Update from Your Chief Steward May 2019 - Issue #15

CID Chief Shop Steward Marinos Marinos

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I am sure everyone has heard about the Retroactive Pay that was
distributed to most of our members for May 25, 2019. I am also sure Update from the Council Page 1
that a large majority of the CID Union Shop has a lot of unanswered
Update on Seniority Page 2
questions, such as:

1. How were the calculations made for the members who did Calendar of Events Page 3
receive retroactive pay?
2. How do I ensure my retroactive pay is correct?
3. If I file an appeal, when will it be determined?
4. If the Department owes me compensation when will I be
paid?

Unfortunately it appears that MPD and DC Government do not take

collective bargaining seriously, nor do they care about compensating
Union members appropriately. As I have stated in the past, our
retroactive pay should have been paid within 60 days per Article 46
of our collective bargaining agreement being settled, and the Union
should have been monitoring this issue the entire time, not a week
before the retroactive payments were to be distributed.

To answer your questions, I will have to rely on information provided

to me by the Chairman in the Executive Council meeting, MPD
teletypes, and an email sent by the Chairman. Please sign up to receive this regular
CID Union Newsletter by emailing
mmarinos@dcpoliceunion.com with the
1. MPD has provided a link to a page that purportedly explains
subject “newsletter”.
the pay categories. The link is as follows
https://retropay.mpdconline.com …..CONT’D ON PG. 2

DC Police Union CID Stewards

Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward 202-276-8509 mmarinos@dcpoliceunion.com
Russell Mullins, CID Shop Steward 202-487-3760 mullinsrejrdcpu@gmail.com
Gregory Archer, CID Shop Steward 202-664-2842 gharcher4685@gmailcom
Justin Bolding, CID Shop Steward 202-604-3366 jnbolding@gmail.com
DC Police Union, Newsletter, February 2017
Adam Shaatal, CID Shop Steward 301-915-4283 shaataldcpu@gmail.com
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Sean Moore, CID Shop Steward 301-641-7081 sean.mooreFOP@gmail.com
Jeff Jones, 7D Shop Steward (Assigned to 6DDU) 240-299-4425 laj12602@hotmail.com
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1. …and it can be found on the MPD
homepage. However, I have been
informed by a number of members that
they cannot determine how the
Department calculated their payments,
and when the member’s calculate their
own, the totals are not consistent.
2. The link listed above should allow you to
review your pay period information, if you
are not satisfied, or believe there is an
error; you can file an appeal using the
same link.
Union is forming a committee to bargain with a
new performance evaluation process.
In closing, I hope everyone’s summer is off to a
good start and that they ensure they take time
for themselves and their families. If you need any
type of assistance please do not hesitate to
contact me or any CID Shop Steward.
I would also like to welcome two new sergeants
to CID who were just transferred in last week.
Sergeant Nicole Copeland (1DDU) and Sergeant
Nicole Rizzi (4DDU).

3. All appeals must be filed no later than

2359 hours on July 15, 2019 (See TT 05-
110-19 from 5/30/19). I do not know
when the Department plans to answer all
the appeals. As of this writing, it appears
the Union Leadership did not put in place
a deadline for the Department to reply to
your appeal. It is also unusual that there is
an appeal process yet the Union Detective Michael Pavero investigates an
Leadership has not designated a Arson / Homicide in NW in 2015
representative to guide the membership
through the process. In the past when How leaving the Bargaining Unit
there were financial disputes the Union Affects your Seniority
would ensure that the members had a Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward
representative during the appeal (Step
The recent Collective Bargaining Agreement (our
Compression, PSA Pay, and AHOD).
contract) brought a notable change to Article 25
(Seniority). The old contract stated that any
4. I have not been provided a timeframe of
member who left the Bargaining Unit and then
when members would receive their owed
returned within one (1) year shall have his/her
compensation from their appeal.
seniority computed by deducting the time lost
due to his/her resignation.
During the May 2019 Executive Council meeting I
learned from the Chairman that the Department
The new contract has removed this language, it
is looking to discontinue Executive Order 18-016
now states that seniority will be calculated by
(FY 2019 Performance Evaluations), and the
“Continuous service to the Department.” Because
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seniority is a negotiated benefit for Union
members who are part of the Bargaining Unit,
this “continuous service” will have to be reset to
zero when members leave the Bargaining Unit
and later return. So now if a member leaves the
Bargaining Unit for even a day his/her seniority
completely resets.
This new seniority calculation applies to
members who leave the department and later
return, members who are demoted from
lieutenant to sergeant and back into the
Bargaining Unit, and returning Internal Affairs
Agents, who must leave the Bargaining Unit to
accept a position at IAD.
In the old Article 25 a member could leave the
Bargaining Unit for under a year and he/she
would only have that time deducted from their
total seniority, now if a member leaves the
Bargaining Unit for even a day his/her seniority
completely resets.
Bargaining Unit to become a manager or Agent
then no his/her longevity and BRD should not be
affected, however if a member leaves the
Department voluntarily then the answer is yes.
What are my rights under the contract if a
member was hired before me but left the
Bargaining Unit and later returned after I was
promoted appears to still have his original
seniority date?
If you feel that seniority is not being properly
recognized in your Unit please contact me or any
CID Shop Steward as soon as possible. The CID
Union Shop will be able to investigate this issue,
and determine if seniority is being appropriately
applied in your unit.
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CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS
June 12th 7:00 pm FOP DC Lodge #1 General
Membership Meeting

Here are a few FAQs about the new seniority End of June (TBD) DC Police Union General

policy: Membership Meeting (Open to ALL

members)
If a member’s seniority resets what does that
mean?
Seniority as defined in our contract is not a MPD
policy, but a negotiated benefit. If a member
voluntarily leaves the Bargaining Unit for any
reason, a member’s seniority will reset and the
day the member returns will be his/her new
seniority date. That means a member’s ability to
select days off, vacations, and special
assignments will be effected (This is particularly
important when dealing with details like July 4th).

Does leaving the Bargaining Unit affect

longevity and BRD?
The answer to this question depends on a
member’s circumstances. If a member leaves the
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