether you can believe your 

employer on this concession issue. 


We get letters 

12 Summer 2009

Opinion: More on Concessions 


The new top political buzzword 

is “concessions.” It is taking the 

place of “corruption,” “bailout,” 

and “stimulus” as municipal governments 

all jump on the concession 

bandwagon. 

While I’m not a conspiracy theorist, 

what better way to swiftly change the 

focus of their inept form of running 

a government, inefficient spending 

protocol, and dishonorable behavior 

in government, but to find a buffer, a 

scapegoat, a replacement villain 

And that new villain is going to be 

you. Want to know who won’t help 

out the poor village that is in financial 

straights Look at the image of the 

not-so-nice policeman they are holding 

up to the public. 

Who won’t give up their pay raises, 

or freeze their wages until this “crisis” 

is over Point over to where that cop 

is standing. And how about in these 

tough economic or “uncertain” times” 

that public servant wearing that blue, 

black, or brown uniform refuses to help 

out. What they are implying when you 

say no to a concession is that you, Mr. 

Citizen, may see your taxes raised just 

to pay the unfair salary that the cops 

won in arbitration. And by the way, 

they won’t increase their insurance copay, 

give up their prescription card or 

reduce their big fat pension, either. 

Getting the picture here I see it all the 

time now. Besides having to read or 

hear this “uncertain times” bull, now we 

have to be subjected to the politicians’ 

efforts to stigmatize us for having a job. 

Now we have to be punished for making 

a decent wage, negotiating some 

benefits and maintaining an equitable 

retirement. 

In my opinion, these “renters” in 

elected office just see a conduit to drain 

away their real or made up problems. 

Stick it to the cops. Either give up 

some pay and benefits that you will 

never get back, or we are going to 

lay you off and trash your image of a 

centurion in blue to a greedy public 

servant living off the coffers of the 

public trust. What happened to all the 

appreciation after 9/11 How quickly 

it’s forgotten. 

Should be sort of the other way 

around, I would say. Not only do the 

politicians not give one whit about you 

when they do this, they are also just 

posturing for votes. That’s the real end 

of the story, isn’t it Just votes. Make 

the public happy. Tell them that the 

city is hurting right now and all will be 

better if only the coppers would give 

up their pay. 

Listen to any news analysis on Fox or 

CNN; doesn’t matter. Pundits, guys 

selling books, or whatever agenda they 

are selling will all pretty much agree 

and say that all politicians lie. I heard it 

again watching a news show the other 

day. Problem is that everyone knows 

that politicians will speak with a forked 

tongue but they are masters at persuasion. 

That’s how they get elected. Now with 

incumbents all looking for short term 

fixes, they have spotted the unsuspecting 

police officer who wants to do 

good and help others. So why not help 

us, brothers and sisters—freeze your 

wages. If so, we will applaud you (and 

save money for other earmarks) and 

say nice things about you (as we screw 

over your measly wages and pensions) 

and if you don’t, we’re going to lay you 

off. The public will go for it because the 

politicians have persuaded them that 

you are greedy. Well, simply folks, be 

strong, stand together. Say no to concessions, 

unless they actually throw you 

some hard evidence that you can verify. 

Don’t give up so easy. When things are 

better—and they will get better—and 

they are re-elected, will the politicians 

give back to you what they took away, 

or rather conned some into giving up 

Do I have to answer that one for you 

Stay safe 

www.mapunion.org 

New and improved — coming soon! 


FUBAR 


• Took any and all citizen complaints, no matter how 

ridiculous or trivial, and would never officially find that 

they just didn’t happen. 

• Refused to fight to keep sworn positions and continually 

made cuts in personnel. 

• Created a department that can’t attract top recruits 

and has to settle for sub-standard applicants. 

• Cut the drug and gang unit in half at a time when 

the suburbs are seeing an influx of city castoffs. 

• Forced qualified officers not to take promotional 

tests because of his inept management style, and had 

supervisors not take promotions when their name came 

up on the list. 

• Tried to fire four good employees because of his own 

techno stupidity, was told to take them back, and promoted 

one of them, twice. 

• Conned the village into buying a $150k software 

deal that creates even more work. 

• Managed to demoralize a once leading department 

and created a “do-nothing” sterilized attitude among its 

officers. 

Editors note: More to come on this matter—we just ran out of 

room for this issue. Usually this stuff goes into the Follies, but we 

wanted to give the Schaumburg cops some special treatment for 

putting up with so much bs over the years. MAP fought continuously 

for them and we share in their joy. Ding-dong, the wicked 

witch has lost his ruby slippers! 

Contract Corner 

Joseph Mazzone 

Correction to Schaumburg 

Five years: 3.5, 3.5, 4, 4, 4 

Indemnification language 

Include arbitration for discipline 

Eliminate 8 hours of 15 hour payback 

Increase sick leave buyback 

Lock in GPS language 

Lock in use of video 

Steven Calcaterra 

Darien 

Interest arbitration award 

3 year contract: 3.4%, 3.4%, 3.94% plus additional .75% for 

patrol officers (excludes sergeants) 

Established a Retirement Savings Account for sick time buyout 

to pay for retiree health insurance 

Eliminated employer restrictions on uniform allowance 

Negotiated benefits: Beneficial scheduling language for 

overtime, additional scheduling rights for vacation selection, 

increases in OIC pay for each year of contract up to $3.75/ 

hour 

Uniform allowance increased to $650/year, ballistic vest provided 

by employer, beneficial changes to wellness program 

Northbrook Sergeants 

Two-year contract at 3.75-3.75 with a health insurance contribution 

increasing in 2010 to 10% of premium (from 8%). 

Longevity is a percentage of base pay rate so it will go up as 

well by 3.75% per year. 

