TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! SUNDAY SPECIAL REPORT: CONTROVERSY ERUPTS AFTER "FAIR SHARE" E-MAIL BLAST HITS KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT!!!
A recent e-mail blast circulating through the KCPD has created a great deal of controversy.
Now, TKC has long contended that the rank & file KCPD are the most important resource on which this city relies, so we're going to play this one straight and let readers decide.
To wit . . .
CHECK OUT THE "FAIR SHARE" E-MAIL BLAST FROM THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE THAT'S CIRCULATING AMONG THE KCPD AND CREATING NEGATIVE REACTION TO THE HARD SELL STYLE!!!
And so . . .
THANKS TO THE MOST BRILLIANT TKC TIPSTERS WE HAVE A COPY OF THIS LETTER SO THAT KANSAS CITY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALK AMONG THEIR POLICE FORCE!!! CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE MEMO!!!
Now . . . Here's the money line that's ruffling a few feathers.
"Article 4 Section 2 of the current MOU requires you, as a bargaining unit member, who is not a member of the FOP, to pay your fair share for the FOP's representation of you in the collective bargaining process. We are providing you with a breakdown of the fair share amount for 2012, which you now owe."
Even more detail . . .
"The "Fair Share Breakdown" and the Notice is attached. As the Fair Share Breakdown indicates, the total amount expended by the FOP for activities with the collective bargaining process for 2012 was $93,252.61, and that amount divided by the total number of bargaining unit members (1277) if $73.02, which is the fair share amount you owe for 2012."
More . . .
Click this link and check the 2012 Fair Share breakdown from FOP accountants that lists mostly attorney fee expenses for the recent collective bargaining fight with City Hall.
Furthermore . . .
Here's a link to the appeal procedure for the many rank & file non-members who have voiced a bit of disagreement with this bill.
If the issue of collective bargaining and employee payments even for those who aren't members of this group sounds familiar that's because Missouri "Right-To-Work" (which addresses a similar Union auto-pay challenge) is gaining momentum.
Therefore . . .
This "Service Fee Authorization Form" has a great many KCPD rank & file denizens perplexed.
Now, let's get some perspective from an AWESOME TKC TIPSTER and KANSAS CITY INSIDER regarding reaction to this document.
"I think this is some kind of poorly designed membership drive," a KC Insider said. "They (FOP) need members badly. Lack of members threatens their relevance," The Insider said. "Less members = less power. And I've heard they're struggling to hold on to 50% membership."
And this point TKC cannot verify FOP membership rates but it's worth noting that these memos reveal the "Fair Share" fee will be waived by joining Kansas City's FOP.
And now we leave this important news topic to THE TKC BLOG COMMUNITY in order to decide if this "Fair Share" hard sell is fair game or foul play that might require further investigation.
DEVELOPING . . .
KC unions are having a tough time like everybody else it seems.
ReplyDelete"They (FOP) needs members badly. Lack of members threatens their relevance," --------
ReplyDeleteKCPD itself lacks relevance, just look at the crime rates.
The fop has almost 1000 members out of just over 1200 employees ranked sgt and below. Id say thats relevant.
DeleteHey Unions....
ReplyDeleteBuh-Bye!
Unions are on their way to extinction.
ReplyDeleteFinally.
"A great many" would be an exaggeration. There are some who are not happy but it is not nearly the big controversy TKC is making it out to be. This has been coming for awhile.
ReplyDelete9:53, it's actually been a big deal and continues to be one. The FOP wants to be Local 42 when they grow up. And they'll never grow up.
ReplyDeleteUnions=Extortion
ReplyDeleteTell them to shove it up their asses.
ReplyDeleteTake your Service Authorization Form an stick it up your ass you fucking commie thug with a badge!
ReplyDelete"Article 4 Section 2 of the current FUCK YOU requires you, as a bargaining unit extortionist to kiss my ass and shove your Service Fee Authorization Form as deeply into your mangina as you can."
