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5.11% 41
17.96% 144
16.46% 132
39.65% 318
20.82% 167
Q1Ingeneral,doyoudisapproveorapproveofthewaytheMichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationishandlingitsjobasyourrepresentative?Pleaseindicatehowstronglyyoudisapproveorapprove.
Answered:802 Skipped:14
Strongly disapprov e
Somewhatdisapprov e
Neitherdisapprov enorapprov e
Somewhatapprov e
Strongly approv e
Total 802
Stronglydisapprove
Somewhatdisapprove
Neitherdisapprove
norapprove
Somewhatapprove
Stronglyapprove
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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11.33% 92
23.03% 187
62.07% 504
9.24% 75
8.74% 71
Q2WhichofthefollowingwouldyousayaretheoneortwomostimportantproblemsfacingtheMSPTAtoday,thatis,theonesyouyourselfaremostconcernedabout?
Answered:812 Skipped:4
NeedForMoreParticipationFromMembers
NeedForBetterCommunicationWithMembers
BargainingIssues&ContractTalks
Continuationof RegionalPolicingPlan
RelationshipBetweenMSPTA&Department
NeedForMore
Participation...
NeedForBetter
Communication...
BargainingIssues&
Contract...
ContinuationofRegional
Policing...
RelationshipBetween
MSPTA&...
TrooperMorale
TrooperDiscipline
IncreasingTrooper
Strength
Deteriorationor
Reduction...MSPTA
GrievanceProcess
FocusofMSPTA
PerformanceQuotas
PoliticalRelations
WithState...
Other(please
specify)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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19.33% 157
5.54% 45
26.11% 212
6.77% 55
1.72% 14
6.16% 50
18.84% 153
6.16% 50
8.37% 68
TrooperMorale
TrooperDiscipline
IncreasingTrooperStrength
DeteriorationorReductionof SergeantPositions
MSPTAGriev anceProcess
Focusof MSPTA
Perf ormanceQuotas
PoliticalRelationsWithStateGov ernment
Other(pleasespecif y )
TotalRespondents:812
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Giv ehelptoTroopswhoarehav ingtheirliv esruinedduetoworkerscompandthatdev ilonearthorganizationweuseasaninsurancecarrier-Citizens 10/2/20137:41AM
2 Maintainstronginsurancebenif ets 10/1/20132:35PM
3 Ipay alotof dueanddon'tgetagoodreturnonmy $$$ 10/1/201311:16AM
4 DropProgramIssues 10/1/20139:52AM
5 promotionalprocess 10/1/20137:51AM
6 theinabiltity f orMSPTAcommandtoseperatef romthierpersonalagendaf orpostretirment 10/1/20131:55AM
7 12hrday sandtwomanpatrol. 9/30/20132:28PM
8 Implementminimumstaf f ingrequirements 9/30/20136:31AM
9 Only hearf rommsptawhenit'stimef orcontracttalk 9/29/20137:52AM
10 promotionalprocessscoringandpromotingdudsjusttry ingtogetof f theroad 9/29/20136:34AM
11 none 9/29/201312:44AM
12 stopspendingMSPTAf undsonAlcohol 9/26/20133:55PM
13 Themetricssy stemf ormeasuringtrooperactiv ity isahugemisunderstandingby theadministration.A20y rtrooperisaseasonedtrooper.Hasabetterunderstandingof howtohandlethecommunity andpeopleinthatarea.Atwoy rtrooperisouttolearnandridtheareaof allcrime.Wherethe20y rtrooperunderstandsmakinggoodtiesonthecommunity isjustasgoodif notbetterthanwritingev ery oneaticket.Theinf usesof thenewmetricssy stemisnotgoodf orthepublicorourorganization.
9/25/20138:20PM
14 DiscardingtheRegionalPolicingPlan 9/25/20132:01PM
15 iwouldliketoseetroopermagizinesentatleastquartley 9/25/20137:07AM
16 needf ory oungtprstounderstandv alueof collectiv ebargaining 9/25/20136:47AM
17 contractnegotiationsf ornewtroops,benef itpackagesf orretirement. 9/24/20139:28PM
18 MSPTAmemberswithinFSD-don'tf eeladequately representedby ourunion 9/24/20132:00PM
19 retirement 9/24/201312:02PM
20 TheMSPTAhasexpandeditsroletoof arbey ondlaborissues. 9/24/20136:32AM
21 tooconcernedaboutrelationswithDepartmentandnotf ightingf orTroopers.Losingpay andbenef its. 9/24/20136:14AM
22 Lackof opportunity toactiv ely participateinMSPTA 9/23/201310:41PM
23 Wagesandbenef its 9/23/20139:13PM
24 MedicalBenef its 9/23/20136:40PM
25 Getridof 2manpatrols=lesslazy sleepingtroopers!! 9/23/201310:30AM
26 Protectingretireebenef its 9/23/20138:48AM
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27 willingnessof leadershiptoacceptinputf rommembership 9/22/20139:49AM
28 considerablepay rise 9/21/20136:47AM
29 saf ety -notenoughtroopsworkinginalargeareaonmids 9/20/20136:25PM
30 Lackof twomanpatrols 9/20/20136:23PM
31 morepatrolcars!! 9/20/20131:54PM
32 FillingSCPpostsatexpenseof restof thestate 9/20/20131:12PM
33 wagesandcompensation,weareWAYunderpaid 9/20/201312:52PM
34 Ibeliev etheMSPTAspendsf artoomuchmoney ,lowerourduesandspendless.Weneedtostopthequarterly sandmeet2timesor1timepery ear 9/20/201312:45PM
35 don'tf eelthereshouldbeapercentagequotaf ortroopers 9/20/201312:00PM
36 lossof newhirebenif its 9/20/201311:35AM
37 DROPiskillingthedept...noopportunitiesf ortheseniortroopers 9/20/201311:23AM
38 Stophikingupourduesif wedon'tgetaraise! 9/20/201310:50AM
39 Deteriorationof Enlistedbenef itsandretirement. 9/20/201310:32AM
40 Continuationof D.R.O.P.&FullTimeESTeam 9/20/20139:50AM
41 regionalplanneedstobestopped(someoneisgoingtogethurtdoingreportsincars)whenthef ocusison#'s-thequality suf f ersandthef ocusisthe#'sandnotpeople;don'tf eelthemsptaf ollowsthewishesof memberswhennegotiatingcontract/benef its.Exec.membersseemtodowhatthey want,notwhatWEwant.