All other language status quo. 

14 Summer 2009

Legislative Updates 


was not defamatory against the 

sheriff. Franken-ruba has a weak 

spot—it’s called ego. 

mapunion.org - new 

column 

On our website, we have incorporated 

a new by-line by our 

vice president, Keith George. 

The purpose of this column is 

to give you a short synopsis on legislation introduced in the 

General Assembly that can impact your livelihood in law 

enforcement. 

He will provide a quick look at various bills and whether 

they are law enforcement friendly or not. If so, we will 

recommend that you contact your state representative and 

senators to let them know how you feel about these issues. 

He has some bills currently up and running. Stop by and 

take a look. 

Author and MAP 

Member 

Michael Black, a sergeant in Matteson, is the author of Windy City Knights. 

Show your support for not only our local authors, but our MAP members, too! 

News from Around the MAP 

New Chapters 

on the MAP 

Carol Stream Sergeants 

Oak Brook Sergeants 

Arbitrations and 

Mediations (pending) 

Braidwood 

Burr Ridge Sergeants 

Des Plaines 

Du Page County Forest Preserve 

Lockport 

St. Charles Sergeants 

Negotiations in 

Progress 

Many are currently in various 

stages of the process. Call for 

status or particulars. 

Signed Contracts 

Darien 

New Lenox Sergeants 

Western Springs 


Arlington Heights 

Addison 

Algonquin 

Algonquin Police CSO’s & 

Dispatch 

Bartlett 

Bensenville 

Bolingbrook 

Bolingbrook Civilians 

Bolingbrook Sgts/Lts 

Braidwood 

Bridgeview 

Burr Ridge Sgts and Cpls 

Carpentersville Civilians 

Carpentersville Police 

Carpentersville Sgts 

Channahon 

Chicago State University Police 

Chicago State University Sgts 

Cicero Lts 

Coal City 

Cook County EM/ Dispatch/ 

Vehicle Service 

Cook Co DCSI Deputy Chiefs 

Cook Co Dispatch Supvs 

Crest Hill 

Crest Hill Sgts 

Crete 

Crystal Lake 

Darien Police and Sgts 

Darien Police Civilians 

DesPlaines 

DesPlaines Sgts/Lts 

DeKalb County 

DuPage Co Patrol/Court Svcs 

DuPage Co Coroner 

Member Chapters 

Collective Bargaining Chapters 

DuPage Co Forest Preserve 

East Dundee 

Elwood 

Elk Grove Village 

Ford Heights 

Genoa 

Gilbert 

Grundy County 

Hanover Park 

Hawthorne Woods 

Hickory Hills 

Highwood 

Hoffman Estates 

Hoffman Estates Sgts 

Huntley 

IL DOC Investigators 

Indian Head Park 

ISTHA 

ISTHA Call-takers 

John Stroger Hospital Sgts 

Johnsburg 

Justice 

Justice Sgts 

Lake Forest 

Lake in the Hills Police 

Lake in the Hills Dispatch/ 

CSO’s 

Lakemoor 

LaSalle County 

LaSalle Co Correctional 

Officers 

Lemont 

Lemont Sgts 

Lisle 

Lockport 

Matteson 

Matteson Sgts 

Maywood Sgts 

McCook PO and Sgts 

McHenry Co Court Clerks 

Metra 

Minooka 

Montgomery 

Morris 

Morton Grove Sgts 

Mt Prospect 

Mt Prospect Sgts 

Naperville Sgts 

New Lenox Sgts 

Niles Police 

Norridge 

Northbrook Sgts 

Northern IL Emergency 

Communications Center 

Northern Illinois University 

Northern IL University 

Security Officers 

Oak Lawn 

Oak Lawn Telecom, CSO’s, & 

Detention Aides 

Orland Park 

Oswego 

Palos Hills 

Palos Park 

Park City 

Plainfield 

Plainfield Sgts 

Posen 

Prospect Heights 

Prospect Heights Sgts 

Quadcom Dispatch 

River Valley Detention Center 

Supvs 

Legal Defense Chapters 

Romeoville PO and Sgts 

Roselle 

Round Lake Police 

Round Lake Supv 

St Charles 

St Charles Sgts 

Schaumburg 

Schaumburg Command 

SEECOM 

Seneca 

South Barrington 

South Elgin 

South Elgin Sgts 

Steger 

Streamwood 

Sugar Grove 

Tinley Park 

University of Illinois 

Villa Park 

Warrenville 

Warrenville Sgts 

Waukegan Sgts 

Waukegan Lts/Commanders 

Wescom Dispatch 

Westchester Sgts 

West Dundee 

Western Springs 

Western Springs Sgts 

Wheaton Sgts 

Will County Mgmt Assoc 

Wilmington 

Winfield 

Winnetka 

Woodridge 

Addison Sgts 

Barrington Hills Lts 

Belvidere Sgts 

Bensenville Sgts 

Bolingbrook Civilians 

Channahon Sgts 

Cook County Canine 

Cook County Corrections 

Cook Co Correctional Sgts/Lts 

Cook County Sheriff ’s Police 

DuPage County Corrections 

Elgin 

Evergreen Park 

Hampshire 

Hawthorn Woods Sgts 

Hinsdale Sgts 

LaGrange Park 

Lake County 

Lake Villa 

Manhattan 

McCook Civilians 

Norridge Auxiliary Officers 

Northlake 

Oak Lawn Dispatch Supvs 

Palatine 

Palos Park Police part-time 

Peotone 

Roselle Command 

Round Lake Park 

Sleepy Hollow 

South Barrington Command 

Tinley Park Sgts 

Winnetka CSO 

Woodridge Sgts 

16 Summer 2009

Serving up Concessions - Metropolitan Alliance of Police

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