ReplyDeleteJust understand because of the piss poor way you delibertly blindsided half the department there will soon be an election and none of the current board will remain.
ReplyDeleteReally? All of the non-members could join the FOP and band together and not even come close to 20 percent of the vote. If they want a vote they have to join, and they won't. Most of them haven't stood up for themselves in years, if ever, why would they do so now?
ReplyDeleteWhen has the FOP stood up for anyone???? They "got" us our paystep...the ones we're supposed to get anyway!!! Oh and an extra day off. FUCK YOU! This money will be used to fund that fucking softba team & a few bbqs where you can all stand around with your chests puffed out, stroking each others cocks & pretending to be important.
DeleteI would just ask that if Kansas City Department members are as frustrated with this as they say they are and do not want to go under union control, make sure you complete the appeal process. It is time that unions quit weakening businesses (ie Hostess) and start moving forward. I don't know if any body noticed, and KC didn't say it, but it stated in there that the officers could face discipline and possible termination. Have to love the unions that want to help you out while stabbing you in the back.
ReplyDeleteYou crybabies get back to work. Struggling to hold on to 50%? That's a joke. We are way above that threshold and have continued to grow our membership over the past several months. The freeloaders now have to contribute a little, which is a better alternative than getting blackballed for the next 30 years. If you crybabies think you can influence the next FOP leadership election, bring it on. My guess is your simply continue to cower in the corner wishing you had the balls to speak up in a meeting.
ReplyDeleteThis was not written by an fop eboard member id bet
DeleteThe letter says all members received a raise. That is a lie. The civilian members of the police depart did not receive a raise. So how is it fair when they did not receive any benefit from this collective bargaining agreement.
ReplyDeleteCivilians dont have to pay dumbass.
DeleteThe civilians are not members covered under the MOU and settlement, nor are they required to pay the Service and Representation Fee. They do not have a contract yet, and just received recognition.
ReplyDeleteUnion mentality is rated on a scale somewhere between snail and ape.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of public employee unions the snail side of the scale is well-occupied.
Even though the police in large cities tend to look quite a bit like apes, they still rate near snail in their intellect.
The non-union KCPD (the smart, self-respecting members) are being threatened with termination (like the union can terminate a state employee). Great way to win members.
ReplyDeleteFOP seems to not know what they're doing. Hopefully MO will become a Right to Work state soon.
11:03, that 50% threshold is wishful thinking on your part. Is that why you sent out the emails to five people at a time, so the non-members wouldn't know how many of them there actually are? Is that why you won't tell anyone how many are actually FOP members? Sounds like the FOP are the crybabies here.
ReplyDeleteUnion thugs are on their way to extinction.
ReplyDeleteFinally.
It won't be long until Kansas City comes knocking and going for control. When it does the FOP members will be voting on it, and the non-members will be crying again. Who is irrelevant now?
ReplyDeleteThe new name should be FAP, because they are just masturbating with other peoples money.
ReplyDeleteNot for much longer though.
a) No local control for KC over KCPD. This city and the unions are corrupt to the core and the State is fully aware of it.
ReplyDeleteb) Unions are destructive forces, ESPECIALLY public sector unions. They will weaken and die under the weight of their own corruption as the public finally wakes up and sees what a scam they are.
c) Unions are fronts for organized crime and are also cash funnels for Democrat Socialist politics. People have had enough of this corruption and are voting in Right To Work laws. Michigan, a union-mentality stronghold and symbol of union corrupt power for many decades freely elected Right To Work in the last election.
Wake up assholes, the party is over!
To the civilians working at KCPD don't waste your money when I had problems at KCPD I went to the FOP which I was a member of, they didn't even return my calls. I no longer work at KCPD but the FOP was of no help to me. They did not even return my phone calls.. MY membership money was a waste. It's a KCPD scam.
ReplyDeleteThe days of command and non-members having any say are over. Get over it, this is a new day. You want it your way, join the FOP and vote another board in place. Until then, keep being lemmings.
