Update from Inside the Executive Council JUNE 2018

CID Chief Shop Steward Marinos Marinos

TABLE OF CONTENTS
During the DC Police Union’s May 2018 Executive Council meeting, many
items were discussed by the Chairman and other Council members. After
Update from the Council Page 1
every meeting I will be providing a brief synopsis of what transpired.

Scheduling Rights Page 2

During the meeting Vice Chairman Webster discussed that he and Judiciary
Chair/CID Shop Steward Gregory Archer were looking forward to having a
meeting with DC’s Ward 8 Council Member Trayvon White to discuss Power of the Grievance Page 3
various issues facing our memberships.
Resources Update Page 3
The Chairman then reviewed progress about the various Union Committee
Chairs. One of the highlights was the announcement that NSID Chief CID Member Fundraiser Page 4
Steward Mark Dega will be the Chair of the Veteran’s Committee. Mark
outlined his agenda to ensure that our members with military backgrounds
OPC for Detectives Page 4
are being treated fairly under USERRA and any other needs are met by the
Union and the Department.
Calendar / Upcoming Events Page 4
The Chairman also explained to the Council that the Union and DC
Government are currently in active bargaining for the contract, and that the
city has provided the Union with a proposal concerning compensation and
our working conditions. As most of you are aware, the Chairman and the
contract negotiations team are under strict confidentiality rules and he
could not provide more details at the time of the meeting.

The Union’s Arbitration Committee Chair/SOD Chief Steward Kevin

Brittingham also gave a presentation concerning the arbitration process and
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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 jnbolding9@gmail.com
DC Police Union, Newsletter, February 2017
Adam Shaatal, CID Shop Steward 301-915-4283 Shaataldcpu@gmail.com
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Raj Dohare, CID Shop Steward 614-352-6432 rkdohare@yahoo.com
Continued from Page 1 give at least fourteen (14) day notice to the members
that they can change work schedules for anticipated
After the discussion was concluded it was determined by
events; however, the Union argues and cites that
the Council that a committee needs to be formed to
investigate the order that cases are taken to arbitration to
Article 24 reads in part;
ensure it is done appropriately. If you have any interest in
being part of the committee please contact Chairman “Each member of the Bargaining Unit
Bigelow at SBigelow@dcpoliceunion.com. will be assigned days off and tours of
duty that are either fixed or rotated on
Also, there are numerous members who are reporting on a known regular schedule.”
errors and adjustments in their pay stub. Please be sure to
examine your pay on this upcoming FLSA check (June 8
In response to these violations, the Union has
check date) and be sure to report any descrepancies to a
pending class and group grievances that have been
shop steward. (See article on page 3 for more info).
prepared for arbitration. Also, MPD does NOT have
the right to schedule a member to work more than
one tour of duty during their work week. D.C. Code §
1–612.01 Part b Section 2 reads in part;

“The working hours in each day in the

basic workweek are the same”

