Chicago Police Sergeants' Association
1616 W. Pershing Road, Chicago, IL 60609 773-376-7272
The Chicago Police Sergeants' Association offers our most sincere
condolences to the family of Sgt. Alan J. Haymaker.
End of Watch 22 February 2010
A Message from the President
Congratulations to the 19 Sergeants that were honored at our Annual Corned Beef dinner. We wish them all well in their retirement. Over 175 people attended this event and all had a good time.
I am pleased to announce that Sgt Ronald Watts (002) accepted the open Area 1 Director position. Ronnie has been an active member of this Association for a long time and he will be a valuable Board member.
We have dates set for March 10th and 24th to meet with the mediator and the city. If there is no progress then we will be in arbitration. The FOP is meeting with their arbitrator on 24 February. It is good to finally see some progress on our contract issue. The city continually refuses to bargain in good faith with our negotiators. I feel confident that our contract will be resolved this year.
Since taking the President’s position I have been busy implementing some changes that will pay dividends further down the line. Besides all of the changes to insure the financial stability of the Association, the Board recently approved additional security measures for the building and the computer system. Sgt Ronnie Watts has agreed to assist me in preparing a business continuity plan and a disaster recovery plan. This will insure that the operations of this Association can continue in the event of any type of natural or other disaster. The computer system is being networked and further protected from any unauthorized users. Currently, there are separate data bases on different computers. These upgrades will allow access to each of the databases from any computer and the result will be greater efficiency in the office.
There have been numerous rumors going around that the Association is broke, or that we owe the city all of our money. These rumors are just that, rumors. Any member can come into the office and review our finances. Just call ahead and we will have the printout of our accounts from the bank ready for viewing. We do owe the city money for the salaries of the officers assigned full time in the Association’s office. I have met with and spoken to Director Frank Wilson regarding this matter. We have just paid the city for the third quarter of 2009 and we are in the process of negotiating additional payments. Another rumor I recently heard is that we are going to raise your membership dues. Membership dues have not been raised since at least 2002. I can honestly state that if elected to fulfill this term of office, I will not raise your membership dues. I cannot stress enough that if you have any questions regarding these rumors to call or e-mail me at the Association’s office and I will be glad to answer your inquiries.
While writing this article I just learned of the tragic death of Sgt Alan Haymaker of the 023 district. The Association will do everything to ensure that the family of Sgt Haymaker receive line of duty death benefits. We extend our condolences to the family of Sgt Alan Haymaker.
Robert Kirchner
President
The Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association (C.P.S.A.) was established on September 6, 1907. The Association became incorporated on March 3, 1978 and was organized for the purpose of forming an association comprised of men and women who were employed by the Department of Police, City of Chicago and who hold or have held the rank of Sergeant. The goal of the corporation was, at that time, to through the united effort of the members, to promote the best possible working conditions for the members of the association (...“Nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the corporation to act as a union.”).
In 1998 the C.P.S.A., became a member of the Police Benevolent & Protective Association (PB & PA of Illinois). As the CPSA, the association still actively maintains a social and fraternal organizational structure. As Unit156A of the PBPA, Illinois, the Chicago Sergeants have expanded their horizons and have become not only a fraternal organization but a labor union created to protect the rights of its’ members and to advance their best interests and concerns through the bargaining process.
