Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. PRST. STD. 9-11 Shetland Street U.S. POSTAGE Absentee ballots: need one? Boston, Massachusetts 02119 PAID By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor PERMIT NO. 59949 BOSTON, MA any, if not most, police officers will be assigned to a polling place during the upcoming Melection. That, however, is NO reason to not vote yourself. If you expect to be working the polls, either voluntarily or perhaps being ordered, plan in advance: call your local city or town hall, and have them mail you an absentee ballot. It’s easy and quick. Fill it out, drop it in the mailbox, and your vote will count. Also, don’t forget your kids in college or in the military; tell them to request an absentee ballot and mail it back. Our endorsements mean nothing unless your individual vote – and that of your family members – is actually cast and counted. So don’t come up with that lame “I had to work the polls” excuse. Either request an absentee ballot or get up off your butt and make sure you get out and VOTE! Nation’s First Police Department • Established 1854 Volume 40, Number 5 • September/October 2010 PPAXAXCENTURIONCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS Charlie Baker’s self-admission: BPPA awarded $16.5M settlement “…to the left of for “Muni” grievance Barack Obama on By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor the total award. The 9-year period has been bargaining unit will receive credit only for most social issues…” s we’re sure our members know by divided into 36 equal quarters. Since some the time they were BPPA members. (Nei- By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor A now, a recent decision of the state La- members retired, were promoted, left em- ther the Superior Officers Federation nor ost of our membership – (and in- bor Relations Commission awarded the ployment, etc. etc., the exact number of eli- the Detective’s Benevolent Society chose Mdeed most of the general public BPPA a $16.5 million regarding the 17 year- to join the BPPA in filing the lawsuit in who no longer read the Globe) – prob- long, so-called “Muni” grievance. Under the terms of the 1994, for reasons unknown; therefore, their ably missed the above quote which was The award, which is reportedly the high- settlement, ALL (and members will not share in the award.) contained in an Yvonne Abraham col- est award to any public employee group in ONLY) BPPA MEMBERS It is hoped that the award will be paid umn dated June 24th, 2010. The exact the state’s history, was issued on August 20th, sometime before Christmas 2010. Much quote is as follows: “He (Charlie Baker, 2010 (MUP-1085). The original case, in who were covered by the credit and thanks should be paid to BPPA Republican Gubernatorial candidate) de- which the BPPA charged the City of Bos- BPPA collective bargaining President Tom Nee, Vice-President Ron scribes himself as “to the left of Barack ton with violating the collective bargaining agreement from October MacGillivray, Attorneys Susan Horwitz Obama” on social issues and is frus- agreement by employing the Boston Mu- 1st, 1994 through and John Becker, and a host of other BPPA trated that more folks don’t appreciate nicipal Police (they have since been dis- th officers, representatives, members – (and that.” Abraham, a screeching liberal banded) instead of BPPA members to pro- September 30 , 2003, will even non-members!! We know who you are Globe columnist residing in Newton vide police services in the city’s public hous- share in the total award. and thank you!) – who testified, assisted, (naturally, where else except Brookline, ing developments, was filed in September, or in any way participated in this award, Cambridge, Arlington, or any other com- 1994. After winding its way through Labor gible participants has yet to be determined; the largest in Massachusetts public em- munity known to be largely occupied by Relations hearings, appeals, more appeals, the City is currently attempting to formu- ployee history. Violating collective bargain- similar moonbat liberals) then replies, ad nauseum, the BPPA finally prevailed late that number. Once the exact number of ing agreements does have a price. Perse- “Charlie, I appreciate that.” when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial eligible individuals has been determined, a verance in pursuit of righting a wrong is a Of course you do, Yvonne. You lib- Court refused to hear another appeal from dollar figure can be affixed to each quarter, virtue. Although there will undoubtedly be eral nuts who never have to live with the the City. The case ended up in the Division and damages per member can be exactly nitwit, Monday morning quarterbacks, who results of the social schemes you foist of Labor Relations to determine the exact figured. Some members who