9/20/20139:41AM
42 Receiv inginf ormationwhenitisnolongerusef ul 9/20/20138:59AM
43 v eteransissues 9/20/20137:59AM
44 Notenoughshif tsf or8hrworkday s 9/20/20137:16AM
45 Usingreassignmentinsteadof postingpositions 9/20/20136:57AM
46 needmoreactiv eway tof ightperf ormanceappraisal 9/20/20131:51AM
47 Weneedsuperseniority backatMetro 9/19/20137:14PM
48 Addressthebiasandf av ortismby thedepartmentwhenitcomestopromotionsandtransf ers.Itisinnoway f airandimpartial. 9/19/20135:52PM
49 Benef itsincludingretirementandmedical 9/19/20135:08PM
50 salary increaseneeded 9/19/20133:42PM
51 Troopersaf ety issues 9/19/20133:10PM
52 Ability of MSPTAtonegotiatealaborcontract. 9/19/20132:38PM
53 Betterrev iew(actually read)theproposedcontractsothatOSEdoesn'tslipslicklanguageintof uturecontractslikethey didonthisone.I.E.TrooperandSgt.contributiontotheretirementplan(basehourly wagev s.grosswages)
9/19/20132:23PM
54 Retirementissues 9/19/20131:34PM
55 Lackof trustandconf idencef orMSPTAboardmemberstoproperly andef f ectiv ely representthemajority of MSPTAmembers 9/19/201312:36PM
56 ContractErosion 9/19/201311:52AM
57 Pay andbenef itsthatattractandretainthebestandbrightest 9/19/201311:36AM
58 Disparity inbenef itsbetweenoldandnewtroopers 9/19/201311:14AM
59 takehomecarsneedtohappenorRPPwillf ail. 9/19/201310:59AM
60 beentoldonethingonly torealizetherewasnev eranintenttof ollowthrough 9/19/201310:46AM
61 Neednewleadershipperiodiacally f orf reshperspectiv es 9/19/201310:44AM
62 wages 9/19/201310:35AM
63 Newequipmentbeingselectedproperly . 9/19/201310:25AM
64 Selectiv eassistancebasedonseniority orwhichdistricty ouworkin. 9/19/201310:25AM
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65 ThewholeCPOSTrustissueseemslikeascamandtheof f icersappearallthey aredoingwithMSPTAislobby ingf orretirementjobswithothercompanies.They areonly watchingoutf orthemselv esandhav emov edaway f romassistingthememberships.Pretty soontherewillbenoneedf orMSPTAaswearequickly closingthegapwithNERE.Sgt.pay isbecomingnon-competetiv e.
9/19/201310:17AM
66 Thelackof integrity of MSPTALeadership 9/19/201310:11AM
67 Mustmaintaindecentbenef itpackagewithoutdiv idingmembership! 9/19/201310:09AM
68 Mismanagementof f undsby MSPTAexecutiv ebaord.They actintheirowninterestsattheexpenseof theduespay ingmembers.Whatthey doisshamef ulanddisgisting. 9/19/201310:08AM
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Q3SomehavedebatedthepurposeofMSPTAinitsrelationshipwiththeDepartmentofStatePolice.SomebelievethatitisMSPTA'sresponsibilitytohaveanadversarialrelationshipwiththeDepartmentofStatePolice,whileothersbelieveitshouldbeacooperativerelationship.Usingascaleof
1to10,whereonemeanscompletelyadversarialandtenmeanscompletelycooperative,howwouldyoudescribetheroleoftheMSPTAinitsrelationshipwiththeDepartmentofStatePolice,asyouseeit.
Answered:814 Skipped:2
(nolabel) 0.49%4
0.12%1
2.46%20
3.81%31
19.04%155
17.81%145
22.60%184
22.48%183
7.37%60
3.81%31
814
6.68
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyAdversarial) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreAdversarial) 6(SlightlyMoreCooperative) 7 8 9 10(CompletelyCooperative) Total AverageRating
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
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19.35% 155
41.20% 330
25.72% 206
9.61% 77
4.12% 33
Q4RepresentingyouandmeetingyourindividualneedsAnswered:801 Skipped:15
A
B
C
D
F
Total 801
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
8/57
14.21% 114
45.89% 368
29.05% 233
8.48% 68
2.37% 19
Q5MeetingtheneedsoftheentiremembershipasawholeAnswered:802 Skipped:14
A
B
C
D
F
Total 802
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
9/57
10.95% 88
39.68% 319
25.25% 203
17.54% 141
6.59% 53
Q6CollectivebargainingconcerningwagesandcompensationAnswered:804 Skipped:12
A
B
C
D
F
Total 804
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
10/57
12.22% 98
38.03% 305
27.56% 221
15.84% 127
6.36% 51
Q7CollectivebargainingconcerninghealthcareandbenefitsAnswered:802 Skipped:14
A
B
C
D
F
Total 802
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
11/57
18.80% 150
50.63% 404
21.30% 170
6.64% 53
2.63% 21
Q8CollectivebargainingconcerningalternateworkschedulesAnswered:798 Skipped:18
A
B
C
D
F
Total 798
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
12/57
9.36% 75
40.57% 325
31.46% 252
12.36% 99
6.24% 50
Q9CollectivebargainingconcerningretirementAnswered:801 Skipped:15
A
B
C
D
F
Total 801
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
13/57
12.41% 99
35.84% 286
31.45% 251
14.16% 113
6.14% 49
Q10MaintainingaflowofinformationfromMSPTAtomembershipAnswered:798 Skipped:18
A
B
C
D
F
Total 798
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
14/57
13.62% 108
52.84% 419
29.26% 232
3.03% 24
1.26% 10
Q11MaintainingaworkingrelationshipbetweenelectedofficialsofMSPTAandchainofcommandAnswered:793 Skipped:23
A
B
C
D
F
Total 793
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
15/57
16.14% 128
54.35% 431
26.48% 210
2.14% 17
0.88% 7
Q12MaintainingrelationsbetweenMSPTAandthelegislativeandexecutivebranchesofstategovernmentAnswered:793 Skipped:23
A
B
C
D
F
Total 793
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
16/57
18.69% 148
54.42% 431
22.35% 177
3.41% 27
1.14% 9
Q13WorkingwiththelegislativeandexecutivebranchesofstategovernmenttoinsuretheMichiganStatePolicereceivesappropriatefundingtocarryoutitsdutiesandresponsibilities
Answered:792 Skipped:24
A
B
C
D
F
Total 792
A
B
C
D
F
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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Q14FollowingisalistofelectedofficersintheMSPTA.Pleaseindicateifyoudisapproveorapproveofthewayeachishandlinghisjob.Also,pleaseindicatehowstronglyyoudisapproveorapprove.
Answered:792 Skipped:24
ChristopherLuty,your
MSPTA...
DuaneHickok,yourMSPTAVice...
MitchellStevens,
yourMSPTA...