ReplyDeleteJust a cop whistleblower... Like the Army's Bradley Manning, but the cop is an awesome and brilliant TKC leaker.
ReplyDeleteI heard the police department was short handed already...hope this doesn't make more people leave
ReplyDelete12:12, according to FOP, if an officer wants to leave, he has to ASK FOP if its OK first. Seriously. FOP equals a nanny state.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder then mob likes Kansas City. Even the cops have to pay protection.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder then mob likes Kansas City. Even the cops have to pay protection.
ReplyDelete11:28, the FOP will be a minuscule amount of KCMO voters who will vote on local control. It's not as though your pissant group will be the deciding factor. There you go again, blowing your group up as if they actually mean something. Don't you have some emails to send or something?
ReplyDeleteFOP will be re-named FAP to honor the jack-offs who run it.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of idiot would sign a form that gives the FOP the right to deduct an unspecified amount of funds for an unspecified length of time from their paycheck? The amount might be in some other poorly-written letter, but it's not on the withdrawal authorization. Did these FOP morons use Legal Zoom or something for their legal work?
ReplyDeleteAmen to that 12:40. Also, for those FOP members that believe the FOP is against city control, you are crazy. They are taking a play right out of STL PD playbook. They want to go under city control and they want to be the middle man between the city and the PD. Don't be fooled!
ReplyDeleteEvery pro-FOP person on here sounds very arrogant and angry. Simmer down, now! Simmer down!
ReplyDeleteAs a 10 year veteran...anf FORMER FOP member...I think I have seen enough. Years ago the FOP screwed the entire department when they chose "meet and Confer" and Corwin, instead of fighting for what they claim to have now. At the time the FOP leadership told us they chose this method because it was against state law for them to become a union. Corwin immediately started their new relationship by telling them to fuck off. Now, suddenly, they fancy themself a union because of some deal they struck with the BOPC. Sorry Napolean..your not the emporer. What pisses me off the most is the threat of discipline, upt to and including termination. Taht just shows they have no power, and never will. The fact they have to have you sign a paper to give them permission to STEAL our money just shows how desperate they are. As to the comment earlier about being lemmings...they must be referring to Brad Lemming...the biggest fuck nut on the pd. With guys like him "fighting" for our rights, who needs to worry about the commanders fucking us. Kansas City citizens, you should be very afraid about what has been going on the past few years. Soon the department will consist of ass kissing do-nothings who get nothing done/dont fight crime, cause all the good officers who still give a shit (like myself) will be gone.
ReplyDeleteLooks like my comment at 12:40 disappeared, so I'll try again:
ReplyDeleteWhat did the $7k+ for the FOP Conference pay for? Who went? For how long? Where did they stay? How much was the hotel, food, per diem? Why should the FOP members pick up the tab for a bill with no details?
$7k+ will buy a lot of beer and hookers!
Only now is the corruption of KCPD coming to light.
ReplyDeleteCorwin was the worst police chief at KCPD. He gave himself 15,000 pay raises while telling the rank in file to cut back. The guy is a scum bag. He really ruined the department.
He was awful but forte is way way worse and had done way more damage
DeleteAnd now FOP is keeping the tradition of ruining KCPD alive.
ReplyDeleteThe only cop Corwin cared about was Corwin. He really screwed KCPD as an organization.
ReplyDeleteCorwin is gone and he's not the problem any more. Now it's the bungling idiots at FOP. They are clueless and careless. It's like watching Laurel and Hardy trying to be intimidating, but at least Laurel and Hardy were funny.
ReplyDeleteCorwin might be gone but he ruined KCPD, I was one of the officers that was called to "watch" his home while his girlfriend and wife were going at it. All at the Taxpayers expense.