remained in will moan that “it should have been more,” upon others can dance in the of damages owed to BPPA members. the BPPA during the entire period of time blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda; dis- multicultural fog provided by places like The City initially took the position that will receive credit for all 36 quarters, oth- miss them for what they are. The BPPA fought Newton, Brookline, Cambridge, etc. The the case was worth nothing; the BPPA, of ers who retired or were promoted to another the fight and won the battle for our members. rest of us – mainly police officers and course, argued otherwise. After years of le- other blue-collar city residents – have to gal wrangling, first with BPPA attorney � � � � � � � � � � � deal with the consequences of what you Susan Horwitz and finally with BPPA at- people have created. torney John Becker (Sandulli, Grace, et al, But for my fellow officers who might 617-523-2500, 44 School St., Boston, Ma.), Get Out and Vote! even be thinking of voting for an alleged the decision was rendered on August 20th nd Republican like Charlie Baker, I urge by hearing officer Erica Chrystal.The City State Election – November 2 you to read this man’s own words again: of Boston agreed to pay BPPA members, “…to the left of Barack Obama, on past and present, a total of $16.5 million most social issues….” Charlie Baker is dollars for violating the terms of the BPPA’s no conservative, and he is certainly no collective bargaining agreement by hiring The advertisers of the Pax Centurion do not nec- an outside agency to perform duties which essarily endorse the opinions of the Pax Centurion/ friend of police officers. His own website Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. indicates that he wants to limit or even were solely the domain of BPPA members. cut your hard-earned pension benefits, Under the terms of the settlement, ALL The advertisers are in support of the BPPA Scholar- (and ONLY) BPPA MEMBERS who ship Fund and every patrolmen who risks his or her lump you into a deficient health care plan life to protect and serve the community. known as the State GIC, which has in- were covered by the BPPA collective bar- gaining agreement from October 1st, 1994 (continued on page A11) through September 30th, 2003, will share in Nation’s First Police Department From the President: Thomas J. Nee Unity & Strength PAXPAX The view from here large majority of the BPPA member- elitist millionaires CENTURION A ship like myself were raised in Demo- who have no relation- CENTURION cratic households. ship to our way of life. As the politics from our early years has Why are so many from the taxpaying evolved, no longer does it seem that people working class willing to give the liberal are identified as Democrat or Republican Democrats a pass on the havoc they have seems they are better known as liberals or reeked on their lives and reward their poor Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. conservatives. decisions and lack of courage. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians The term “liberal” and practice of liber- Why would the others choose to support alism, has forced many of my friends and the conservative Republicans who promise 9-11 Shetland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02119 colleagues to lean right and in the lap of the to remove Health Care from collective bar- Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) conservatives. What’s wrong with this pic- gaining agreements, got existing “defined Fax: 617-989-2779 ture? Plenty! benefit” pension plans from current mem- Gone are days when the taxpaying work- bers and offer only “defined contribution” www.bppa.org New Media Printing Union Printworks ing class had a champion who would de- plans going forward. fend their contributions. Gone are the days If you don’t think it’s going to happen, Vol. 40, No. 5 • Readership 125,000 • September/October 2010 when a political party ideology was written think again, its all-out war against the work- BOARD OF EDITORS in stone and not something that moved with ing class, their benefits and their quality of the wind. life. There has never been a more impor- Thomas J. Nee, Executive Director James Carnell, Managing Editor The Democrats are on the wrong path tant time for the working class to stand for Ronald MacGillivray, Vice President and the Republicans have never stood for something, or fall for anything. Indepen- Patrick M. Rose, Secretary Mark Bruno, Pat Rose, anything that matters to the working class. dents or the unenrolled are the majority Thomas Pratt, Treasurer Assistant Managing Editors I have been asked a number of times re- party in this state and its time for us all to EMS Officers cently who I’m going to vote for in the up- band together and speak with one voice coming election.