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MAP seeks support from area Unions to fight outsourcing Officers
Area Union leaders are being asked to show their support for the Security Officers of the DMC, whose jobs are being outsourced after they sought Union representation.
The Security Officers of Detroit Receiving Hospital and Officers of DMC Children's signed collective bargaining agreements between July and September 2019. Sinai-Grace Security Officers filed for Union representation in September. The Officers were notified Oct. 1, 2019 that their jobs would be outsourced to a private security provider just before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Please click here for a timeline of events and further information.
We are calling all local Union leaders to support these Officers as we fight for their right to organize, their careers and dignity. Please contact Jerald James at Michigan Association of Police at (248) 509-7158, ext. 227 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to find out how you can help.
Sterling Heights Police, Fire Fighters honored for fighting child hunger
By Jennifer Gomori, MAP Editor
Sterling Heights Police Officers and Fire Fighters were recently honored for going above and beyond the call of duty by donating $4,000 in September to help a local charity fight child hunger in their community.
Blessings in a Backpack – Utica, a program that provides weekend meals for needy children at three Sterling Heights elementary schools throughout the school year, honored Sterling Heights Police Officers Association, a MAP-represented unit, and Sterling Heights Fire Fighters at an Oct. 1 Sterling Heights City Council meeting.
The police officers and firefighters made the donation from a portion of funds they received selling t-shirts promoting Safe Streets Renewal, a millage renewal for fire, police and street improvements which will be on the Nov. 5, 2019 ballot.
Blessings in a Backpack Fundraising Chairperson Bob Maynard presented the unions with Community Service Awards during the meeting. But police and firefighters were not expecting a second award from the City Council. They were honored with Sterling Heights Nice Neighbor Awards, a program established to recognize homeowners who do what they can to improve the quality of life for their neighbors.
“The first award was from Blessings in a Backpack. It was a Community Service Award for fighting child hunger in our community,” said MAP Executive Board Vice President Mike Kunath, who is Sterling Heights Police Officers Association President. “Then, City Council surprised us and they gave us a Nice Neighbor Award. Typically, that’s for people in the community."
Blessings in a Backpack is hosting many community fundraising events including a Halloween Run Against Hunger Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. To help join the fight against child hunger, please visit http://www.blessingsinabackpackmi.org/events/ for more information.
MAP donations helped support newly opened Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument
Michigan Association of Police (MAP) and Michigan Association of Police Organizations (MAPO) donations are among those that made the newly dedicated Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument a reality.
Over 500 people attended a dedication ceremony July 27, 2019 at the Monument, on the corner of Allegan Street and Butler Boulevard in downtown Lansing. Over the years, MAP contributed more than $2,000 in honor of fallen MAP Police Officers.
The monument consists of 10 Sentinels - 4’ X 8’ metal panels - engraved with the names of Michigan law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty dating back to the 1800s. The fallen officers’ names have colored background lights so the Memorial Monument is clearly visible day and night. To locate a fallen officer’s name at the Monument, please visit www.mleom.org and click on "Fallen Officers."
It's time to register for fall grievance seminars
Local Executive Board Members and Local Stewards are encouraged to attend free fall Grievance Seminars on Fridays at the MAP Office.
The Seminars, conducted by MAP Executive Director Fred Timpner, will provide valuable information about key grievance issues. Two fall seminars are scheduled Sept. 20 and Oct. 25, 2019. The Sept. 20 seminar will focus on Contract Interpretation. Discipline will be the topic at Oct. 25 seminar. Seminars begin at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served. Details can be found on the website Calendar.
Please register as soon as possible as space is limited to 12 people. Call Julie Palmquist at (248) 509-7158, ext. 231 or email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MAPO encourages $2 billion budget for road funding, but not from General Fund
Michigan Association of Police Organizations (MAPO) recently sent a letter urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature to come up with a budget deal generating over $2 billion to
fix Michigan roads.
The letter discourages reductions in General Fund revenue to fix roads, which reduces funding to public safety and first responders. A proposed change in the sales tax on fuel could cause an additional $200 million loss to General Fund revenue, according to MAPO.
Click here to view MAPO’s Road Budget Recommendation.
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