ReplyDeleteCorwin is gone,but he set the precedent for the current administrations corruption. Here is but a small list of the things I have seen on my time at KCPD: 1)female detective involved in DUI on call in a department vehicle gets a slap on the wrist due to the fact she was sleeping with a now former higher up on the command staff. 2)Female officer assaults 2 other officers in DUI arrest, and is now rumored to be getting her job back. 3)Sergeant involved in on-duty/in uniform robbery in another city doesn't get terminated until he calls another fellow blck officer an "Uncle Tom". 4)FBI forced to investigate officer/wagon driver stealing money from arrests because KCPD wouldn't do it. 5)Sergeants and Captains getting DUI's in department vehicles getting slaps on the wrist. 6)FOP division representative charged with RAPE of prostitutes. 7)Chiefs taking payraise after payraise while their troops are on pay freezes for years. 8)Dectectives so lazy they will not even submit a case to the prosecutor even though they openly admit it should be. 9)Parking control supervisor who has a take home car!!!Absolutely true. 10)Ten million dollars allocated for academy construction dissappears, and then mysteriously reappears. My personal favorite involves the supervisor involved in the recent Catholic child abuse case here in KC.Being a member of the church, he was contacted by a church member when alleged child porn was found on the priests computer. Said supervisor proceeds to take a description of the photos OVER THE PHONE, and never even attempts to begin an investigation into the matter. Said photos were later used to convict said priest. IF ANY PATROL OFFICER HAD DONE THIS IT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY RESULTED IN TERMINATION... as it should. All this happened under Corwins watch. The same Corwin who now has been appointed by the city to investigate sex abuse in KC in the Catholic church. Enter Forte...who continues the proud tradition at KCPD of taking care of his buddies, and fucking over the troops. Corwin was bad, Forte is horrible. The sad thing is before he took over I had never heard anything bad about him. The older officers I know said he was a stand up guy. Many of them are baffled at what has happened. Combine this all with a city councel as corrupt and power hungry as our current representatives in Washington, and nothing good will happen once the city gets local control. Many current officers are seeing the writing on the wall...and leaving. Pay attention people, you are seeing the slow death of KCPD, and eventually this city.
ReplyDeleteDont forget a certain black major (who just left south zone) who was observed going into a motel, in uniform, on duty, with an unidentified black female and it wad swept under the rug.
DeleteNo way she's getting her job back.
DeleteAND----- As the KCPD's sobriety checkpoints get more surprise-y this weekend, one of their own is suspected of driving drunk. KCTV-5 reports that an off-duty sergeant was arrested early Saturday morning for driving under the influence. The sergeant, a 20-year veteran of the force, hasn't been charged, so KCTV didn't release his name. Be careful out there.
ReplyDeleteKansas City residents share concerns about the proposed city budget....... here's some more concerns. Look where your tax dollars go. Just at KCPD.
Kansas City police commanders, lobbyist charge taxpayers for pricey meal and booze at Capital Grill. In all, Lewis and Stewart charged about $7,000 last year in meals, gas and other expenses for about 80 days' worth of work between them. They also charged about $5,000 for lodging. In 2009, they charged about $7,600 in meals and expenses and about $6,000 in lodging.
100 New Kansas City police cars sit idle in storage.
The Kansas City Police Department spent at least $2.1 million in the last 13 months to buy more than 100 vehicles that will take months — perhaps years — to fully deploy.
And some Kansas City Council members, still in the midst of their own budget crisis, are angry. Part of that money, they contend, might have helped keep officers on the streets instead of keeping idle cars in a garage for the future. “We know they need cars,” said Councilwoman Deb Hermann. “But we need things at the city, too.”
Police Board Criticizes KCPD Clearance Rate
2010 KCPD HOMICIDE CLEARANCE RATE PLUMMETS TO 41 percent. Kansas City Police Board members said they were disappointed with the low number of cases solved so far this year. — 40 out of 95 homicides. Kansas city is known as the ‘Kansas City Murder Factory’and a Documentary challenges community members.
KCPD Chief: Police issue 100 seat belt tickets on Click It ot Ticket.
