Unlike the PBA, this is a real leader with real backbone

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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/fl-op-com-bell-union-failed-leadership-bso-gregory-tony-20200406-sw3txd2gonfapnhnlsmbn66mw4-story.html

IUPA standing up for the members, as it should be.

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IUPA is the real deal when it comes to labor representation!! No one comes even close.

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We will never see a backbone as long as Steadman stays in office.

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IUPA is the real deal when it comes to labor representation!! No one comes even close.

Hows that working out for iupa all he did was anger sheriff and made him look better on tv what a joke then iupa prez bell doesnt answer calls iupa sucks

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Hows that working out for iupa all he did was anger sheriff and made him look better on tv what a joke then iupa prez bell doesnt answer calls iupa sucks

Steadman, Jeff Bell has something you don’t - backbone, or balls as some call it.
You are afraid to make bosses mad. What the hell did you become president for?
Interesting that you think Sheriff Tony look good because most of The remarks I’ve heard, which is also my opinion, is that he came off like a sour puss, whining little b!tch. His feelings were hurt.
And, I find beyond hilarious that you, of
All people on the earth, would say someone doesn’t answer their phone. You are the worst violator of that and we are onto your game of purposely keeping your voice message full so no one can leave a message.
That way you can say “oh I never got a message”.
We are on to you Steadman. Now, go do something useful like cleaning your hoarder home. Then you can have a drink.

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We need a Jeff Bell type down here in Miami Dade.

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Jenkins bro that’s who we need

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As a result of Jeff Bell courageous exposing of BSO inadequacies, today BSO bought $1.5 million dollars in much needed masks.
We salute Jeff Bell. A sign of a true leader

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IUPA is the real deal when it comes to labor representation!! No one comes even close.

Jeff Bell and his IUPA are really well respected by bso brass lol,the sheriff hasn't met with him at all more than 400 days. IUPA cant even defend their members why would we at MDPD and MDCR want them?

PBA has met with Director Ramirez day one and speak several tines a week voicing concerns for our members proactively not reactively with both Director Ramirez and Director Junior.

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But the difference is if our director decided to screw us, the PBA wouldn’t fight for us like IUPA. PBA would let us take it on the chin

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But it’s not the organization’s fault. It’s the leader within the organization that is a failure.

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BSO Union President’s Suspension Is ‘Immoral’: Attorney

By Willard Shepard • Published April 13, 2020• Updated on April 13, 2020 at 11:33 pm


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The BSO union will hold a no-confidence vote on Sheriff Gregory Tony on the heels of the union chief’s suspension. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

Days after the Broward County deputies' union president was suspended after being critical of the sheriff's response to the new coronavirus, his attorneys are calling his suspension "illegal and immoral."

Jeff Bell, the president of the 1,400-member Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association, was suspended Friday with pay.

“It's illegal. It's immoral and a violation of all laws,” said one of Bell's attorneys, Eric Schwartzreich.

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Union representatives on Monday said they plan to hold a no-confidence vote on Sheriff Gregory Tony. Members have until next Monday to cast their votes.

Schwartzreich and Bell’s other lawyer Michael Finesilver said that Bell has a duty as the union president to voice his opinion.

"In this time, when we are in the middle of a pandemic, what the sheriff did was to stifle free speech, violate federal whistleblowing laws, state whistleblowing laws, unfair labor practices and stoop a union president from being able to communicate," Schwartzreich said.


BSO Union President Jeffery Bell plans to sue over his suspension. NBC 6's Willard Shepard reports.
The animosity between Tony and the union president grew Tuesday when Bell penned a column blasting Tony in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. It came four days after the death of Deputy Shannon Bennett, 39, and after three dozen Broward deputies and other employees had tested positive for COVID-19. Bell accused the sheriff for allegedly not having enough personal protective gear for deputies, first responders and those working in the Broward County Jail system.

BSO opened an internal affairs investigation and listed lying and conduct unbecoming as two of the five allegations against Bell.