YourMSPTADistrict
Representative
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ChristopherLuty ,y ourMSPTAPresident 8.60%68
18.08%143
23.01%182
31.23%247
19.09%151
791
DuaneHickok,y ourMSPTAVicePresident 4.55%36
12.37%98
31.19%247
29.80%236
22.10%175
792
MitchellStev ens,y ourMSPTASecretary /Treasurer 2.30%18
4.09%32
44.70%350
26.95%211
21.97%172
783
YourMSPTADistrictRepresentativ e 3.83%30
5.23%41
29.21%229
36.73%288
25%196
784
YourMSPTAPostRepresentativ e 3.32%26
7.53%59
24.23%190
33.42%262
31.51%247
784
Strongly disapprov e Somewhatdisapprov e Neitherdisapprov enorapprov e
Somewhatapprov e Strongly approv e
YourMSPTAPost
Representative
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Stronglydisapprove Somewhatdisapprove Neitherdisapprovenorapprove Somewhatapprove Stronglyapprove Total
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18.32% 144
27.86% 219
28.12% 221
15.78% 124
9.92% 78
Q15Post/UnitMeetingsAnswered:786 Skipped:30
0
1
2
3
4
Total 786
0
1
2
3
4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
20/57
35.07% 276
31.26% 246
18.81% 148
9.02% 71
5.84% 46
Q16DistrictMeetingsAnswered:787 Skipped:29
0
1
2
3
4
Total 787
0
1
2
3
4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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61.15% 480
23.57% 185
9.04% 71
2.42% 19
3.82% 30
Q17GeneralMembershipMeetings(Quarterlies)Answered:785 Skipped:31
0
1
2
3
4
Total 785
0
1
2
3
4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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3.55% 28
49.37% 389
47.08% 371
Q18Currently,therearefourMSPTAgeneralmembershipmeetings(quarterlies)heldannually.Doyoubelievethereshouldbemoregeneralmembershipmeetingsorfewergeneralmembershipmeetingsperyear?
Answered:788 Skipped:28
Moregeneralmembershipmeetings
Keepitthesame
Fewergeneralmembershipmeetings
Total 788
Moregeneralmembership
meetings
Keepitthesame
Fewergeneral
membership...
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
23/57
3.56% 28
3.44% 27
47.33% 372
27.74% 218
17.94% 141
Q19IffewerMSPTAgeneralmembershipmeetingswereheldeachyear,buttheywereheldinmoredesirablelocationssuchasMackinacIslandandGreatWolfLodge,wouldyoubemorelikelyorlesslikelytoattendgeneralmembershipmeetings?Pleaseindicatebelowhowmuchmoreorless
likelyyouwouldbetoattend.Answered:786 Skipped:30
Muchlesslikely
Somewhatlesslikely
Makesnodif f erencetome
Somewhatmorelikely
Muchmorelikely
Total 786
Muchlesslikely
Somewhatlesslikely
Makesnodifference
tome
Somewhatmorelikely
Muchmorelikely
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
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14.40% 109
16.91% 128
22.19% 168
39.10% 296
20.74% 157
9.25% 70
17.83% 135
39.89% 302
29.85% 226
Q20HaveyouevercontactedtheMSPTAofficeforanyofthefollowingreasons?Answered:757 Skipped:59
Representationf oralabordispute
Assistancewithaninterv iew
Questionsorconcernsabouthealthcarebenef its
Contractquestions
Disciplinary action
Pensionquestionsorconcerns
Schedulingissues
Generalquestions
No/Hav en'tContacted
TotalRespondents:757
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Triedtogarnersomerelief indealingwiththelif eruiningassholesatCitizensInsurance(orwhatev erthey callthemselv esnow)andSusanConley 10/2/20137:52AM
2 Pay issue,IEov ertimeandpromotionalpay 10/1/20132:47PM
3 Griev anceissue 10/1/201312:47PM
Representationforalabor...
Assistancewithan
interviewQuestionsor
concernsabout
health...
Contractquestions
Disciplinaryaction
Pensionquestionsor
concerns
Schedulingissues
Generalquestions
No/Haven'tContacted
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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4 TigerTickets 9/30/20138:03AM
5 No,hav enotcontacted 9/28/20136:03PM
6 dropissues 9/27/20133:19AM
7 Onduty shooting 9/26/201312:41PM
8 Assistancewithreportwritingaf tercriticalincident 9/25/201312:46PM
9 Ihav espokenwithtreasureraboutpensionf unding 9/25/20136:51AM
10 Iwasinv olv edinacriticalincidentandwasassistedby theMSPTAattorney 9/24/20135:04PM
11 usually contactknowledgabledistrictrep 9/24/20133:47PM
12 Saf ety issues,hostileworkenv ironment 9/24/20131:57PM
13 military leav equestions 9/24/20136:17AM
14 Wouldn'tdoany goodanyway 9/23/20139:16PM
15 Ihav econtactedMSPTAat-postanddistrictrepresentativ es,buthav eonly contactedthemainof f iceonce. 9/23/20136:43PM
16 sicktimeback 9/23/20137:31AM
17 Domesticpartnerbenef its 9/22/20132:56PM
18 hardshiprev iewboard 9/21/201311:56PM
19 Transf erIssues 9/21/20132:49PM
20 Assistancewithrecruiting 9/21/201310:36AM
21 hadquestionsabouttherif 9/20/20132:03PM
22 Questionsandassistanceaf terTrooperinv olv edshooting 9/20/201311:17AM
23 MSPTAsav edme/my jobwhenIwasof f workwithanillnessf orlongerthanthedepartmentallowed.Meandmy f amily willalway sbegratef ul. 9/20/20138:53AM
24 Formeradministrationcomplainingaboutpublicsupportf orGranholm 9/20/20138:45AM
25 Transf erquestions 9/19/20134:09PM
26 issuewithhumanresourcesref erencemilitary time 9/19/20132:55PM
27 My dependenthealth/prescriptioncov eragewasinadv ertently terminateby HR.Paid$400.00f orprescriptionouf of pocket.Nev erreceiv edany helpf romany onetorightthiswrongdoing.VERYDISAPPOINTED.
9/19/20131:01PM
28 Ihav econtactedhav econtactedtheAssociationon2occassionsduringmy careerf orguidanceonamoreseriousmatterinv olv ingunf airtreatmentby uppermanagement.Bothtimesthematterwasresolv edinapositiv eandf airmanner.
