Update from Your Chief Steward August 2019 - Issue #17

CID Chief Shop Steward Marinos Marinos

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I would like to begin my monthly update by congratulating all the new
investigators that were recently elevated to their positions within CID. I Update from the Council Page 1
know that many people were concerned that the 15 individuals who
went to training would not be elevated and have to participate in the Info about PERB Notices Page 2
upcoming investigator process. However with the assistance of members
of the Executive Committee and the support of Commander Parsons the Buliding Safety Issues Page 3

CID Union Shop was able to convince the Department that elevating
these members was necessary for the day to day operations of CID. This
success has provided our new members a chance to see a different side
of the Department while letting our more experienced detectives move
on to specialized units or a different district detectives unit, through the
CID/DDU mobility program.

Because some of our CID uniformed members have been issued TASERs,
I would like to remind members that they should have a Union
Representative with them during all questionings and whenever a
statement is made to the Department. It has come to my attention that
it appears the Department is summarily disciplining our members
concerning TASER deployments that they find “questionable”. This type
of behavior is against the contract and will only lead to an unfair
investigation to the member involved. I cannot stress enough that you
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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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write about in a future newsletter please send
me an email to mmarinos@dcpoliceunion.com.
Public Employee Relations Board Notice of Standards
of Conduct Violation By Union against members
Explanation of PERB Violation Notice
Currently Posted at your District
Gregg Pemberton, Treasurer
Some of you may have seen the notice from the
picture above that’s been posted on Union boards
throughout the department. It may seem a little
confusing as to what it says so we wanted to update
our members. The notice is from the DC Public
Employee Relations Board, also known as ‘PERB’. The
PERB is a DC agency that certifies public sector
Unions and gives them their rights to collectively
bargain with their respective employers. PERB not
only adjudicates disputes between labor unions and
employers, but they also adjudicate disputes between
Union members and Union leadership. The latter is
what the above notice is about.
In 2017, I initiated a PERB complaint against Union
leadership for several violations of the Unions bylaws,
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specifically, that then Vice Chairman Bigelow was
blocking internal disciplinary matters regarding
allegations of serious misconduct. The complaint
alleged that Chairman Bigelow violated the Union’s
bylaws as well as DC Code §1-617(a)(1), which
governs the standards of conduct for labor unions.
Any member can look up this case on the PERB
website under case number 18-S-02 at perb.dc.gov.
The case went to a hearing in front of an
Administrative Law Judge and both parties were
heard on the merits of the case. Ultimately, the Judge
ruled in my favor that Chairman Bigelow had violated
the bylaws and DC Code in an effort to cover up
misconduct at the leadership level. The Judge ruled
that Stephen Bigelow obey the following orders:
1. Cease and desist from failing to provide
fair and equal treatment to all members
under the governing rules of the
organization, as codified under D.C. Code
§1-617.03(a)(1); and
2. Cease and desist from denying fair and
equal treatment to Complainant, Greggory
Pemberton, by failing to process his
complaints against Union leadership.
3. Post conspicuously for thirty (30) days,
where notices to its members are normally
posted, a notice to its members stating
that it has violated D.C. Code §1-
617.03(a)(1),
After the Judge ruled, the decision went to the five
member Executive Board of PERB for approval. On
May 16, 2019 the PERB Board voted unanimously that
Stephen Bigelow had violated PERB’s Standards of
Conduct under the DC Code and they also
unanimously approved the Judge’s ruling.
What does this mean? Well, frankly, it means that
Chairman Bigelow is willing to violate the Union’s
bylaws and DC Code in an effort to hide misconduct
from the members for his own benefit. This is
something that should horrify every dues paying
member. These types of violations against our
members are what we expect from management, not
our Chairman. Maybe Chairman Bigelow should
spend less time fighting his own Union members and
more time trying to unite us so we can move forward
on our objectives of improving your working
conditions.
Anyone with questions about this ruling can contact
PERB at 202-727-1822 or go to perb.dc.gov and look
up case number 18-S-02, or you can contact me at
gpemberton@dcpoliceunion.com.
One of the goals for the CID Shop is to be more
visible than in past terms and visit every CID unit’s
office on a regular basis. During the past month, CID
Stewards identified offices that were extremely hot,
and not conducive to productive work. CID Stewards
were able to make contact with the Director of MPD
Facilities and present these issues. The Director was
extremely responsive to the concerns of the Union
and had the issues resolved almost immediately.
If there are any concerns about safety or heath issues
in your office, from the air temperature to leaks
coming from the ceiling, or even things like mold or
ventilation, please contact one of your CID Shop
Stewards. We will contact management to have it
corrected as soon as possible. The CID Shop also
communicates with the Chairperson of the Union’s
Safety Committee and will keep her updated on any
safety issues identified.

CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS

August 11-19 National FOP Conference in New

Orleans
Homicide Detectives investigate the murder of famous painter,
Mary Pinochet Meyer on the C & O Towpath in 1964 September (TBD) DC Police Union General

Membership Meeting
Ensuring Safe Working Conditions Inside DC
Government Buildings
Adam Shaatal, CID Shop Steward

As a member of the Criminal Investigations Division,

it is not uncommon that you may need to investigate
a crime in harsh weather or in an environment that
lacks adequate climate control for long periods of
time. However, your MPD office area should be
comfortable given the fact that it’s where a detective
has to compose important investigative documents
that will one day be used as evidence inside a
courtroom.

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