February 08, 2010
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The Seattle Police Officers' Guild is the largest police labor union in the Northwest. We represent over 1250 members which includes all of the officers and sergeants on the Seattle Police Department. As a not for profit corporation, we receive no funding from government agencies or tax dollars. We strive to provide assistance to officers, their families and the community. Over the years, we have been able to make funds available to families facing life threatening illnesses, sponsor children's athletic leagues, and participate in many charitable events. Most importantly, we work hard to protect the benefits, working conditions, training and equipment of our members so they can continue to work hard to protect all of us in the community.

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Help Select Your Next Police Chief

Updated On: Jan 27, 2010 (06:51:00)

SPOG President Rich O’Neill is a member of the Mayor’s Police Chief Search Committee. Each committee member has been tasked with soliciting input on the issue of a new police chief from various groups.  Officers and retired officers are encouraged to participate in this community outreach process. Please take the time to answer the following three questions:

1.       In regards to policing in Seattle, what changes, if any, need to be made?

2.       What qualities are you looking for in a new Police Chief?

3.       What is the most important public safety issue in Seattle?

Please email your responses to : selectachief@seattlepoliceguild.org

You may also send your responses to: SPOG, 2949 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134

Your name WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

 

ALL RESPONSES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BY FEB 15th

Thank you for your participation.

 

SPD Officer Jason McKissack Needs Your Help

Updated On: Jan 23, 2010 (11:53:00)

Officer Jason McKissack was viciously attacked and injured in June of 2008 in the line of duty. He has since been separated from the Seattle Police Department for his inability to return to law enforcement, and will most likely be determined to be “Catastrophically Disabled”, meaning he can never work in any profession again.

 
Because of this, his family is living on L&I (which ends up being about 50% of his wages—due to a cap) and they have been cut off of health insurance. They are now faced with coming up with money to pay COBRA (over $1300.00 a month) out of their already drastically reduced salary. The McKissack’s are now faced with having to make decisions between paying their mortgage or putting food on the table for their two young children, or having medical insurance.
 
There is a bill (HB 1679) in Olympia which would provide health insurance for “Catastrophically Disabled” Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters (and their families) who are injured in the line of duty. Law Enforcement Officers put their lives on the line everyday, and should, in turn, be protected should they ever be catastrophically injured. We don’t want to ever see another police family faced with the situation that the McKissacks are now faced with.
We are asking EVERY PERSON to call their legislator to ask that they pass this bill that would provide health insurance to Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters who are catastrophically disabled in the line of duty.
 
House Bill 1679 has a hearing with the Ways and Means Committe on MONDAY, JANUARY 25th at 3:30pm in Olympia. We are asking ANY SPD Officers and their families that can attend, do. SPOG has a SPD bus that can hold 40 officers that will be leaving the SPOG office at 12:00  and is first come first serve. We want to pack the hearing with officers and families. Please try to attend. SPD personnel can be in uniform but must be off duty.
 
If you would like to send letters or cards of support to the family, or send a financial contribution, please send it to: Seattle Police Guild
2949 4th Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98134
(If you are making a financial donation, please make your check payable to SPOG with Jason McKissack Fund in the memo line.) Thank you!
 
We will continue to update this site with information as it becomes available, and also other ways people can be of assistance. Thank you for your support!
 
Q 13 Fox and Komo News 4 did special pieces on Jason McKissack and this situation.
Please visit:
 
The following attachment is a list of all legislative districts in Washington with the phone numbers to your legislators. PLEASE CALL YOUR LEGISLATOR AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.

Download: Legislative Districts.doc
SPOG Mourns the Loss of Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell

Updated On: Jan 08, 2010 (17:48:00)

 

Deputy Kent Mundell

The Seattle Police Officers Guild mourns the loss of Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell who was shot on December 22nd in Eatonville, WA while on a Domestic Violence call, and died on December 28th, 2009. This is a tradgedy for the Pierce County Sheriffs Office, all law enforcement officers and the community as a whole. Our thoughts and prayers are with Deputy Mundell's family.

A donation fund has been established at all Columbia Banks for the Mundell family. Please send any donations there.

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