Comments on: Daily Herald Wants Open Hearing on Removal Resolution. http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/ Latest news involving the Cook County Public Defenders Association AFSCME LOCAL 3315 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:38:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Ingrid Gill http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3496 Ingrid Gill Mon, 19 May 2008 22:26:33 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3496 An open hearing would have provided the Public Defender with an opportunity to explain what is causing the stall in hiring. I doubt the stall is solely caused by the Public Defender being in disfavor with the Board. Earl Dunlap could not get people hired to the county's human resources department; consequently, he had to go through federal court to hire non-unionized security officers at the junvenil detention center. I do not think we want the Public Defender to seek non-unionized attorneys to make up for the attorney vacancies. HOWEVER, we do want those five attorney positions put back into the budget. An open hearing would have provided the Public Defender with an opportunity to explain what is causing the stall in hiring. I doubt the stall is solely caused by the Public Defender being in disfavor with the Board. Earl Dunlap could not get people hired to the county’s human resources department; consequently, he had to go through federal court to hire non-unionized security officers at the junvenil detention center. I do not think we want the Public Defender to seek non-unionized attorneys to make up for the attorney vacancies. HOWEVER, we do want those five attorney positions put back into the budget.

]]> By: stu smith http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3487 stu smith Mon, 19 May 2008 16:08:27 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3487 At this point Ed's ability to get additional resouces for our office is nil and will continue to be so. As a result, our clients are underserved no matter how hard we work. We are seeing the stall on promotions, new hires etc. This is a direct result of Ed being in disfavor by enough of the Board to make a difference. This is not a touchy feely thing. We have a job to do and need certain resources to do it. Ed's continued role as The Public Defender means we are suffering. I also would imagine he is preoccupied with his own problems and not focussing on the running of this office. As for Bruce's post. Who did you vote for last and how are they doing? Blagojavich is a bbulwark against greed and corrupt politics? What about Daley or did you vote (ineffectually) for whoever his opponent was? The choice for voting in the US is over who will screw us using KY jelly versus who will do it dry. Either way we get screwed just as bad. At this point Ed’s ability to get additional resouces for our office is nil and will continue to be so. As a result, our clients are underserved no matter how hard we work. We are seeing the stall on promotions, new hires etc. This is a direct result of Ed being in disfavor by enough of the Board to make a difference. This is not a touchy feely thing. We have a job to do and need certain resources to do it. Ed’s continued role as The Public Defender means we are suffering. I also would imagine he is preoccupied with his own problems and not focussing on the running of this office.
As for Bruce’s post. Who did you vote for last and how are they doing? Blagojavich is a bbulwark against greed and corrupt politics? What about Daley or did you vote (ineffectually) for whoever his opponent was? The choice for voting in the US is over who will screw us using KY jelly
versus who will do it dry. Either way we get screwed just as bad.

]]> By: Justice Cardozo http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3486 Justice Cardozo Mon, 19 May 2008 02:53:05 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3486 Michelle, I am all for anyone who wants to go down and support Ed to do so. That should be an individual choice, and not a Union sponsored "Wake". Michelle, I am all for anyone who wants to go down and support Ed to do so.
That should be an individual choice, and not a Union sponsored “Wake”.

]]> By: Justice Cardozo http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3485 Justice Cardozo Mon, 19 May 2008 02:46:57 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3485 Since Ed sued Stroger on behalf of his management team, they should be rehearsing "Kumbaya" on Monday!!!!! Will Lauren and "X" be there to see the final act of their dysfunctional play? Somebody in the Democratic Party that Burnette didn't find relevant will probably get him on the Bench after this charade plays out. Burnette is management, the Directors and Chiefs are Management, Burnette's fate is sealed and the Union is Grandstanding. NO ONE IS FORCED TO APPLY TO BE A SUPERVISOR IN THIS OFFICE...UNLESS YOU QUIT AND COME BACK... If individual members want to support Ed, fine. That is personal and Burnette is a fine gentleman and a great guy....but the Union officially jumping on board the Titanic when it has hit the iceberg is questionable. Since Ed sued Stroger on behalf of his management team, they should be rehearsing “Kumbaya” on Monday!!!!!
Will Lauren and “X” be there to see the final act of their dysfunctional play? Somebody in the Democratic Party that Burnette didn’t find relevant will probably get him on the Bench after this charade plays out.
Burnette is management, the Directors and Chiefs are Management, Burnette’s fate is sealed and the Union is Grandstanding.
NO ONE IS FORCED TO APPLY TO BE A SUPERVISOR IN THIS OFFICE…UNLESS YOU QUIT AND COME BACK…
If individual members want to support Ed, fine.
That is personal and Burnette is a fine gentleman and a great guy….but the Union officially jumping on board the Titanic when it has hit the iceberg is questionable.

]]> By: Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3484 Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large Mon, 19 May 2008 01:48:25 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3484 Stu: Although you do not believe in voting, the members of the County Board are quite sensitive to the voters and to major financial contributors to their campaigns. Given the power of organized labor in Chicago, I doubt that a move on our Local would garner many votes from the board or from its President when AFSCME and the CFL get involved. So chill and register to vote dude! Bruce Stu:

Although you do not believe in voting, the members of the County Board are quite sensitive to the voters and to major financial contributors to their campaigns. Given the power of organized labor in Chicago, I doubt that a move on our Local would garner many votes from the board or from its President when AFSCME and the CFL get involved. So chill and register to vote dude!

Bruce

]]> By: Michelle Thomas http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3483 Michelle Thomas Mon, 19 May 2008 01:10:46 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3483 That could happen whether you support Ed or not. That could happen whether you support Ed or not.

]]> By: stu smith http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3482 stu smith Mon, 19 May 2008 00:58:17 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3482 If we throw all our support behind Ed won't that ensure the next person who is the Public Defender will say bye bye union? If we throw all our support behind Ed won’t that ensure the next person who is the Public Defender will say bye bye union?

]]> By: Michelle Thomas http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3481 Michelle Thomas Mon, 19 May 2008 00:49:40 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3481 A more probative question for you "Ouery Questioner" is will YOU be at the hearing on the 20th? The officers of the union have asked the rank & file to attend the hearing if they can. Will you be answering that call or will you be like the majority that probably will leave it for someone else to do.? Just asking. A more probative question for you “Ouery Questioner” is will YOU be at the hearing on the 20th? The officers of the union have asked the rank & file to attend the hearing if they can. Will you be answering that call or will you be like the majority that probably will leave it for someone else to do.? Just asking.

]]> By: Query Questioner http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3480 Query Questioner Sun, 18 May 2008 23:55:27 +0000 http://cookcountypd.org/blog/2008/05/18/daily-herald-wants-open-hearing-on-removal-resolution/#comment-3480 Will any management members show up at the county hearing on the 20th or will they hide in their offices as most of them do when the jurors are lined up in the hall or the bench trial is about to begin? Just asking. Will any management members show up at the county hearing on the 20th or will they hide in their offices as most of them do when the jurors are lined up in the hall or the bench trial is about to begin? Just asking.

]]>