HOWEVER !!!!!
Kansas City Police Tangled Over Seat Belts. Video from the patrol car's interior revealed that the officer's head likely knocked against his partner's. Neither officer wore a seatbelt!
Typical KCPD Hypocracy.
Ollie Gates is reportedly upset that KCPD used his restaurant's parking lot near 45th and Paseo as a command post for an Operation 100 on Wednesday, Christine Vendel writes.
Gates also called Mayor Mark Funkhouser and asked him to come to the restaurant to see how officers had clogged up his lot and scared away potential customers. He told Funkhouser the disruption cost him an estimated $3,300.
“Basically, it shut him down for the night,” said Funkhouser, who responded to the scene. “I thought he was right.”
Kansas City Police Officer Accused of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol While On Duty.
Officer Josette Young, a Kansas City Missouri Internal Affairs officer, which occurred with the disturbing note to this accident is that Officer Young was on duty at the time.
A detention officer for the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department has been charged with promoting prostitution.The Jackson County prosecutor charged Jacques A. Baker, 23, with promoting prostitution.
A veteran Kansas City police officer has been suspended without pay after he was charged with getting a teen drunk and sodomizing him.James R. Silke, 52, was charged Friday in Clay County Circuit Court with sexual assault.
Vanessa is alive and well.
ReplyDeleteI would like to correct my earlier statement at 1358 hrs. So many fucked up things to remember. My real favorite is probably one not many people outside of the department know about...the officer who was working at Ward Parkway the day the psycho shot it up. When the shooting started she bravely hid in one of the stores as he walked right by her. But what do you expect from a PD where a sitting member of the BOPC resigned from said PD many years ago due to the fact he was facing termination for cowardice. Capital Grill is a good one too. How about the PD just gives the FOP their own department credit card, then they will not have to steal from their own people.
ReplyDeleteThat has been taken care of. Said female officer no longer works for the department.
Delete"When the shooting started she bravely hid in one of the stores as he walked right by her." a KCPD Classic and the Taxpayers wonder why crime in KC is so high !!!!
ReplyDeleteAs the truth comes out the citizens will know just how much KCPD sucks.
How embarrassing for KCPD department members. You can't even count on your own or the top brass.
Wow. Wait til the Republicans get done in Washington....and government workers in KC (and there are a LOT of em) get furloughed or laid off. The economy goes on a crash diet, city tax receipts take a hit, and the city will have to start cutting.
ReplyDeleteAnd the toy train? Heh heh heh. Trans service? Water repairs? Emergency road repairs? City inspectors? Free health clinics? Federal Head Start teachers? Not only NOT WORKING, but also NOT SPENDING at local restaurants, grocery stories, etc, etc.
KC has more low income people than most jurisdictions around here, and they will get hit first.
And here Walmart was lamenting that they had a horrible sales February...because their shoppers are broke. Aint seen nothin yet!
4:12...not sure if your knocking or supporting Republicans with your statement. You do know the Democrats are running things now, dont you. That is why it is so fucked up. And FYI, KC is/has always been a Democrat run city. Hence the fucked up situation here.And the federal government, and local for that matter, could use some fat trimming. Or do you like paying for trains to nowhere. Also, that water department bill increase enacted a while back has already been diverted to pay for that great train. So no repairs of the water system will be taking place any time soon.
ReplyDelete" 4:12...not sure if your knocking or supporting Republicans with your statement."
ReplyDeleteWTF???
Republican or Democrat the cop was hiding and not doing her job, and she is still on the PD ?????
What a coward!
...and then there is the female officer who blew the ceiling out of a discount store a few years ago with a shotgun .....that "accidentally discharged...
ReplyDeleteKCPD is the Joke of Kansas City, can't fight crime,and a epic failure competing for a U tube spot.
ReplyDeleteWe need to clean house with most of the command staff including the chief.