9/19/201311:55AM
29 re-orgissues 9/19/201311:49AM
30 Callbacksduringlay of f 9/19/201311:19AM
31 DuringtheRIF 9/19/201310:49AM
32 PCcontactedtheof f icewhenIwashurt(nonduty related)andf acedbacksurgery .THiswas15y rsagoandsickleav ebankhrswereusedtilLTDkickedin. 9/19/201310:39AM
33 Lay of f s 9/19/201310:28AM
34 Military duty ,serv icecredit 9/19/201310:28AM
35 Presidentandv icepresidentansweredquestionswrongandIrepresentedmy self orwenttodepartmentf orsolution 9/19/201310:24AM
36 Hv aetriedunsuccessf ully totry andf indouthowtheMSPTAspnedsorduesmonies,tonoav ail.They hidebehindacloakof secrecy withhowthey spendourmoney andIsuspectf orgoodreason.Itwouldnotserv etheseindiv idualswelltohav ethelightof day shinedupontheirmismanagementandpersonalenf richmentattheexpenseof theunionmembers.
9/19/201310:12AM
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Q21Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:REPRESENTATIONWITHACONTRACTDISPUTE
Answered:145 Skipped:671
(nolabel) 7.59%11
2.76%4
4.14%6
2.76%4
8.28%12
13.79%20
12.41%18
12.41%18
9.66%14
15.17%22
11.03%16
145
6.58
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q22Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:ASSISTANCEWITHANINTERVIEW
Answered:226 Skipped:590
(nolabel) 3.54%8
0.44%1
0.44%1
3.10%7
1.77%4
11.50%26
10.18%23
10.18%23
7.08%16
21.68%49
30.09%68
226
7.57
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q23Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:QUESTIONSORCONCERNSREGARDINGHEALTHCAREBENEFITS
Answered:334 Skipped:482
(nolabel) 2.99%10
1.20%4
1.20%4
2.10%7
8.98%30
14.07%47
8.98%30
14.37%48
12.87%43
14.67%49
18.56%62
334
7.21
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
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Q24Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:CONTRACTQUESTIONS
Answered:459 Skipped:357
(nolabel) 2.83%13
2.18%10
2.83%13
2.40%11
5.23%24
11.11%51
8.93%41
15.69%72
17.21%79
20.70%95
10.89%50
459
7.50
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q25Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:DISCIPLINARYACTION
Answered:495 Skipped:321
(nolabel) 2.83%14
1.62%8
2.02%10
2.83%14
5.45%27
7.88%39
7.07%35
8.69%43
9.90%49
12.73%63
38.99%193
495
7.10
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q26Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:PENSIONQUESTIONSORCONCERNS
Answered:499 Skipped:317
(nolabel) 2.00%10
1.60%8
1.20%6
3.21%16
5.61%28
9.42%47
9.02%45
10.82%54
10.82%54
10.02%50
36.27%181
499
7.12
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q27Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:SCHEDULINGISSUES
Answered:508 Skipped:308
(nolabel) 1.97%10
1.57%8
1.77%9
3.15%16
5.12%26
9.06%46
9.84%50
11.42%58
12.80%65
12.40%63
30.91%157
508
7.27
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q28Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:GENERALQUESTIONS
Answered:563 Skipped:253
(nolabel) 2.13%12
1.07%6
2.13%12
1.95%11
4.97%28
11.01%62
7.99%45
18.47%104
18.47%104
21.49%121
10.30%58
563
7.74
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q29IsthereanythingelsetheMSPTAcouldbedoingtoserveyoubetter?Answered:272 Skipped:544
# Responses Date
1 Ov erhaulthesy stemasitpertainstoinjuredTroopers.ItsajokeandCitizensshouldbesubjecttostatecongressionalinv estigation. 10/2/20137:57AM
2 Iwasletdownatthepostlev elconcerningLightDuty duringapregnancy .Iwasref usedandIlosttimeandalotof money pay ingf ormy owninsurance.Thereshouldbebetterpoliciesf orpregnantTroopersandtheav ailability toremainworkinginaLightDuty capacity aslongaspossible.
10/1/20136:43PM
3 Maketheboardmoretransparent.Stillnotsatisf iedby howboardmembersinv estigateotherboardmembers.Alsoseemsif y ouarenotontheinsidei.e.Postreporabuddy of theboard,y ouaredef initely lef tontheoutside.If eelthisway andhav ehearditf rommany othermembers.
10/1/20134:03PM
4 DONTLETTHEPOSITION(S)GOTOYOURHEAD,REMEMBERWHEREYOUCOMEFROM 10/1/20133:26PM
5 Rememberwe'reanassociationof prof essionalsf irstthatalsohav ebargainingrights.Tobeprof essionalsweareaccountabletosetandmaintainstandardsf orourmembership.Supportingthoseindisciplineandterminationhearingswhenweshouldn'tisdetrementaltoouragency ,organization,prof essionandpublicv iewof Troopers.Stay outof politics,sticktonumbersof SwornTroopersandSgtsthepublicneedsandourwages,benef itsandretirement.Don'tbecomeinv olv edinhowthestateraisesrev enues(taxes)orotherissues.
10/1/20132:52PM
6 I'v epaidduesf or19y earsandgetv ery littlef ormy dues. 10/1/201311:19AM
7 betterresponsetimef orreturncalls.Sometimesitsaday ortwolateronreturncalls!!!! 10/1/201310:15AM
8 Continueopencommunicationwiththemembershipatalllev els,notaf termakingadecision(s)they f eelisbest. 10/1/201310:06AM
9 WhensomeoneenterstheDROPthey shoulddroptothebottominseniority atthetimeof entry . 10/1/20139:59AM
10 BetterCommunication 10/1/20139:52AM
11 Continuetobargin/f ightf orgoodbenef its-healthcaref oractiv eandf ighthardedf orretireehealthcare! 10/1/20139:36AM
12 GettheTrooperMagazinepublishedandmailedoutinatimely manner. 10/1/20138:20AM
13 Alertthedepartmentthatsincetherev ersalof af irmativ eactionthey hav egoneoutof thierway toinsureAf ricanAmericanshav enoplaceinthisdepartment.Ithasnotgoneunnoticed.
10/1/20132:02AM
14 No 9/30/201311:53PM
15 Adatabaseaccessibletorepresentativ esf orpriordisciplineresults/issues.Ibeliev etoencouragemoreparticipationatMSPT 9/30/20137:45PM
16 Stopthedeptf romimplementingaquotawhereticketsholdtwiceasmuchv alueaswarnings. 9/30/20134:34PM
17 IworkintheTrainingDiv isionandthereisnorepresentativ ehereandIhav enoideawhatisgoingonwithMSPTA. 9/30/20132:52PM
18 n/a 9/30/20132:49PM
19 cashoutsicktime,12hrday s,twomanpatrol. 9/30/20132:33PM
20 Makesurethatpostrephasquarterly meetings,wehav en'thadoneinalmost2y ears-ajoke.Alsothedistrictmeetingshouldbemov edaround. 9/30/20132:24PM
21 MAINTAINourcontractandstoptradingoneissuef oranother.Wehav eagoodcontract,whenbargainingcomesupagain,askf oracostof liv ingpay increaseonly andmaintaintherestunchanged-keepitsimple.Irealizeotheragenciesanddepartmentspay intotheirretirement,butmostof themgetf arbetterthan60%attheend-weshouldn'tbeexpectedtopayany moretowardretirement.
