Comments on: Police Layoffs, Furloughs, And Pay Cuts

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:38:52 +0000

As voting day will soon be here for local voters, everyone must vote yes on proposals to help public safety. With the economic problems that all cities are encountering during this recession public safety is still needed more than ever. Cities are cutting budgets left and right and when Police and fire fighters get the cut, mine as well as your safety is at risk. So help public safety and vote yes on all proposals that will keep law enforcement jobs so they are there for you when you need them.

By: Smith

Smith — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:44:53 +0000

But in the publics defense, we can use more golf-carts. They’re usefull and effecient.

By: John Harks

John Harks — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:19:52 +0000

Nailed him

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/dpgo_man_coffee_naked_faces_charges_dc_fc_20091020_4126204

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:19:14 +0000

I am a police officer in the south suburbs of Chicago and we were just informed yesterday that the city is planning on laying off 4-6 full time officers. We only have 20 full time officers. The city owns a golf course and is spending large amounts of money on golf carts and other non-essentials yet wants to lay off police officers.

By: el coronado

el coronado — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:02:30 +0000

“here in phoenix, we had to take a .85% pay cut.”

so in phoenix, where actual unemployment (counting the U-6 stat the government refuses to publish anymore) is over 15%, cops had to take a loss of .85%.

so a cop making 60K would be STRIPPED OF, FORCED TO TAKE, HAVE STOLEN FROM HIM…..a grand total of $510 a year. just a few cents shy of ten whole dollars a WEEK. my god. the horror. how WILL the poor cops survive? and “overtime dramatically reduced”!!” will they have to wait 3 years instead of 2 before trading in the car for a newer one? will they have to wait till ribeye goes on *sale* before they stock up? as if they were mere common civilians?? i’m almost in tears as i write – this is EXACTLY like when the okies had to walk away from their farms and move, penniless, to california back in the depresssion.

still got the fabulous *bennies* and the gold-plated *pension*, though, right, boys?

if you want pity, give us a call when you have a *third* of your people laid off. or all your benefits dropped. or 50% pay cuts. REAL problems, like “CIVILIANS” have to deal with.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:12:16 +0000

LAPD officers are about to get slammed. They are trying to get us to sign off on some serious slashes in benefits and a HUGE pay cut. No bonus pay at all, and all overtime to be compensated through time off and not cash.

The proposal would save the city of Los Angeles over $100 million next year.

They plan on continuing to hire new recruits to meet attrition needs…. Which is a joke because everyone knows it’s just a political move for the mayor so he can claim that he put more cops on the street during his term…..

good times

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:07:32 +0000

My husband is a police officer in the IL south burbs. So far no lay offs have been suggested, no pay cuts or benifit cuts have been introduced… The fear that someday it might come to that is still processed in our day to day existence… The streets need cops… Cops need cops… Cuts won’t benifit anyone, especially the tax payer.

By: honorguardbugler

honorguardbugler — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:21:10 +0000

Hi there! I just wanted to thank all of you for serving our country so bravely. Too many people take you for granted. I really look up to you guys. Thanks again!

By: Bob G.

Bob G. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:55:24 +0000

One thing a lot of cities are doing is “dipping” into the LEOs retirement funds (to balance thier budgets)…and when the tab comes due for the officers…there’s no money there.
Amazing.

I know for a fact that Philly owed the PPD over SIX MILLION bucks for past wages and warranted O/T.
And that city’s almost broke as it is.

Many other cities are investigating the “use” of the funds, and possible city “tappings” into them.

We need public safety a helluva lot more than entitlement programs for lazy-asses…that’s for sure.

By: Matthew Quist

Matthew Quist — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:42:37 +0000

In the Ghetto call Milwaukee the Mayor Tom Barrett is illgally breaking out labor contract, and furloughing us 4 days each, which will be a $1000 loss in pay from my family. In others cities they included the Unions and the Unions membership voted to accept the furloughs which is not our case, where it is just being imposed. He is lying my breaking a sworn written promise in the form of a contract and at the same time the claim there is “no money” to pay us they are, hiring new officers at a lower pay rate, civilian part timers to do our job, and even approved a measure to pay 5% about lowest bidder for city contracts if the business was inside the city, which is totally unnecessary if it were a “true economic crisis” please log on to my electrontic petition at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tombarrettisaliar/ and sign it it does not matter if you live in Milwaukee, I want to send this scumbag mayor a message that nobody agrees with him. Please help us. Stand up for police families.

Matthew Quist