PAX Centurion - September / October 2013

Page 14 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2013 617-989-BPPA (2772) 8. There is a new claim that the City offered us 19% over six years, ATOTAL LIE! The official offer from the City never went beyond 0, 1, 2, 3, 3 & 3 for a total of 12% over six years. The only of- fer on the Quinn was to cap it at a specific dollar amount, that would have only covered approximately 35% of our membership based on current status. 9. One of the great lies and statements concerning our pay always mentions Details. The city negotiators from day one have insisted that outside work; i.e. paid detail assignments are included in THEIR calculation of your “total compensation package,” even though the City and its taxpayers DO NOT CONTRIBUTE ONE RED CENT towards that pay and actually the City realizes a 10% profit in cash from your detail work, (approx 3.6 million to the city coffers last year alone) they continue with this foolishness. In addition your details or forced overtime DO NOT contribute to or are factored into your retirement. So it is a complete falsehood or LIE to infer that the extra 40 hours a week you are forced to work is part of any “Total Compensation By The City.” The general public is unaware that you are prohibited by rules and regulations from outside employment! You cannot get a second job outside of the department unless you are GRANTED permission in writing by the Commissioner and we all know what that means. Thankfully theArbitrator saw through that fabrication of facts by the City’s team and did not consider your forced overtime or paid details as CITY COMPENSATION. 10. The Mayor and his spokesmen are disingenuous and out of line with all of these theatrics and media soundbites. This Union and the City along with the Mayor are bound by law to Honor, Accept and Recommend Favorably to the City Council this award, that was signed and delivered by theArbitrator. AnArbitrator that was agreed to by both the City and us prior to theArbitration. The bottom line is we are the ones who should be outraged, not the city. I could go on and on disputing the BS and giving FACTUAL answers to every point, but I believe you have the gist. If there are questions you or yours can’t answer, please feel free to call me. If I don't have the answer, I'll get it. Please send this to every one of your members and start the calls to our family and friends. Please be courteous when speaking with the Council but be firm. Protect what little we have. Now is the time to put petty differences aside and stand as one!!! Fraternally, Pat Rose, Secretary, BPPA Contact the City Council From Contact on page 13 A reduced legal fee is continuously offered to police officers and has been for more than thirty (30) years. Our office has successfully represented countless law enforcement officers in their personal injury claims (on or off duty) and other legal matters. The first Law Offices of Donald E. Green was opened in Boston’s waterfront in 1982 and the second office in Dudley Square/Roxbury in 1988. The Firm also has satellite locations in Braintree, which is convenient for South Shore residents and downtown Boston; both locations are by appointment only. The Law Offices of Donald E. Green is a multi-ethnic. multi-lingual law firm, concentrating in personal injury matters as well as medical malpractice, dental malpractice, wrongful death, worker’s compensation, slip and fall, criminal defense, civil rights, immigration, family/probate, bankruptcy, real estate and sexual harassment claims. Don Green served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961 before being honorably discharged. In 1968, he joined the Boston Police Department and retired in 1990 after serving the city for nearly 22 years, the last 15 years as a Sergeant in the Roxbury district. He is married to Annette Hill Green, a native of Dorchester, who is also an attorney and his law partner. “We are proud of our investment in the community and the trust our clients have instilled in us to handle and resolve their legal matters over the past 30 years. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their support and patronage!” We would like to say “thank you” by inviting you to stop by our Roxbury office, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. to pick up a free Cell Phone Dashboard Pad in an effort to promote your safety (hands-free talking) on our roadways! (Limited to one per person, while supplies last) To learn more about the Firm, call Don or Annette at (617) 442-0050 or via e-mail at dgreen@donaldegreen.com . Feel free to visit our website at www.donaldegreen.com or in person at 2235 Washington Street in Roxbury (Dudley Square). Evening andWeekend Appointments Available • Home and Hospital Appointments Available D on G reen A nnette H ill G reen D on G reen We Salute Our Friends of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association! Thanks for all you do!