9/30/201310:56AM
22 Forthosewhoareunabletoattendregularmeetingsand/orquarterlies,bettercommunicationastoMSPTAbusinessv iaemailorotherf orumswouldbebenef icial. 9/30/20139:16AM
23 If eelwehav egreatleadershipwiththepresidentwhohasthebestinterestof Troopersinmind.ForthenextcontractIwouldlikeustonothav etopay anymoreintoinsuranceandhav eaf airraiseif possible.
9/30/20139:11AM
24 f iscalreportsopentoallmembership 9/30/20139:05AM
25 Notatthistime. 9/30/20138:56AM
26 Howaboutnotjustgoingwiththef lowwithev ery thingthedepartmentwantstodo.Quitlookingf ory ournextjobandconcentrateony ourcurrentonewhichisrepresentingthecurrentmembers!
9/30/20138:14AM
27 BringbacktheTroopermagazine!Whatisgoingonandwhy isn'ttheEditorbeingheldaccountablef ornotgettingthemagazinetopresswhenitshouldbe?May bethereneedstobeachangeof theguard.Themagazineisoneway Troopscankeepupwithv ariousthingsincludingMSPTAinf ormation.
9/30/20137:20AM
28 theTrooperMagazine 9/29/20138:44PM
29 Don'tbargainaway ourpension.Worktoimprov epensions 9/29/20138:13PM
30 Whencontactedandaskedaquestion,pleasef indananswerandreturnacallwiththeanswer. 9/29/20136:57PM
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31 Bettercommunication 9/29/20136:28PM
32 Askthemembershipwhenmakingdecisionsonmajorissuessuchasthedepartmentrestructuringacoupley earsago. 9/29/20134:29PM
33 Dowhatisbestf ortheMSPTAasawhole,notjustf orthemselv es 9/29/20133:59PM
34 Lookintoourquotasy stem.Therearealotof peoplethatmay notreachthe70%av erageuponDecember.Whatwillhappenif they don't?Arethey goingtogetdiciplined?If sothisquotasy stemisnotright.
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35 returnphonecalls,ev enif y oucannotprov ideandanswertoapensionquestion 9/29/201311:58AM
36 Na 9/29/201311:25AM
37 Keepgettingaf terit! 9/29/201311:14AM
38 Quitsellingthef arm,wehav enothinglef ttogiv ebacktothestate! 9/29/20138:01AM
39 Iwouldpref erspendinglessmoney f ormeetingsandhav ingduesgodown.Iwouldmuchratherseelessspendinginordertokeepthememberduesdown. 9/29/20137:53AM
40 Wearealway sgiv ingaway benef itstothestateandv ery rarely getany thinginreturn.Forexamplelastcontractwestartedpay ingintoretirementbutthe%wereceiv edidnotincrease.Wealsoshouldhav esoughtanincreaseatthelaststep/20y earmark.Weareav ery y oungDepartmentandthiswouldnothav ebeenanimpossibletasksinceitcurrentlywouldnothav eaf f ectedthatmany members.Iamapriorpostrep(ov er10y ears)f ourgeneralmeetingsay earisawasteof themembershipsmoney .2meetingswouldbesuf f icientwiththesamenumberof districtmeetingsandwouldsav etheMSPTAmoney .
9/29/20137:33AM
41 superv isionandactiv ity analy sisf orroadsargeants.iecarry ingroadsuperv isionwhennotontheroad$40hrf orwhat. 9/29/20136:47AM
42 N/A 9/29/20134:16AM
43 Keepourbenef itsasis! 9/28/20138:36PM
44 Notreally ,itisamatterof gettingaf av orablecontractanditistimewepursuedthatagainbasedonourconcessionsf orthelast8-10y ears. 9/28/20136:06PM
45 keepdoingtherightthing.Thingsaregoodandwearestartingtobecomethestatepoliceweallwant.Greatwork!Thanky ou! 9/28/20135:58PM
46 Betteraddressin-carsaf ety regardingmobileof f icerequirementstoprepare/submit(upload)reports,single-of f icerpatrolduringALLhoursof darkness,take-homecarcompensation,sergeantsconductingpatrol/traf f icoperationsandnottakingcomplaints(skewingthenumbers),sergeantsworkingscheduled-trooperov ertimeinlieuof willingandav ailabletroopers,admin-sergeantsassigningthemselv esnewpatrolv ehicles,andageneral-wait-and-see-what-happensresponsetoallof thisby theassociation.
9/28/20134:18PM
47 Stopbendingov erbackwardsf orthedepartment.Stickupmoref orthemembers.(ExampleRegionalPolicingsocalledv oluntary transf ers)NOT 9/28/20133:37PM
48 no 9/28/20133:24PM
49 Getthedepttoputlightsonserv iceweaponsf orroadpatroltroopers 9/28/20133:03PM
50 goodjob 9/28/20138:46AM
51 Ev aluategeographicsizeof postareasinrelationtotheagreementof singleof f icerpatrolstaf f ingrequirements.Backupcanbewellov er100milesaway . 9/28/20134:33AM
52 Betterov erallcommunication 9/27/201312:12PM
53 Themembershipnev erseemstoknowwhattheupcomingissuesareconcerningthenegotiationof f uturecontractsuntilthey arepresentedwithapackagetov oteon.Weallcan'tmakeev ery meetingandIbeliev ethePostrepsshoulddoabetterjobof communicatinginf ormationtothemembersattheworksites.
9/27/20136:29AM
54 Lesstakenindues.Fewerlessexpensiv equarterlies.CheaperMSPTAf acility operations. 9/27/20135:37AM
55 StopspeningtheMSPTAduesf ormembersandnonmemberstogetdrunkf ourtimesay earatquartley s 9/26/20134:11PM
56 Communicationtothef ieldshouldbebetter. 9/26/20134:04PM
57 I'v elongthoughtthattheMSPTAshouldnotbepurchasingalcoholicbev eragesf oritsmembersatquarterly meetings.Thisisapaththatmay giv etheassociationablackmarkshouldsomethinghappen.Usethemoney f orotherthingslikemeals,non-alcoholicbev eragesandrooms.
