FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

CHICAGO LODGE #7
1412 WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVAR' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607.1821 PHONE: 312-733-7776' FAX: 312-733-1367

President MICHAEL K. SHIELDS

1st Vice President

March 20, 2012

BILL DOUGHERTY
2nd Vice President

FRANK J. DiMARIA
3rd Vice President

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

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DANIEL D. GORMAN
Recording Secretary SIDNEY M. DAVIS
Financial Secretary

RICHARD L. AGUILAR
Treasurer JOHN T. CAPPARELLI

Commander O'Neil City of Chicago, Department of Police Management and Labor Affairs Section 3510 South Michigan, 4th Floor
Chicago, Ilinois 60653

Dear Commander 0 'Neil,

Field Representatives

JAMES McCARTHY SAUL DEL RIVERO

Sergeants-At-Arms BILL BURNS JAMES E. MORIARTY, JR. DANIEL J. SHIELDS
Immediate Past President

This letter is being sent pursuant to 5 ILC S 315/7 of the Ilinois Public Labor Relations Act. As you are no doubt aware, the current
contract between the City and the FOP expires June 30,2012. The

Lodge is currently in the process of finalizing its selections for the negotiating committees and counsel that accompany us to negotiating
sessions.

MARK P. DONAHUE
Trustees
Chairman

HAROLD BROWN
DEAN C. ANGELO, JR. MICHAEL BURKE TERRY COLLINS DENIS E. DOHERTY PATRICK W. DUCKHORN

I expect that these internal matters wil be resolved during our Directors meeting in early April and I wil immediately notify you of the outcome. With that understanding, the Lodge would like to commence negotiating on or about May 1,2012.
next Board of

Please call me with any questions you might have.

Sincerely,

FERNANDO FLORES
ANNA K. HANLEY ALLEN J. JAGLOWSKI
RICK

KING

JOHN J. LIPKA TIM MORIARTY TIMOTHY J. MURPHY RONALD H. SHOGREN THOMAS J. SKELLY DANIEL G. TREVINO MICHAEL W. UNDERWOOD

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THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF CHICAGO'S PATROL OFFICERS

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Nfch~elK. Shelds,Pre$ident Fraternal Order of Police, Chcago Lodge #7

1412 West \Vashigton Blvd.

Chcago, IL 60607~1821
Re: Your LetterofMai:ch 20, 2012

Dea Mr. Shelds:

Your. letter of Match 20,2014,addressed.to "Cotnp.d;t O'Neil" of

the Chcago Police

Departent, nasheen iefeiedtomefotiiesponse;

Frst, your letter does notidicate whether the Fratenil Ordet.of Police, ChcagoLodge
No. 7 ("Lodge;')dntendstotenniate the e?stiglahoi atreementbetween the ty of Chcago and
the Lodge ("Agreement'); it merely states diat the Lodge

"would lie toco:r1c negothting."

fais

Second, the

March

20 letter

to comply wththe .c1earmduiambguoiis provsions of

28.1 of the; Agreement:

Secuou28.1 Term pfAgreeiient

Tls A.greenieiit shall be effectivefrQm J'lY 1, 2007 andshallremal in full force
rideffct ritiJuhe 30,2012. It shal coritiue ttieffectftom year to year thereafter
uiiessuotice oftetiiinatpiiisgivei,in writig, by certified earlier mai, by

either part no

than Febrwu:y 1,2012 and no later than March 1,2012. The notices refetted to
case the date of' notice sha

shal be cousidered to have been givenas of the date shown on the postmar.
Written notice may be tendered in person, in which the written date of receipt. It constitute "the Agreement be:ell the is rnutnllyagreed tht patties for

be

the .Aclesand Sections shal

the perod deMedin this Section.

(boldface"mthe origial)

Thid, as.setforlmArtiCle 1 bftheAgteement, thepartes to the Agreemeritarethe Lodge

ap.lthe ".tyqfChiqlgO, an TIJjqis Mnnip~Lqrpqra.t:Qn." Neithet CC):ianclei()'Neilluor the

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patties to the Agtee:inerit,.and notice to either of them is not

sllffiGieritundri:28.1.
For anya.d.

al of theforegongreasons,the Lodge. has not cpmplied with theConttactual

p.ieteqmsites for termiatig the Agreement arid coi:encignegotlittions for a successor

Agreement.

Nonetheless, because of the Cty'sdeeprespect for the men :ind women of the Police
Deparentartd recognzing, as does its a fist labor agreement, the City wi successor Agreement,

your letter,tht the Lodge's current leadership is negotiatig

not decle, at th time, tortegotiate with City publicize

the Lodge regardig

the Lodge's failure to

as s its right under 28.1;nor wil the the

omplywiththe n.o1:cerequiements of

Agreement.

Howe-vei:,theCityiscompelledto advseyou that by vire of the offeersrepteserttedbythe Lodge,

these extendig courtesies to the City doesnt waivein any respect its prerogatives under

and proper notice. Specifcaly, the City does not waive the clear provision of 28.1 that the .i\rticles and
28.1 Qr tnyother provisionqf the Agreement affected by the Lodge~s faiure to. give tiely Sections of the CUrrent Agreement coritiue:I effect

to June 30, 2013.

Also, al other Unions representig sworn personnel (Lcil 2 of Lieutenants ~dthe Captas) have subnrtted tiely and prpernotices to

the LAPP, the Sergeants, the City. Accordigly,

theCitys legaly obligated to ardfudanentalfaiess reqties that the City negotitewitha:ll of these U11onsfist.
FnalY, plt~se diet any a.d

aU communca.tions tegardlgcontract negotitiol1s to the

undersiged..
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