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Posted by: sempergumby

About time a Police Union declares it self separate from other Town unions. I hole heartedly agree with with these guys on this point. And the web page is a great forum.

Great Job.


http://www.milforddailynews.com/home...30489835716607

Shit wrong link wait I will fix it ..........maybe?

Here it is in the LONG LONG version



Franklin officers want their due
By Michael Morton/Daily News Staff
Monday, December 25, 2006 - Updated: 07:41 PM EST




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FRANKLIN - Heading into another round of contract negotiations, the police union is using its new Web site to make one request clear: Do not lump officers in with other town employees.
``I think we're falsely grouped in with other workers in town,'' said Patrolman Rick Grover, president of the Franklin Police Association. ``It becomes something of a sticking point for us.''
On the association's Web site, www.franklinpoliceassociation.com, Grover writes that officers face more dangers and horrors than other municipal employees. While the association is not necessarily looking to get more than other unions, Grover said, it wants to be treated on its own terms and have its challenges taken into consideration by town officials.
``Our job is obviously completely different than everyone else's in town,'' Grover said. ``Us and the librarians - there's no comparison there.''
The association's Web site describes dealing with drunk and ``belligerent'' drivers, armed suspects and ``mangled'' corpses. While officers knew what to expect coming in as new recruits, that does not mean they should now go uncompensated, according to the Web site.
Grover said Franklin's population has grown in recent years, bringing in big city-type problems without a corresponding increase of the police force.
``We don't feel like our requests are a lot to ask for,'' he said. ``We understand the town has financial problems, but we want to be compensated for the work we do.''
The association's contract is up at the end of June. While a negotiating committee has been formed for talks later this winter, requests have not been finalized, other than a yearly increase in salary, Grover said. There are nearly four dozen officers and sergeants in the union.
In past negotiations, the town has taken an ``us vs. them'' stance, according to the Web site, and developed a case of ``amnesia'' about police accomplishments.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said he had not seen the association's Web site and declined to comment on the upcoming negotiations. A representative of the largest municipal union, Local 1298 of Council 93, representing Department of Public Works employees, also declined to comment.
In addition to the police, the contracts of 911 dispatchers, librarians and clerks expire at the end of June. Plumbers, carpenters and electricians are currently working without a contract, and the town has entered into mediation with DPW workers. If ongoing negotiations are successful in either case, new deals would still be needed as of July. School contracts, meanwhile, also end this summer.
Grover said he wrote about upcoming negotiations to inform the public, not to antagonize the town or other municipal workers. The Web site, which debuted last month, also includes information about fund-raisers and other police- sponsored events, he said.
``We thought it was a good tool to put out the positive things the officers do that sometimes go unnoticed,'' Grover said.
Michael Morton can be reached at mmorton@cnc.com or 508-634-7582.

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Posted by: Delta784

It always warms my heart to see police unions with a take-no-prisoners attitude.

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Posted by: 94c

Rule #1 you're never going to get everything you want.

Rule #2 the more you fight the more you'll get.

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Posted by: Buford T

Not Necessarily true, been to the J.L.M.C. lately?? NOT a union friendly crowd.

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Posted by: 94c

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buford T Not Necessarily true, been to the J.L.M.C. lately?? NOT a union friendly crowd.

True. But you'll never get there without some fight. You can't just lie down when dealing with the city/town or they'll try to take things away that you fought so hard for years ago.

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