9/26/20131:36PM
58 Nothingatthistime. 9/26/20139:51AM
59 Assistincreating/obtainingaLiv ingWill. 9/26/20134:35AM
60 Itwouldmakemef eelbetterif theMSPTAwouldstopthequarterly 'sandgotoanannualmeeting.Itwouldsav ealotof money andwouldmeanmorethanjustabigparty . 9/26/20131:21AM
61 Needtostartdoingalotmoreresearchf orcontractsasMSPissurely slippingbehindf ast! 9/25/20138:26PM
62 Opposethequotarev iewsy srem. 9/25/20137:40PM
63 protectbenef its&pension/f ightf orbettermethodof f undingtheMSP 9/25/20134:43PM
64 notatthistime 9/25/20132:09PM
65 Fightharderf orcontractpurposesandhealthcare. 9/25/201312:48PM
66 Needtobemoreopenwiththemembership.Needtobargainingoodf aithf oragoodcontract.seemswekeeplosingpay andbenef itsbuttheuniondueskeeprising. 9/25/201310:15AM
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67 I'mconcernedanddisaprov ethatMSPTAmoney beingisusedtoprov idealcoholicbev ragesatquarterlies.Fourquarterliesay earisnotneeded,twowouldbesuf f icient. 9/25/20139:35AM
68 Try tomaintaintheintentionof earlierandoriginalcontracts. 9/25/20139:30AM
69 Thewebsitestinks,itisslowandf reezesconstantly .Why hasittakensolongandcostsomuchmoney tosecureasemif unctionalwebsite?Whereistherev enuef romthetvshow?Itissev eraly earsoldalready ,whatnetworkisgoingtobuy it?????
9/25/20138:48AM
70 Increaseourhourly wagesandleav ethecostof healthalone. 9/25/20137:53AM
71 quitehidinginlansing/comeouttothef ield\postordistrictmeetings 9/25/20137:17AM
72 Increasepensionf undingtoinsuresurv iv ability of f und.If underf undedStatewillsay they can'taf f orditandre-openconstitiuonwithintenttomadetotally self f undedretirement. 9/25/20136:56AM
73 BetterRetirementbenif its. 9/25/20136:42AM
74 moreopencommunicationwithtroopers-monthly emailornewletter 9/25/20134:01AM
75 Letthemembershippay f ortheroomsatthequarterly meetings.Themealsaregreat,butthehousingshouldbecov eredby themember.My f undsshouldbeusedf orallof us,notjustthoseonaunionboondoogle.
9/24/201310:11PM
76 Getusacontractthatisworthsomethingandnotsellusdowntheriv er. 9/24/20139:57PM
77 checkonraisingmileageratesf ormembershiptoattendmeeting.thecurrentrateisbelowstandardrates,Gaspriceshav eincreasedgreatly sincethisratewasestablished.Justathought.Itmay helpincreaseparticipation.
9/24/20139:50PM
78 Communicationwithmembers,Igetnoemailsorupdates.MSPTAcouldbeonthemoonandIwouldnotknow.AtmostpostmeetingMSPTAhasnoupdatestopassalong.Wegav e,gav e,gav ewhenarethebenef itscomingback?
9/24/20139:35PM
79 Spendinglessof my duesonquarterliesthatcostmoney f orroomandboozef orthesamef ewpeoplethatattendquarterlies.Thesesamepeopleonly bitchabouttheproblems...andy etthey don'tprov idepotentialsolutions.'Partof theproblem,notthesolution.'
9/24/20138:55PM
80 Growapair,andstartmakingastand.Wehav elostlotsof thingsinthepastf ewy ears. 9/24/20138:29PM
81 IwouldliketoseetheMSPTAstopdef endingcriminalbehav iorof ourmemeberswhenitpertainstoissuesof honesty (IEf raud)Thisisnotwhattroopersstandf oranditisnotwhatIwantmy 18y earsof membershipduesusedf or.
9/24/20137:39PM
82 Don'tev erdomasstransf ersbecauseotherpeoplewantmov ement. 9/24/20135:20PM
83 no 9/24/20134:37PM
84 Membershipcohesiv enesshassuf f ereddramatically 9/24/20134:26PM
85 I'mconcernedaboutthesegregationbetweennewTroopersandsenioronesinthef utureregardingdif f erentbargainingconcerns.Example:newTrooperspension/retirementplansdif f erentf romseniorTroopers
9/24/20134:26PM
86 keeptwopersonpatrol. 9/24/20134:22PM
87 Improv eDROPbenef its,suchasreducemaximumy earsto4,eliminateearly departurepenalty ,etc. 9/24/20134:06PM
88 suggestingbetterf itf orpoststhathav ecombined...ROCKFORD/GrandHav endontf it! 9/24/20133:51PM
89 Idon'tknow. 9/24/20133:34PM
90 bargainmoref orbenef itsuponretirementandif needbe,noraisestokeepbenef itshighandco-pay slow 9/24/20133:33PM
91 Yes,stopspendingduesmoney onboozeandkeepitf orrealneedsthatarriv e.Idon'tmindthequarterliesanddistrictmeetingsbutitbothersmethatmany of themembershipuseitf orf reedrunks.TheMSPTAshouldpay f ormealsonly .Anotherthingthatbothersmeismy unionduesgoestorepresentemploy eeswhoshouldbef ired.IthinktheAssoc.shouldtakeahardlookatallegations,andprev iousdiscplineissuesbef orewespendmoniestokeepsomeoneemploy edwhoquitef rankly shouldbef ired.Ov erallIamsatisf iedwiththeMSPTAthough.IamthinkingaboutchangingtoaFairSharememberif thef reeboozekeepsf lowing.
9/24/20133:13PM
92 Consultmembershipmoreof tenbef oreagreeingtothings.Specif ically theway there-organizationwashandledwasTERRIBLE!Additionally itseemsy oumakedecisionswithoutusv otingalltoof ten.Thanky ou
9/24/20133:13PM
93 Showsomeinterestinthetroopers.Notjustadrinkingparty atthequarterly ,showupatthepostsordistrictmeetings.Don'tscraf icethetroopersf ory ougettingabetterjobaf terretirement.