Jeff Bell, the president of the BSO union, was suspended following his criticism of the sheriff's coronavirus response. NBC 6's Amanda Plasencia reports.
“For any rogue employee to come off and present these comments, that we have failed this community and failed these men and women we are leading, is despicable," Tony said in a briefing on Tuesday.

The sheriff said that more than 25,000 high-quality masks and more than 40,000 surgical masks had already been given out when Bell made his statements saying deputies were telling him they didn’t have what they need.

"He’s not a rogue employee," Schwartzreich said. "He’s a union president whose job is to advocate for his members—first responders. He’s not rogue, he’s doing his job. The action that was rogue was suspending a union president. That’s the only thing that’s rogue here."

Schwartzreich said the suspension was also a way to muzzle Bell during a year where Tony is seeking reelection.

“Its an election year," he said. "The sheriff started an administrative action that's taken six months and now time is tolled and there's going to be an election."

The sheriff last week said that it was Bell who was spending time that appeared to deal more with politics than actual police work.

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"Deputy Bell is not a victim of abuse of powers, nor was his suspension a matter of retaliation," Tony said in a statement on Monday. "He is a deputy of the Broward Sheriff’s Office and thereby subject to comply with all agency policy. All BSO employees are accountable for their actions, regardless of any ancillary role or title they may possess."

Schwartzreich said if there is no quick resolution, they plan to go to court.

“We are willing to sit down," he said. "We are willing to talk to the sheriff, but Jeff Bell needs to have his job back."

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Oh btw bso detention deputies got their first PPE today
I put on aventura leoaffairs;
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Bell and IUPA failed them membership at BSO. They did nothing to get supplies for us look at the comparison of BSO versus MDPD represented by the PBA.

PBA met with mdpd and mdcr directors in February made sure their members had protective equipment ahead of time saving lives.

MiamiDade county has a million more people than broward does plus is far denser in population than broward. Miami-Dade has 3 times more coronavirus positive citizens plus double the number of cops.

So Miami-Dade should have double the number of infected cops based on averages but no.

Due to a lack of leadership by both sheriff 5 star scumbag tony and wussy ass jeffy bell: BSO has more than 5 times the number of infections. IUPA and Temp sheriff Tony failed us. PLEA / IUPA cant do anything for their members. BEWARE!!!

PBA proactively took care of their members!

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Oh btw bso detention deputies got their first PPE today
I put on aventura leoaffairs;
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Bell and IUPA failed them membership at BSO. They did nothing to get supplies for us look at the comparison of BSO versus MDPD represented by the PBA.

PBA met with mdpd and mdcr directors in February made sure their members had protective equipment ahead of time saving lives.

MiamiDade county has a million more people than broward does plus is far denser in population than broward. Miami-Dade has 3 times more coronavirus positive citizens plus double the number of cops.

So Miami-Dade should have double the number of infected cops based on averages but no.

Due to a lack of leadership by both sheriff 5 star scumbag tony and wussy ass jeffy bell: BSO has more than 5 times the number of infections. IUPA and Temp sheriff Tony failed us. PLEA / IUPA cant do anything for their members. BEWARE!!!

PBA proactively took care of their members!

Like Jelly Belly Stahl Thinks we don’t know this was his post. For starters, the boy can’t write. Moreover, Steadman loses all credibility AGAIN when he calls Jeff Bell a wussy ass. There isn’t a single person in law enforcement that believes that even for a second.
Bell has more balls than most Other union leaders including Steadman Stahl who is at the very bottom of that list.
PLEA/IUPA have already done more than the PBA by simply telling the truth. PBA lives and survives on lies, deceit, scam, theft, and pure BS. That has become their Mantra, their MO.

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But the difference is if our director decided to screw us, the PBA wouldn’t fight for us like IUPA. PBA would let us take it on the chin

BS PBA has been all over the place helping members proactively not allowing a tyrant to get deputies sick

Jeff Bell, IUPA and PLEA cannot even protect Bells job or get basic equipment for their members, how the hell can they help us?

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I told you snowflake Steadman not only reads these posts regularly but his thin skin won’t allow him to stay silent. The classic sign of a non or weak leader