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President's Message
Brothers and Sisters,
As you all know the Democratic Primary in the State of Delaware will take place on September 11, 2012. This election will be extremely important to our membership and lodge. In order to vote or have a “voice” in this election you must be a Delaware resident, be registered to vote and your party affiliation must be Democrat. The deadline to change your party affiliation before the Primary Election is May 25, 2012. You can register to vote and change your party affiliation on line at the below listed web address. It is very simple and only takes a few minutes. If you are working during the times that the polls are open you may be eligible to vote through an Absentee Ballot. Information about absentee voting can be found on the same web address. The second wed address is also helpful for upcoming events.
http://electionsncc.delaware.gov/primary.shtml
PERB Appeal Update--On April 25, 2012 the PERB Board ruled against Lodge #5's appeal, 3-0.
PERB ruling implementation - Initially, there were several questions which arose about the holiday leave time officers earned upon the passing of the "floating holiday." First there was confusion as to who actually received the leave. The initial information from NCC was that only those officers who were scheduled to work would receive 8 hours of leave. Those officers who were not scheduled to work would not receive the leave. Having serious issues with that I contacted the D/CAO and pointed out that NCC's interpretation was in conflict with the proposed CBA. He looked at the agreement and agreed that all officers would get the leave.
Second, there were questions surrounding how much leave time was actually earned. The proposed CBA contains the language "shall receive one day of leave..." The D/CAO clarified this information and indicated the term "day" referred to the amount of hours an officer was scheduled to work. If an officer works 10 hours on the floating holiday, they will receive 10 hours of leave. Similarly, if they work 8, they receive 8.
On April 4, 2012 President Zielinski and Vice President Leonard met with County personnel concerning the PERB decision and how the 2.5% will be taken from our paychecks. (click here for the details)
1st Annual, Lt. Joseph L. Szczerba, Fallen, but not Forgotten, Remembrance Raffle.
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Brothers and Sisters,
During the early morning hours of 040512 a devastating fire struck the Brandywine Woods Apartments in Bear, De. With luck, all of the residents were able to escape with no loss of life. The fire displaced many residents. One of the residents who was displayed by the fire was Officer Ken Odom of the Newark Police Department. Officer Odom was working the midnight shift at the time of the fire and his wife was home. Officer Odom's wife was able to escape the fire suffering minor injuries. Officer Odom and his wife lost nearly all, if not all of their possessions in the fire.
As all of you are well aware, our chosen profession allows us to help others in their time of need. Now it is unfortunately time to help one of our own in his time of need. If you are able to make a donation to support Officer Odom and his wife, any and all help will be gratefully accepted. You can send a monetary donation that you wish to make to Ken Odom C/O Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 P.O. Box 475 Newark, DE 19715. Checks can be made directly payable to Kenneth Odom. Or, The following webpage to make donations: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/fop4/odom
I thank you in advance for your generosity in helping one of our brothers and his family in their time of need.
Fraternally,
Jay Conover
Vice President Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4
Newark, DE
Upcoming Events
FREE, FREE, FREE: May 14th, 2012 State Pension Workshop at the DAP (click for details).
May 17th, 2012 - Newark Police Memorial Guest Bartender Night.
May 21, 2012 @ 1900 hrs. Democratic Forum Debate at Cab Calloway High School.
May 25, 2012 NLPOA Beef & Beer Fundraiser @ the DAP. FOP Lodge #5 has 10 tickets to this event. If you would like to go, please contact President Mike Zielinski.
June 9, 2012 - 3rd Annual Wheels for the Wall Motorcycle Ride.
News & Information
National Executive Board May E-News Update
Clarke hires new executive assistant
PERB rules agasinst FOP!
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