9/24/20132:54PM
94 letmembershav eav oiceinsupportingpoliticalcandidatesif theunionisusingunionmonies 9/24/20132:47PM
95 Ithinkthey aredoingagood/excellentjob. 9/24/20132:37PM
96 CutbackontheQuarterly meetingsandreduceourdues 9/24/20132:31PM
97 quittry ingtomakeev ery thingabargainingissueandjustdothecommonsensething.f orexample,itwouldworkbetterf orEVERYONEif theMSPTAwouldallowthetrooperstobeselectedby way of interv iewprocessratherthanby seniority .iv eheardf romsev eralmsptaexecutiv eboardmembersthatitwouldbebetter,buttheprocessisbeingusedasa"bargainingchip"duringthecontractnegotiations.dumbestthingi'v eheardinalongtime.dowhatisright
9/24/20132:28PM
98 Hav emoreRepsattheMetroPostandnotatCID 9/24/20132:26PM
99 workonissueswithsicktime,if thestatewantstocompareuswithothersthenweneedtobecompensatedsomeway f orunusedsicktimelikeothers. 9/24/20132:23PM
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100 Don'talienatethemembershipwithinFSD.Wehav edif f erentproblems/concernsthanunif ormmembersdo,butthatdoesn'tmeanwedon'tpay duesordeserv eany less.Howcany oumandatory someonetoanotherdiv isionastheresultof whatappearstobediscipline,y etthere'snoactual"discipline"(noof f icialdisciplineleadinguptothemandatory mov e-noopportunity f orcorrectiv eaction).We'v elostf aithinourMSPTA-itappearstheexecutiv eboardis"buddies"withFSDcommand,andwecan'ttrustthemtohav eaconv ersationwiththeminconf idencethatwon'tsomehowgetbacktoourCaptain.
9/24/20132:13PM
101 stoptakingduesf ornotdoingany thing 9/24/20132:01PM
102 Updatewebsite,morelocalmeetings.Therehav ebeenlessthantwoay earatourpost,districtmeetingsaref araway andwegetoneday 'snotice. 9/24/20131:58PM
103 Wheny ouarecalledby aSgtorCommandOf f icerf orcontractclarif ication...y ouranswershouldalway sleantowardtheTrooper.They arety pically callingy ouwithasway edv ersionandy ouareprobably notgettingthetruedebatedquestion.Of tentimesthecommandof f iceriscallingy ou,insteadof H.R.inordertouseourownrepresentationagainstusandthev ersiony ouhav ebeengiv enisty pically notaccurateorismissingcrucialpointsof theissuebeingdebated.Youranswersshouldalway sbecontractspecif icandextremely clearonwhatisallowed.Try giv ingmoreexamplesof whatwouldbeokay todoandwhatwouldnotbeokay todo...andthencontactthePostReptof indoutwhattheissueis...nev erf orgetitisusy ourepresentandnotthecommandof f icerordepartment.ThissituationhashappenedwiththecurrentMSPTAleadershipandithascausedpostissueswhenadditionalef f orthastobegiv entothenstraightenouttheP.C.af terthey weretoldwhatthey weredoingiso.k.,andy ouwerenotgiv enaccuratedetails.AsktheTroopsinv olv edbef oreprov idinginaccurateresponsestocommand.
9/24/20137:05AM
104 takeamoreadv ersarialroleandf ightf orTrooperpay andbenef its.Toomuchconcernwithgettingalong.Weneedtohav eastrongerUnionandnotan"Association" 9/24/20136:20AM
105 Ourpost(Coldwater)needtohav eunionmeetingsandany importantinf opassedon.Ithinkanexcessiv eamountof associationmoney isspentonalcoholatquarterlies,Iamallf orhav ingagoodtime,andIliketodrink,butIdon'twanttof undadrunkf estwithmy dues.Iamconcernedwithpoliticalendorsmentof candidatesf orpublicof f iceagainstthewishes(orwithouttheinput)of membership.Specif ically withthepastendorsementof Granholmf orasecondterm.Expansionof extendedshif tsshouldbeonthetablef orthenextcontractround(welldonelasttimeontheexpansion).Secondonly towages/benif itsthisisthemostimportantquality of lif eissuef orme.Ov erallIthinkMSPTAdoesagoodjobrepresentingthemembership,andIstrongly agreeacooperativ erelationshipshouldbemaintainedwiththedepartmentwhenev erpossible,unlessthesituationdictatesotherwise.
9/24/20135:28AM
106 Of f icerbackuptookahugehitwhentheDept.,implementedthedetachments.Itessentially eliminatedbackupinsomeareas. 9/24/20134:31AM
107 Ihav enotf oundtheMSPTArepresentativ estoadequately preparepriortoattendingandrepresentingmembersatdisciplinary proceedings.Icameunderunjustattackby command,sustainedextensiv edamage,anddidnotreceiv etheassistanceIneededf romtheMSPTA.
9/23/201310:49PM
108 Stopsellingoutthenewguy scomingin,itisonly goingtohurtusinthelongrun. 9/23/20139:47PM
109 Stopgiv ingaway wagesandbenef itsthatothershav ef oughttoobtain.Getssomegutsandf ightlikethey did. 9/23/20139:18PM
110 Iwouldlov etoseeinjusticesf oughtratherthanjustwaitf ortheTroopertohav etotransf erouttogetridof theproblem. 9/23/20136:46PM
111 bringbackthetroopermagazine...thatisonethingthatChriscomplainedaboutpriorPresident'saboutnotgettingitdoneontime...nowhe'sgottenridof italltogether...SHAMEFUL!!Bettercommunicationw/membership....weshouldbeabletogetonanemaillisttogetinf ormationinsteadof waitingonrep'stopassitalong,andof ten..thisdoesnothappen...
9/23/20134:36PM
112 No,ithinkthecurrentadminisv ery f lexiblef orthetimesandthedepartmenthasrespondedpositiv ely tothat. 9/23/20133:13PM
113 Stopdef endinglazy trooperswhoshouldn'tev enhav eajobtobeginwith.Ourdepartmentisf illedwithabunchof lazy trooperswhoarethatway becausethey knowthey cangetaway withitandtheunionkeepsf ightingf orthem.Stopprotectingineptandlazy troopers/sgtsandwewillhav eabetterdepartment.Also,2manpatrolsonnightshif tneedstogo.Thisalsoleadstolaziness.Ev ery onelikestoarguethatitisanof f icersaf ety issue,y etlookatthemajority of 2mancarsandy ouwillseeoneissleepingf orhalf theshif t.Notreally asaf ety increasewheny ourpartnerissleepinginsteadof beingalert.Lastly ,howaboutnegotiatingintheability f orpeoplewithpriorlawenf orcementtimetobuy theirtimetowardsretirement.IFwecanletamilitary v eteranbuy timethenwhy cantsomeonewithpriorlawenf orcementtimebuy theirtime(muchmorecorrelatestothejobwearedoingthanev enmilitary time).
9/23/201310:37AM
114 Iamsatisf iedwiththeMSPTAinallareas. 9/23/20139:26AM
115 Nothingspecif iccomestomind,asIf eelthatourcurrentleadershiphasmadegreatstridesinimprov ingoursituation(wages,benef its,etc)thanmostof thepastadministrationsduringmy 20y earsinthedepartment.ButasInearretirement,itismoreimportanttomethatwemaintainourhealthcarebenef itsratherthanpay increases.
