J-Fed Comments on the 4-2

From one of his two blogs that we don't link to, J-Fed posts this late yesterday:

• I apologize for not commenting on recent posts. I was preparing for the budget hearing, which thanks to many people, went very well. However, I have received many inquiries into the work schedule. I remain committed to providing the officers of this Department with the best possible schedule. Any published reports of this being a done deal are inaccurate, as we remain in good faith negotiation on this matter. You have to understand that I am limited in what I can say due to the requirements of confidentiality of the ongoing negotiations. Because the work schedules are subject to mandatory bargaining, I cannot act unilaterally. All officers, sergeants, lieutenants and captains are represented by a collective bargaining agent. You need to bring your concerns to your union so that they can negotiate on your behalf. For my part, I will continue to work toward reaching an agreement that will best serve you and the residents of this City.

In other words, Shortshanks told him, "Not yet."

And it seems that all our information regarding the hiccups in implementation was, once again, 100% correct despite what the FOP, Department talking heads, and numerous commentators claimed. You're welcome.

The FOP has put a "tentative schedule" on their website with all the various permutations of schedules currently in operation. We wouldn't doubt that an order will come down shortly for everyone to bid furloughs under their current schedule, then sometime in the next month or so some massive schedule change will be implemented just in time to fuck up everybody's vacations.