Update from Your Chief Steward July 2019 - Issue #16

CID Chief Shop Steward Marinos Marinos

TABLE OF CONTENTS
The month of June has showed the CID Union Shop that professional
and consistent labor can result in undeniable success. I was more than Update from the Council Page 1
pleased to see that MPDC announced they are planning to hold a
Detective Grade I test in November of 2019. This is a huge Union Membership Status Page 2
accomplishment as it seems that lobbying management and consistently
advocating for the rank of Detective Grade 1 has finally paid off in the BWCs and Critical Incidents Page 3

form of a new promotional process this fall.

I hope that MPD continues to see that D-1s can be used in so many
roles from a field training detective, lead investigator in complex criminal
investigations, and a supervisor when needed.

I am still receiving complaints from District Detectives who are receiving

reports where patrol failed to make an arrest on scene, which leads to
district detectives having to pick up the slack and conduct an additional
investigation. If you are having this issue please email me the CCNs and
a brief synopsis of the case to my Union email address from a non-
DC.gov email. I plan on presenting these cases to Commander Parsons
in an attempt to communicate this issue with all the district
commanders.

During the June General Membership meeting, the Chairman announced Please sign up to receive this regular
that he was forming both a contract negotiation team for the upcoming CID Union Newsletter by emailing
negotiations with the city. If you are interested in joining the contract mmarinos@dcpoliceunion.com with the
negotiation team please email the chairman at subject “newsletter”.

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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 jnbolding@gmail.com
DC Police Union, Newsletter, February 2017
Adam Shaatal, CID Shop Steward 301-915-4283 shaataldcpu@gmail.com
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Sean Moore, CID Shop Steward 301-641-7081 sean.mooreFOP@gmail.com
Jeff Jones, 7D Shop Steward (Assigned to 6DDU) 240-299-4425 laj12602@hotmail.com
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I wanted to make everyone aware that I was
recently promoted to the rank of sergeant and I
am now assigned to the Third District. The CID
Union Shop is unique to a majority of the other
Shops as its members are spread throughout the
city and the Chief Steward and the Commander
do not work in the same location. My new
assignment will not impact the high level of
representation that the CID Union members
receive. In fact, I am now more centrally located
in the city and I will have easier access to every
location where CID Union members are assigned.
I am always in communication
commander and meet with him regularly. Myself
and the CID Shop Stewards will continue to
provide the quality service you are used to, and
issues of The Hot Car will continue to roll out
every month.
A 6DDU Detective investigates a robbery
scene on Benning Road in 2017
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Checking the Status of Your
Union Membership
Gregg Pemberton, Treasurer
One thing I constantly remind people to do is to
confirm their active membership in the Union. All
too often, members find themselves in a
situation where they need representation or wish
to participate in Union voting, and they’re
informed that they are not dues paying
members.
The easiest way to confirm your status as a full-
fledged dues paying member is to check in
Peoplesoft (ess.dc.gov). To do this, sign into
Peoplesoft and on the home screen, click the
with the icon for the “NavBar”, it looks like a small
compass on the upper right side of the screen.
From there, click the “Navigator” icon, which
looks like a blue piece of paper. Then click Self
Service > Payroll and Compensation > Labor
Organization Enrollment. This will take you to a
screen that shows you are an active member in
the Union and should show that you have a
deduction of $22.37 per pay period.
Other ways to confirm your membership is to
look on your paystub under the “After-Tax
Deduction” section. You should see the following
line item: DU-FOP MPD Labor Committee
$22.37
You can also call the Union office at 202-548-
8300 and ask the staff at the front desk. Or you
could send an email to the Treasurer at
gpemberton@dcpoliceunion.com.
Your membership in the Union is an incredibly
important aspect to your employment and
cannot be replaced by any questionable “legal
plans” that use ambulance chasing lawyers who
have no experience in police labor. These plans
are sketchy at best and provide very little
protection from most of the exposure our
members face. Feel free to reach out to me if you
have any questions about your dues or the
service and protections the Union provides.
BWCs and Critical Incidents
Marinos Marinos, CID Chief Shop Steward
While only a small percentage Criminal Investigations
Division (CID) members wear Body Worn Cameras
(BWC), I feel it is important to explain how a member
should handle their BWC when they are involved in a
critical incident like an officer involved shooting.
I realize that the BWC policy can be extremely
confusing due to multiple Executive Orders
associated with the original General Order (Body
Worn Camera Program 302.13). I have received
inquiries from members asking about BWC policies if
they are involved in a critical incident, particularly a
Use of Force incident. Should it be left on? For how
long? When is it okay to turn it off?
The first thing I tell the members is to ensure that
they have made the scene secure, call for medical
assistance if needed, and to notify an official over the
appropriate radio channel. As the scene is secured by
other officers and you are no longer in a position to
be conducting a criminal investigation you should
switch your BWC to the “OFF” position. This will help
ensure your privileged conversations are not
accidentally recorded.
Executive Order 16-009 (BWCs: New Activation
Requirements and Policy Reminder): Section II
(Procedures), Part B, Section 3
(Members shall not deactivate their
BWC until/unless….in the events of a
prolonged crime scene or an incident
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during which they need to take a
break..)
Once that is done, a Union Representative should
respond to the scene to assess the situation to
determine if formal Legal Representation and/or the
Metropolitan Police Employee Assistance Program
(EAP) should be notified. This conversation with your
Union Rep is confidential and privileged.
After you’ve spoken with your Union Rep, you may be
encouraged to speak to a doctor from EAP, when
speaking with a doctor they will not ask about the
critical incident you were just involved in, instead they
will only assess your mental state. You can leave your
BWC off for these conversations as they will be
dealing directly with EAP related matters.
You will then be directed to speak with an attorney.
All conversations with your attorney are protected.
Your conversation with counsel may touch on the
critical incident, so your attorney would not want any
communication memorialized by your BWC. The
attorney that you speak with at that time is your
personal attorney and you have right to have a
privileged and confidential conversation with them.
Always turn off your BWC when speaking with your
attorney after a Use of Force incident.
This article is merely to inform members about their
rights and protections. As a Union Representative, it
is my responsibility to ensure all of your available
rights are exercised. If you have any further questions
please feel free to contact me.
CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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July 10 7:00 pm FOP DC Lodge #1 General
Membership Meeting