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Gregory S. Morley, Recording Secretary
 Email:  Gregsoa@aol.com

Superior Officers Association Police Department of Nassau County, New York

Hello everyone!  As I am writing this article, it is almost 50 degrees and the snow has all melted from our only snowfall of the winter so far.  Not bad for late January and I hope this mild winter continues well into February.  Speaking of February, the 1st of February is the second of the two “trigger dates” regarding the labor concessions that County Executive Mangano has stated will be required to prevent layoffs and furloughs in 2012.  The SOA has been told that our share of the concessions for 2012 is approximately $13 million, which comes out to approximately $35,000 per SOA member in 2012 in addition to our currently frozen wages.  At the present time the PBA has been speaking to the County in an attempt to reach a deal but the SOA has not had any meetings.  To my knowledge, we have not been contacted by the County in weeks in an attempt to reach some kind of settlement although what they ask for is not only unrealistic, it is insulting to EVERY hard working member of the SOA.  The rumors are everywhere about deals being made and retirement incentives coming out soon. At the present time they are all rumors, and we have no facts to back them up.

 

Speaking of insulting, I also find the actions of the Republican members of the County Legislature not only insulting but sickening.  In case you are unaware, the Republican majority unanimously passed an ordinance in late 2011 allowing County Executive Mangano to modify both the 2011 and 2012 budgets regarding employee headcount. This means that these programmed robots gave County Executive Mangano the authority to lay off employees as he sees fit due to the budget crisis.  Hundreds of CSEA employees were demoted or laid off in late December due to this legislation, and many more members of their union and possibly some from the PBA might be laid off in February.  One of these Republican legislators is a former 1st vice president of this union collecting a nice pension and another, who just lost his election, was rewarded by the party with a six figure legal job at NUMC.  These pretenders want to balance the books of the County totally on the backs of the union employees, but they sure do know how take care of themselves.  As a longtime Republican, it is tough for me to digest their actions. Their Presiding Officer, elected by them, is an embarrassment in every sense of the word.

 

In recent weeks, there have been several changes at the top of the Department.  Welcome to Commissioner Thomas Dale and Assistant Commissioner Robert Hart.  I wish them well, because if they are successful in improving the Department, we all benefit.  That said, my feeling is that these positions should have been filled with capable, high-ranking members of the SOA.  I would also like to congratulate Tom Krumpter on his promotion to the position of 1st Deputy Commissioner, and the following retirees: Tony Repalone, Jimmy Granelle, Bill Heffernan, Bill Krupa and Bruce Duryee.  I wish all of the retirees many years of health and happiness in your retirement.

 

In closing, I would like to remind everyone that the next two open meetings are March 7th and May 2nd.  There is no open meeting in April.  Try and stop down to Peppercorns for the meeting and some food and drink as well.  Also, if you are not on our e-mail list, please call the SOA office because all of our updates are sent to everyone on the mailing list.  Last but certainly not least, I hope the New York Giants bring home another Super Bowl championship on February 5th!!!  They are on a run and a 4th Super Bowl victory would really put them in the elite of the NFL. GO GIANTS!!  Hitting in one of the pools would be nice too.

 

 

 

       

Hello everyone!  I would like to start by thanking all of the SOA members, active and retired who attended the union rally on October 17.  Seeing all of those blue rally shirts as we walked up Franklin Avenue made me feel nothing but pride in being a member of the Nassau County Police Department.  I would also like to thank all the members of the other Nassau County unions as well as other union members that showed up from around New York State.  I can never remember a rally of this type where both public and private sector unions joined together in this fashion but then again, I can never remember another County Executive anywhere in this great country trying to violate the United States Constitution, which guarantees contracts.  Ed Mangano’s attempt to introduce the Fiscal Reform Act of 2012 is not only anti-American and illegal, it is also an insult to every hard working union worker in Nassau County.  If ever approved by the Nassau County Legislature, Ed Mangano could slice and dice our negotiated contract anyway he sees fit. 

 

This brings me to something that was said at the rally by several of the speakers. “Remember in November” was a constant theme meaning that it is more important than ever to get out and vote this year as the entire Nassau County Legislature is up for election.  For the most part, we endorsed almost all of the Democrats running for the legislature.  We decided on no endorsement in several of the races and endorsed the only Republican Legislator who gave his word publicly that he would never vote for police layoffs, Joe Belesi.  Included in this publication is the entire list of political endorsements by the SOA.  These endorsements will also be mailed to you at home in an SOA political newsletter prior to Election Day.  Please support our endorsed candidates as we feel these candidates see the big picture and are not trying to blame or bad mouth us for every problem that occurs in Nassau County.  Just take a listen to the Majority Leader of the legislature, Republican Legislator Peter Schmitt, and take notice how he talks about us like we are garbage.  He is extremely unprofessional and nothing more than a bully.  Nassau County deserves much better than politicians like him so once again, please get out the vote for our endorsed candidates!

 

I would like to remind everyone of the next two SOA open meetings.  The next open meeting at Peppercorns will be held on November 2nd.  At that meeting will be the annual turkey raffles so I encourage you to come on down to hear the latest SOA news, have some dinner and a drink, and maybe win the raffle too.  The December meeting is of course the annual holiday party to be held at the Garden City Hotel on December 14th.  Hard to believe but the holidays are quickly approaching! 

 

In closing, I hope everyone is enjoying the fall season. I always like this time of year as the baseball playoffs are in full gear and both the NFL and college football are heating up.  No New York team in the World Series this year but the Giants are 4-2 and the Jets are 3-3.  Even my favorite team, Notre Dame is 4-2 although they have a big game this week against USC.  Go Irish!

 

Thanks, Greg

 

 

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