ReplyDeleteDont forget colonel hundley who is currently being investigated by the fbi for embezzlement at his church. He needs to be in federal prison.
ReplyDeleteI just heard the kcpd psychologist is leaving because she cant work with the chief who is inept and making repeated bad decisions.
ReplyDeleteWord is the benefits unit supervisor is leaving because she's unable to work with the chief too. Good job darrylicious. Keep running good people off.
ReplyDelete11:41, AMEN! And you might send the top FOP assholes to another "conference" where they can spend thousands of your dues learning to be bigger assholes.
ReplyDeleteMore hookers and beer!
Im no big fop fan but do you actually think they got hookers and beer with dues money? Give me a break. Keep your arguements at least in the ballpark of credibility.
ReplyDelete1000 members, $35 a month, =420,000 a year. Your email says you spent 93,000 in 2012, "fighting" to get them a raise, they had coming to them anyways. As a non-member, non-cop, here's my question???? What did you do with the other 327,000 dollars last year. Sounds like some bullshit to me. Maybe not hookers, but a lot of good living and ripping off the ppl you claim to protects hard earned money. I hope the non-members get a good lawyer, because I'm guessing the FOP isn't gonna like when they have to open up their books and do some explaining. may have to find another source of income to support their 2 traveling softball teams and their family weekends in Branson and The ozarks. Good luck non-members.
ReplyDeleteTheir books are open to inspection by anyone on the dept who asks. I asked and made an appt and about a week later they showed me where almost every dime went. After weighing the pros and cons and talking to members and non members I decided to join. I may not stay a full member forever but I do know ive been satisfied so far. Im not estatic but I'm satisfied. They could do better but they do a pretty good job and I'm satisfied my money is being used properly. Id encourage anyone who wants to know to make an appt and check out their books before you make a final decision.
ReplyDeleteThe United States has no right to make me pay taxes just because I benefit directly from those taxes. I didn't vote for some of the people who got elected, so its taxation without representation, even though the candidates who did win were elected by a majority.
ReplyDeleteThis is unconstitushnal extorshon thugs soshlisms. Obammy is black. BLACK. Are you paying attention. He is Black andf he is the president and that just aint the American jesus country I growed up with. Plus unions is a group of people who is voting and deciding things and elected and chosen and that aint right either, not in my America, over my cold dead hands AR15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
This is a liberal making a weak attempt to come across as a republican. Unfortunately its transparent and your democrat ass isnt fooling anyone. Nice try.
DeleteThis is going to get messy. Shit is gonna hit the fan and the FOP is going to get covered.
ReplyDeleteKCPD been dirty a long time...some things NEVER change. On the take then, on the take now!
ReplyDeleteIts not gonna get dirty. If you dont like it, quit.
ReplyDeleteThe dues are worth it just for the legal representation. But most union stuff is libtard bullshit. Irony.
ReplyDeleteThe legal representation was crap. And 6:01, or should I say, Union Pussy, I'm not quitting and I'm not paying. What are YOU going to do...fire me?
ReplyDeleteYes
ReplyDeleteAs I read all the hate posted on here I'm truly saddened that I work and risk my life with some of the people who made these remarks. Since when is it ok to blaspheme someone in a public forum. Ye without sin shall cast the first stone. In other words, if you've never made a mistake or bad decision then you would have credibility to point out others wrongdoings. I'm guessing you're not innocent and have no right to do any fingerpointing. This is exactly what the city council and BOPC wants, self destruction. If we are divided we have no backbone. We are brothers and sisters in this job and should band together in support of one another. If you don't like what's happening within the FOP then attend meetings, get involved and change it. God bless you all and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteHey Lemonhead> Where's your promise and guarantee that residency was going to be changed?
ReplyDeleteHe never said residency would be changed, he and other board members only said it would be up for negotiation along with many other notable issues. They have to deal with the most pressing issues first like getting our pay steps updated after that long freeze, colas, healthcare etc... These changes don't happen overnight
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