Senator Fasano vs fair labor contracts

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The next stop for Senate Bill 610 is the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability. The message that the Deputies in this state do not appreciate the members of Legislators voting their hard earned and constitutional right to collectively bargain, in good faith on a fair playing field away, is not appreciated.

Below is a list of the members that will be voting on this bill February 16th, 2010 at 4pm.

PERC has continually agreed with the FOP on this matter, The Florida Sheriffs Association, is pushing this bill through to circumvent current law and rulings from PERC. You can find the recent PERC decisions by clicking on this link, http://supportyourdeputies.com/union%20documents.php

Some have made reference to this Bill as the “Union Busting Act of 2010”, even though it would be hard to believe a legislator would knowingly take such measures on behalf of some Sheriffs, who have been charged with ULP’s.

Though the argument was that the County Commission should not have the authority to tell a Sheriff how to spend his budget, this bill will not do anything to the budgetary issue, it is specifically drafted to 447.403 which has nothing to do with budget, and deals with issues of impasse only.

This bill will allow a Sheriff to negotiate, declare and rule on his own contract impasse.


The Florida Constitution states “The right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on the account of membership or non-membership in any labor union or organization. The right of employees, by and through a labor organization, to bargain collectively shall not be denied or abridged.” This bill will definitely abridge
the rights of a public employee to collectively bargain, it will make this constitutional right meaningless.

In case number CA-2008-026 PERC , in reference to the Sheriff as a legislative body ruled “if we were to conclude otherwise the sheriff's employees would be left with no mechanism for resolving the impasse and their constitutional right to collectively bargain would be rendered meaningless. Article 1 section 6, Florida Constitution;
S. S. 447. 201, 447. 301, and 447.403, Florida statute."


If you email the legislators, please email Lisa Henning of the FOP a copy of your correspondence to foplegislative@aol.com. If a legislator has any questions please refer them to Lisa Henning at 850-766-8808.



Please call, email or fax these legislators, to ask them to vote no on Senate Bill 610. A couple sample e-mails are located at the bottom of this posting. You can draft your own or cut and paste all or some of the samples. Thank you for your support against such a damaging bill for law enforcement.



Senator Jeremy Ring
Phone: (954) 917-1392
Fax: (954) 917-1394
ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov


Senator Gary Siplin
Phone: (407) 297-2071
Fax: (407) 522-2153
siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov


Senator Victor Crist
Phone: (813) 975-6658
Fax: (888) 263-3681
crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov

Senator Charlie Dean
Phone: (352) 860-5175
dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov

Senator Dennis Jones
Phone: (727) 549-6411
Fax: (727) 549-6413
jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov

Senator Al Lawson
Phone: (727) 549-6411
Fax: (727) 549-6413
lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov

Senator Eleanor Sobel
Phone: (954) 924-3693
Fax: (954) 924-3695
sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov



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(Sample Letter 1)



[Your Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State Zip Code]
[Date in the format of MM/DD/YY]

Dear :

I am writing to ask you not to support Senate Bill 610. This bill will soon come to a vote in the state senate.

Senate Bill 610 is an extremely unfair bill to deputy sheriffs in the state of Florida, due to the fact that
this would give complete autonomous power to each of the county sheriffs in Florida. The Florida Sheriff's
Association has been looking for ways to return the powers that were stripped from them by the Florida Supreme
Court several years ago. They have stalled on actually allowing their deputies to have a negotiated contract
by declaring impasses and then declaring themselves a "legislative body". It is important that you, the
officers and our legislators understand that there are no checks and balance when a constitutional officer
is allowed to negotiate, declare an impasse, and then rule on his own impasse. There are several counties
in the state of Florida, where the commission members are unable to have any impact upon a Sheriff in their
community. We, the Fraternal Order of Police are not happy that our legislators are being placed in such a
controversial position during an election year but we cannot stand idly by as the Sheriff's Association tries
to erode the limited rights that deputies have.

