“Chief Kudrick orchestrated our eviction from the PBA office within the police department ordered us to remove PBA vending machines and an ATM machine from the criminal justice building improperly deployed and assigned part-time non-union police officers in contravention to our CBA and state laws interfered with and attempted to subvert and sabotage the collective bargaining process and attempted to circumvent the protections afforded to our members by that collective bargaining process by unilaterally implementing scheduling limitations not permitted without negotiation,” Alexander said. “The sole cause of this campaign of aggression was our decision to advocate on behalf of our members and to challenge the policy decisions implemented by Chief Kudrick in his efforts to interfere with the administration of our local (PBA). Constitution, namely our freedom of association, and the rights and privileges afforded to us by the state constitution and the laws protecting our labor interest.” He said the chief’s actions are “a concerted effort to interfere with the rights and privileges guaranteed by the U.S. Through this campaign, Chief Kudrick has shown little regard for the rights of our local members, the protections afforded to us through our collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and the for the laws of the state governing labor relations,” Alexander said. “The hostility of this campaign has steadily increased over time. Over the course of the last 18 months, Chief Kudrick has waged a targeted campaign against our local in general and against our members specifically. “Over the course of the last two years, the morale within our police department has sunk to an all-time low. He thanked the council members and the community for their continued support of the police department and said “we are not complaining about wages or equipment.”Īlexander said the union members wanted to formally advise the governing body there is a problem in the police department and to seek assistance in solving that problem. I believe that fact, in and of itself, speaks volumes regarding the current climate within our police department,” Alexander said. “The only significant opposition to this declaration was the fear many of our members expressed regarding future acts of retaliation perpetrated by the chief because of this action. He said the union members believe they have the duty to protect their fellow officers and the police department. We did not arrive flippantly at this conclusion, but carefully considered the implication such a decision could have on our membership, on the police department we so proudly serve and on Chief Kudrick himself.” Kudrick did not respond to a request for comment regarding the union’s action or its assertions about his leadership.Īlexander addressed the governing body and said, “The decision to issue this declaration comes after much contemplation and discussion. ![]() 6, the members of the union voted 69-2 in favor of a vote of no confidence in Kudrick’s leadership of the police department. 14 meeting of the Township Council and said that on Dec. He served 22 years with Verdoy (NY) Fire Department, including the position of chief.Local 228 President James Alexander, Vice President Rich Robertiello and state delegate James Hurley attended the Dec. PETRILLO is a Tucson, Ariz.-based journalist, the author of three novels and five non-fiction books, and a member of the Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment editorial advisory board. All seating positions are protected by Per4Max four-point safety harnesses that allow medics to access a patient and equipment without unbuckling.ĪLAN M. Herzog notes that the AEV rig has an Activek ultraviolet (UV) disinfectant system that continually runs inside the HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) system, a Stryker PowerLOAD and PowerCOT system, a solid surface interior, a locking mount rack for a Lifepak 15, an extended CPR seating position, an attendant’s seat with an integral child’s safety seat, and dual seating on the squad bench on the curb side interior. ![]() (Photo courtesy of Howell Township Police Emergency Medical Services.) ![]() Howell Township medical staffers load a Stryker PowerCOT into the rear of their new AEV ambulance.
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