I was one of those guys. I got porked after I went for my medical for the ft academy. They decided that they were not going to send me and then stuck me with the medical bill. There were MANY reasons why we tried to go union. When your break room is a dingy closet and you have paint chips falling off the ceiling in to your lunch or you can see your breathe when sitting at the front desk during the winter and you complain and complain and nothing gets done... then you start thinking union.I had uniform pants rip wide open and I was told to sew them back up. I was there for a little over 2 years and I never recieved new uniforms besides the 3 shirts and 3 pants I was initally issued. I also had to drive the baseball team to their practices daily. There are no patrol cars and the campus consists of 1 block on Beacon st. I think they just recently got the campus police title back but they will never be armed again. The board of trustees will NEVER allow it. Think of a building security job with Pinkerton where you sit at a front desk and do access control all shift long and that will paint a perfect picture of what working at Fisher College is like.Used to be a police department. I went through the FT academy with the then Chief and he was going to send everyone to the FT academy after him. They were armed, carried Glocks, sharp uniforms. After graduation a few of the officers tried to go union, the administration got rid of everyone and went to security again.
Wannabe1 @ 16 Oct 2004 10:48 said:I believe you left out a few important facts:Would you agree John?
1- Half of the officers had criminal records, I hear that one of the current supervisors did 10 years for trafficking.
2- Officers used to smoke weed with the students
3- One officer used to buy drugs off of students
4- Another officer stole thousands of dollars from the housing office
5- For six months after the Chief was gone the department was run flawlessly by one of the Sergeants until a Human resources person with no police / security experience was appointed ":Acting Chief" while still working in HR.
Reasons why officers tried to get a Union:
1- No pay raises for three years
2- No replacement uniforms EVER
3- Never issued a Winter jacket yet we were ordered to have an officer posted outside AT ALL TIMES and were not allowed to wear our own jackets unless we had a patch put on.
4- No heat during winter months
5- Not allowed to eat in cafeteria even though all other employees could.
6- Break room was the size of a closet, doubled as a locker room, and was infested with mice and bugs.
7- They would not pay for in-service training
8- Striped officers of their firearms, months after a shooting.
9- When officers were first hired they were told that they needed to go and purchase their own firearm.
10- Would not provide vests for officers.
11- When an officer was promoted they had to purchase their own new badge.
Did I leave anything out Wannabe1?
Now I am only stating how things were when I was employed there a few years ago. I hear they have a new Chief and that he is trying to make changes for the better.
Last I heard he is up in NH somewhere.RPD931 @ 17 Oct 2004 15:53 said:Where's that Chief now?
HAHA damn I forgot about that. How about driving the shuttle van during those big days? wow this thread reminds of just how much I hated that place and how depressed i was working there!Holysh*t Wannabe,
I forgot carrying luggage up 7 flights of stairs for students if they moved in after the official move in day. That sure is real police work.
Wannabe1 @ 16 Oct 2004 10:48 said:I believe you left out a few important facts:Would you agree John?
1- Half of the officers had criminal records, I hear that one of the current supervisors did 10 years for trafficking.
2- Officers used to smoke weed with the students
3- One officer used to buy drugs off of students
4- Another officer stole thousands of dollars from the housing office
5- For six months after the Chief was gone the department was run flawlessly by one of the Sergeants until a Human resources person with no police / security experience was appointed ":Acting Chief" while still working in HR.
Reasons why officers tried to get a Union:
1- No pay raises for three years
2- No replacement uniforms EVER
3- Never issued a Winter jacket yet we were ordered to have an officer posted outside AT ALL TIMES and were not allowed to wear our own jackets unless we had a patch put on.
4- No heat during winter months
5- Not allowed to eat in cafeteria even though all other employees could.
6- Break room was the size of a closet, doubled as a locker room, and was infested with mice and bugs.
7- They would not pay for in-service training
8- Striped officers of their firearms, months after a shooting.
9- When officers were first hired they were told that they needed to go and purchase their own firearm.
10- Would not provide vests for officers.
11- When an officer was promoted they had to purchase their own new badge.
Did I leave anything out Wannabe1?
Now I am only stating how things were when I was employed there a few years ago. I hear they have a new Chief and that he is trying to make changes for the better.[/quote
Wow...sounds great where do I sign up!!!!!]