Re: 911:: Dispatchers Unions???

[Guest guest]

Be careful joining with a larger union. Remember that when it comes time to

negotiate a contract, THEIR interests will come first. It is a simple

matter of numbers. Dispatch is most always left accepting what is given to

them

by a larger union. In my situation, our dispatchers number just over 40,

while the rest of the union is comprised of over 800 road and jail deps. Whose

interests do you think come first ?

Boomer

Oakland County Sheriff's Office Central Dispatch, Michigan

Afternoon Shift Supervisor/CTO

" First do no harm "

[Guest guest]

As dispatchers, are you allowed to be full members of the FOP with voting rights

etc?

From what I have been told, dispatchers are accepted only as associate members

without the same rights as sworn. I could have been grossly misinformed, so

would be interested in hearing from someone that is actually a dispatcher in the

FOP.

TIA

Freida

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Actually, dispatchers can be in the FOP.

[Guest guest]

In Chicago, we are not part of the F.O.P., when civillian

dispatchers came about in 1995, they were told that the F.O.P.

didn't allow civillian membership. We are unionized though with

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

As in another post I have read, your Union is only as good as its

members! Before you change unions, did u check to see what are the

legal issues with this? If you are truly dissatisfied with your

local then call the president and the international and let them

know. This is what you pay your dues for make them work for you.

Vera

Chicago 9-1-1

[Guest guest]

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How did someone in this line of work ever get in with the IBEW? How

doesthat fit into dispatching?? OK, electrical wires at your work

station.... I get it.

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Years and years ago (back in the EARLY 1970's) when civilian call takers decided

to join a union, the only union that would even consider taking them was the

IBEW because they " fit in " with the telephone operators from Ma Bell. This was

long before there were civilian dispatchers in the department.

(Chicago 9-1-1)