And Speaking of OT

BIG contract violation this weekend:

• Section 23.6 — Overtime for Pre-Planned Events
  
  The following procedures will apply in case of events which will require the cancellation of days off and for which the Department has received a minimum of 21 days' prior notice. In those units which have been designated to provide personnel, seniority will be the dominant factor in the selection of Officers required to work their regular days off, provided that the Officer to be selected possesses the necessary skill or special qualifications to perform the duties required. The Employer shall seek volunteers on the basis of seniority from among those qualified Officers in said unit. If there are insufficient qualified volunteers, the Employer shall select Officers on the basis of reverse seniority, provided that the Employer may assign probationary officers without regard to seniority

And who got screwed?

• Detectives are in uniform and 3rd watch had RDO’s canceled to be sent downtown. Thanks for the last minute heads up Eddie and Lori. Fucking assholes.

So when is the FOP going to address this? The Department does this every fucking year, throwing wrenches into family plans with far less than 21 days - Memorial Day happens every single year. It is possible to plan ahead for it, years in advance in fact.

The FOP really needs to get double time or double-time-and-one-half like the trades do. Try to get a city electrician on a Sunday or a holiday weekend - you're looking at triple time in some cases. Make the City plan in advance instead of screwing over people who get the holiday off maybe once every three-to-five years depending on the day off rotation.