This usually happens twice a year (and oftentimes

more than that) when a Union member who is not
assigned to day work has to attend biannual pistol
MPDC CID Detectives circa 1913
requalification.
Know Your Rights When
It Comes to Scheduling If you believe that MPD is violating your contractual
Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward and statutory rights you should immediately contact
your Chief Steward to explore your options. If the
Scheduling is one of the most consistent complaints
violation cannot be informally remedied, a formal
that the Union receives from its members. While MPD
grievance may be filed. While the grievance may not
has the right to schedule Union members as needed,
stop the immediate violation from happening, when
they must do so in accordance with Article 24 of the
it is finally heard by the Chief of Police or even a
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Scheduling) and
hearing examiner, MPD would have to pay the
D.C. Code § 1–612.01 (Hours of work).
member a financial penalty if the MPD is found to
have violated the member’s contractual or statutory
One of the ways MPD consistently violates Article 24
rights. While this process takes time it can ultimately
is by changing a member’s schedule because of an
help resolve these violations from continuing.
anticipated event (e.g. the papal visit, summer crime
trends, Halloween, July 4th, and recognized
government holidays). The MPD believes that if they
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MPDC Investigator Class circa 1975
The Power of the Grievance:
Vacancy Announcements for Specialized Units
Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward
I hope that the CID membership has noticed an
increase of vacancy announcements for investigative
positions. Over the past year we have seen
announcements posted for Check & Fraud, CPO/TPO,
Gun Recovery Unit, Major Crash Investigations, CID
Sergeants, and now positions in the Intelligence Unit.
During the past MPD leadership vacancy
announcements were steadily washed away and what
could be considered political appointments became
the preferred way of staffing specialized units.
During that time and into the current MPD
administration Union members have been filing
grievances, showing that they will not tolerate MPD
violating their own General Orders and the Collective
Bargaining Agreement by detailing members to
specialized units without having a proper selection
process.
One of my long term goals as a Union Official is to
have all specialized units staffed through a selection
process, not by some subjective, unclear, and frankly
inappropriate mechanism where management has no
outside review, or parameters to follow. This goal
may be lofty, but we have already shown great
progress as vacancy announcements are becoming
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more and more regular and the primary reason is
because of CID members filing grievances, which
shows the MPD and the Government that we as a
Union are going to hold them accountable.
SOD Detectives and CSSOs investigate a fatal crash
Update on Resources in CID Shop
Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward
During the month of May I met with CID
Commander Parsons multiple times concerning
issues affecting CID membership. During the
meetings, we have been successful in addressing
several issues, such as reviewing the disbursement of
unmarked vehicles inside of CID. After a review, it was
determined that 6DDU and 7DDU had the lowest
ratio of vehicles to detectives, after this discovery
both 6DDU and 7DDU received an extra vehicle.
It has also been discovered that some newly assigned
CID sergeants were not receiving the additional
compensation associated with their new assignments.
The commander, payroll, the acting director of the
Labor Relations Branch, and myself are looking into
this and believe it will be rectified in the upcoming
pay periods with retro pay to their original date of
being assigned to CID.
It has also come to the Union’s attention that several
members in CID received “negative overtime hours”
in a recent pay check. Executive Steward Burgeson is
currently handling this situation and I have been in
constant contact with him and the known affected
members. If your pay check was affected please
contact me at mmarinos@dcpoliceunion.com.
MPDC CID Detectives investigate a homicide in 2017
Handling OPC Interviews for Detectives
Jordan Katz, OPC Liaison
Detectives are in a difficult position where you must
toe the line between being cooperative and
compromising an investigation. Now it is very
important for all members, including detectives to
testify consistently. I recommend reviewing field
notes, arrest paperwork, 119’s and any other official
documents created during the course of your
investigation. Consistency is essential and it keeps
OPC from arguing that you are not a credible witness.
However, you are not required to hand over to them
the fruits of your investigative work without the
approval of the USAO/OAG.
For detectives, the most important part of your job is
to maintain the integrity of the investigation. OPC will
often initiate investigations during the pendency of
an investigation. So you must be cautious that your
statements do not create Jencks or Brady material so
contact the USAO/OAG before giving a statement.
Indeed, all notes made by OPC will be Jencks material
but you do not want their notes to deviate in any way
from the paperwork that you prepare for the case
jacket. If you get a CANS to appear before OPC while
a case is ongoing, I recommend that you call the
assigned USAO/OAG attorney and have them speak
directly with the investigator.
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It is imperative that they know that should you
decline to answer a question it is not because you are
refusing to cooperate but rather you are attempting
to maintain the integrity of the investigation. For
instance, if they ask for a copy of the warrant, call the
USAO and first ask for authorization. The last thing
that anyone wants is Agency action for failure to
participate in good faith with OPC so if you decline to
answer a question, that denial should be grounded in
a legitimate need to keep investigative material
private.
CID Health & Welfare Update
By the CID Union Shop
The fundraiser last month to support Detecitve
Eschinger was a remarkable success. We are pleased
to report that the event was able to generate some
much needed assistance to off-set some of the
medical costs Pete is facing. We want to thank the
large showing of CID members who came out to
support as well as everyone else, both members and
friends that supported the event.
The CID Union Shop would like to again specifically
thank Sean Rosa of FOP 1, CID Sergeant Robert
Merrick (4DDU), CID Lieutenant Andrew Dawidowitz
(4DDU), and Detective Christian Glynn (VCB) who did
an amazing job of organizing the event as well as
raising funds and leave donations.
If you are aware of a CID member going through a
health crisis, please contact a CID Steward, so we can
ensure the member receives the proper information
in reference to catastrophic leave, and leave
donations, as well as our ability to organize more
informal support, specific to the member’s needs.
CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS
June 13 7:00 pm FOP 1 Lodge Meeting
End of June (TBA) Union General Membership
Meeting