These same sheriffs who will try and say that the officers are protected by the Bill of Rights and in the same
breath say that they are exempted from statute 112 the Bill of Rights. If the Sheriff is declared a legislative
body they will not only be able to negotiate, declare impasse, and rule on their own impasse, but are also making
themselves completely autonomous from following even the most basic of guidelines in the treatment of their
officers. We are not the ones requesting that our government make a change, it is the sheriffs and people should
be asking themselves why they need complete autonomous powers that a police chief does not have. Our system of
government has always prided itself on its and checks and balances, by declaring themselves a legislative body these
Sheriffs are looking to find a way to return themselves to the position of doing as they please, when they please,
and how they please. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Your Name



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(Sample letter 2)





Date

Re: Please protect the protectors. Reject SB 610 and HB 0417.

Honorable Senator:

Many law enforcement officers throughout the state are saddened to see such a negative Bill being introduced
for consideration and review. This Bill’s sole purpose is aimed at circumventing a current Florida Supreme Court
decisione and going against the recommendation of PERC, a governing body purposely empowered by Florida
Lawmakers to oversee such matters.

This Bill, if allowed to progress, will give ultimate power to one and only one individual. This Bill will
essentially allow ONE, the power person, to decide over their own decision without any regard for the facts.
This Bill will essentially allow a Sheriff to rule over his/her own decisions in issues solely related to
collective bargaining.

In the House and Senate, there are many who have a say before a law is either accepted or not. If lawmakers
gave such power to the Governor of the State, as this Bill will give to single Sheriffs, any negotiations
would be for naught. The Governor would be able to hear your concerns, yet still go forward with his own
agenda. Simply put, the Governor would be able to be the decision maker on his own decisions.

Here in Pasco and Clay Counties, the respective Sheriffs want that power to rule over their own decisions
when there is a disagreement in labor contractual matters. For over three years, PERC has sided with the
Fraternal Order of Police, yet this law is aimed solely at circumventing current Florida Statutes and the
decisions already made by PERC.

The Fraternal Order of Police are in an impasse over placing “just cause” into a contract, giving members
a fair disciplinary process. The Sheriff wants to be able to give out discipline without practicing “just
cause”. All supervisors are on permanent probation, as the Sheriff can demote any supervisor one rank every
6 months for NO CAUSE at all. Clearly this is not a fair practice and the ability to have a say in your career
should be afforded to every member.

I have in the past likened the process to a deputy writing a traffic ticket to a citizen who says he will
contest this matter before the courts. On the day of court, he shows up to contest his ticket and who does
he see presiding on the bench?…. The deputy who wrote the ticket.

In closing, the FOP has stood fast in requesting the County Commissioners (current law) continue to have
the authority to hear any impasse issues which are in dispute between the labor units and the Sheriff. Current
law supports this, as does PERC. I pray for you and your decision which will affect all of the citizens of
this State and those whose chosen profession is to protect them.

Respectfully,

Many of you know me for only a few things: my refusal to wear certain lady garments, my ability to work while injured, my inability to achieve a valid warrant, my lust for the perfect Marlboro, my equal loathing for Nicorette gum and the a**hole who invented it, or my undeniable kick-ass mullet…but perhaps I am known most for my hate of the word (and the very noun itself) of c**k…well except for one of course. It’s a long story that I’ve wanted to get off my wrinkled droop-boobed chest for almost my whole life, and now before my exile I must let the world know…let us begin.
It was the summer of ’53, I was 13 at the time (just legal in the state of Mississippi) and I had just finished dinner. It was one of my favorite meals, a meal to this day I still feel is the only meal complimented with candle light…Dinosaur Cheesy Mac. I was in the shower now washing my undeniable kick-ass mullet with my doctor prescribed dandruff shampoo when, I suddenly heard the door creak open like so many times before. I knew exactly who it was. He didn’t say a word to me, he never had to. And with the same respect I tried not to make a sound either, it was always easier with as little dialog as possible. Perhaps tonight he would do more than just watch, so I decided to take my chance and offer myself to the only man I knew could do me right. I slowly slid open the shower curtain to reveal my naked self with my undeniable kick-ass mullet. I had already lathered and rinsed but perhaps I could go through it again, it was always his favorite part of the show.
I was in the middle of letting the suds run down my crap-stained butt-crack while at the same time pinching my salami nipples to add just the hint of a tease that would, without a doubt, drive him wild. And I must say it was working, before I could bend over to pick up the soap I noticed the biggest bulge in his pants, and my mouth began to water just thinking of what was behind those overalls. The silence finally broke with the sexiest ‘Southern drawl’ I have ever heard him use, “Yo mama is wurkin late agin tonaht”. During that confession I kept my eyes closed, letting my heart skip a beat, my knees go weak and my undeniable kick-ass mullet remain undeniably kick-ass. When I opened my eyes back up I finally gazed upon what I have been waiting on for over 6 years.
He had unbuttoned his overalls to reveal the most beautiful piece of meat I had ever seen. As he stroked it I witnessed it getting longer and harder right inside his hands, and for the first time I actually felt jealousy for a body part. I could see every vein and with every pulse of it I could feel it inside me…I knew in my heart that this was the night.
I walked out of the shower forgetting to even dry myself or my undeniable kick-ass mullet, and as I went to grab his hand he quickly redirected it to his member, letting that guide me into the bedroom. Then, in a moment that will last forever in my mind, two undeniable kick-ass mullets came together that night. I believe for my sake he wanted to be gentle, considering that I haven’t had a chance to weed-whack my jungle bush yet, but I assured him I wanted to be treated like the tween I was…and that I had been a very bad girl.
It started with him throwing me on the bed and forcing me open, and you could almost see the green stink lines coming off of my jungle bush. It was the first time I had my ankles behind my head (in what he called the ‘Mississippi Pretzel’). And when he shoved it in me I watched my jungle bush split, parting ever so slightly and fully accepting that spear like a Venus Flytrap taking in a dung beetle. Every pump was faster and harder, the steam left over from the shower had mixed with the sweat on my crap-stained butt-crack to create an aroma I will never forget. At one point I thought he was going to break my pelvis! Just when I thought I couldn’t take anymore, he flipped me over on my hands and knees and spread my crap-stained butt-crack. I tried to turn around to witness his facial expression when he forced my head down in the pillow and grabbed my undeniable kick-ass mullet. He held that thing like handle bars, controlling the movement of my head with every thrust.
“If dis is wat heavin is like den jus snuff me nahw!”, I finally shouted into the pillow. To be honest that was the last clear thought I could remember, after that comment everything was combined into one wonderful scene of bliss. I knew when it was close to being over because his moans were growing louder and longer, I just wasn’t sure where to take the load. The only thing I asked him in a single plea was, “please, not on da undeniable kick-ass mullet”. He replied, “I wud neva do dat”. My legs began to shiver, knowing what was about to come from me, and in the most perfect of all timing his climax was incestuously matched by mine as I finally screamed, “DADDY!”
When it was over, we both just laid in bed, breathing heavy but worried to make eye contact, we had just done what is considered normal practice in Mississippi, but I was still nervous. Then before I knew it we both were startled by the sound of jingling keys on the front of the double-wide and we knew Mama was home. I jumped out of that bed almost as fast as he threw me on it and scurried to the door, I turned back to notice him staring at my crap-stained butt-crack as it was shaking with every step…and I couldn’t say I blamed him, I worked long and hard to keep that crap-stain symmetrical. As I jumped into my own bed, sticking to the sheets, I made sure my undeniable kick-ass mullet was in place so that it would not get ruined (I did have a reputation to uphold). I tried to drift off to sleep for hours but my mind was still racing with the events that just took place.
Of course that was the night I knew I would swear off man meat forever. Soon after that I tried out for the softball team (convinced all the girls that my undeniable kick-ass mullet should be in a museum) and started my muff-diving life. I tried everything since that night to replace the feeling of that beautiful piece of tube steak with its perfectly placed genital warts, but nothing compares to that glorious purple headed yogurt slinger, not a cucumber, termite infested tree branch, a Golden Retriever’s head, F-350 drive shaft…nothing could come close. That’s when I decided to start hating the world (mostly men), and unfortunately for the Hallandale Beach P.D. it’s also when I decided to become a cop. And now, every once in a while I’ll walk down stairs to take a look at the people who are doing the work I’m too good for, I mostly come down to view the ’94 picture of our fabulous Police/CSA crew. I wrote a letter to big Tommy one time in an attempt to air brush my undeniable kick-ass mullet on everyone else in the picture to make it the most amazing photo ever taken on the face of the earth, but big Tommy told me there is a lot more memorabilia on the wall and he couldn’t have a crowd gathering around just one. So as I leave you all I can only give one piece of advice (the only thing that ever really helped me). And that is simply…shoot a man in the a**, it’ll get you anywhere you want to go.
Thank you and God Bless….women.