9/23/20138:56AM
116 FocusmoreonthegoodTrooperswhorepresentthisdeptinsteadof f ocusingouref f ortsandmoney onrepresentingTrooperswhoarechargedwithcommittingcrimes.If aTroopergetschargedwithstealing,OWI,possessionetc....weshouldnotwasteourresourcestohelpthemkeeptheirjob.Ourjobistoenf orcethelawsandnoneof usshouldwantourbadgetarnishedby thosethatbreakthelawswesworetouphold.Spendoutmoney onTrooperswhoneedourdef ense,suchasinthelineof duty shootings.
9/23/20137:02AM
117 Can'tthinkof any ... 9/23/20136:55AM
118 COMMUNICATIONwiththef ield.NOsupriseswiththecontract!!Moreextendedworkday s!takehomecars 9/23/20132:30AM
119 renegotiatethenewcontracttominimizethegapbetweenthenewandoldcontracts.(re:retirementbenef its,pension) 9/22/20139:13PM
120 keepupthegoodwork 9/22/20138:56PM
121 Startdemandingalittlemoreduringcontractsratherthankeepgiv ingstuf f up 9/22/20134:44PM
122 Actually representme 9/22/20132:57PM
123 Remov eMSPTAPresidentLuty .Heshouldhav ebeenbroughtuponchargesf orhishandlingof MSPTAunionduesf orpersonaluse.TheMSPTAExecutiv eBoarddidnothingtohav ePresidentLuty remov edf romhispositionaf tertheallegations,andthenproof of hismisdeedssurf aced.Itwasobv ioustothemembershipthatPresidentLuty wasusinghispositionf orpersonalgain.Thatisthemajorreasonthereisindif f erencewithintheunionmembership.Nextcontractshouldgotoarbitrationif theStatetriestof orcemembershiptopay moreintohealthcareinsurance,orpension.Apay increaseisov erdue.
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124 quitgiv inguponbarganing.Werolledov erf orthenewhires. 9/22/20132:33PM
125 Hireprof essionalnegotiatorsf orourcontractnegotiations.Usemoney sav edby hav inglessmeetings. 9/22/201312:53PM
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126 No,Ithinkthereisalackof communicationsincethereorganization 9/22/20137:08AM
127 Focusseemstoconsistently beon2nddistrictand"traf f ic"posts,ie:11outof 126thDistrictmeetingsareheldinGrandRapids-notexactly centraltoth6thDistrict.Alargenumberof Troopersworkinthecities,howev eralargenumberalsodonot.Ruralpolicingneedsandsaf ety concernsaredif f erentthanurbanconcerns,anditwouldbeniceof theunionrecognizedthis.Losingtwoof f icerpatrolinmy areameansmy closestbackup,of ANYkind,may be35-40milesaway .
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128 NothingIcanthinkaboutatthistime. 9/22/201312:55AM
129 consultthemembershippriortoenteringintoanagreementwiththedepartmentthatcreatesamandatory "v oluntary "transf er. 9/21/201311:58PM
130 Wehav etomakeastandonRetirementandHealthCarethiscontract.I'mtiredof giv inginonmany of theseissues.Theeconomy hasstablizedandtheerosionhastostop. 9/21/201310:17PM
131 Ihav enotreceiv edaTroopermagazineinov eray ear.Wedonothav epostmeetingsasof tenasrequired. 9/21/20135:42PM
132 TheMSPTARepattheRockf ordPostconsidersPostSgtsoutsideof hisgroupanddoesnotincludetheminany MSPTAissues/announcements/meetingnoticesetc. 9/21/20135:27PM
133 workonrealworldissuestroopersf ace 9/21/20135:23PM
134 Idonotattendthequarterliesbutinmy opinionourduescouldbebetterspentthanonlodgingandmealstoattendmeetings.May beconsiderationf orconductingmeetingsinoneday ?
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135 Bettercommunicationswithmembers.Ihav enoknowledgeof whenDistrictMeetingsarebeingheld.Ihav ey ettohav eapostmeeting,andIcannotrecallthelastcorrespondencef romtheMSPTA.
9/21/201310:07AM
136 no 9/21/20137:09AM
137 Donotcontinually protectmemberswhoblatantly abusetheirpositionsandmaketherestof uslookbad. 9/21/201312:44AM
138 Itwouldbenicetoseetheassociationswebsiterunproperly 9/21/201312:42AM
139 Moreinf ormationonany thingthey aredoing!!! 9/20/201310:49PM
140 Listentomembershipmore.Youdonthav etof ightallbattlesbuty oucouldatleastf ireawarningshotacrossthebowsotospeak.Letcommandknowthaty ouareawareandifneedbewillgotobattle.Stopbeingf riendswithcommandallthetimeandrepresentustothef ullest.
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141 Wehav esaf ety issuesattheWestBranchPostw/IoscoCounty .Runonecarwithnobackupunder20-3-minutes.Hasbeenaddressedw/PostCommander,butnev erchanges.Also,receiv edpay raiselastcontract,butlost$200.00monthinwages.
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142 FighttoputtwoTroopersinev ery patrolcararoundtheclock.NeedIsay why ? 9/20/20136:27PM
143 No 9/20/20133:02PM
144 changesgtseniority f romtimeinranktotimeindept 9/20/20132:40PM
145 Bettercommunication.I'v esente-mailsthathav egonecompletely unanswered.Istillhav equestionsandhav ereciev ednoresponse. 9/20/20132:28PM
146 pushingtakehomecarsandcarshortageissues 9/20/20131:57PM
147 Iwouldliketoseelessquarterly meetings.Iseethematimef orathesameassociationmemberstogettogetheranddrink.IwouldliketheMSPTAtorepresentus,buttorecognizethatitisthenotourindiv idualneedsthatcomef irst.Theneedsof thedepartmentandneedsof thecitizensof Michiganareimportantf actors,may bethemostimportantf actors.
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148 getushigherwages/wehav ebeenreorganizedtwicesince2007,wehav ecompliedwithev ery thingtheGov ernorhaswanted,itistimef orhimtopay outtousaswearelongov erdue.
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149 Getciv ilserv iceoutof ourjobrequirements.Theleadershipof asectionshouldbeabletodeterminerequirementsandif someonemeetsthem,notsomeonewhodoesn'tunderstandthepositionandmakesablinddecision.
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150 Spendlessandcollectless 9/20/201312:50PM
151 Iwouldliketoseeamoreinteractiv e/betterwebsitewhereinf ocouldbeshared/discussedby members.Ithinkthebargainingteamdroppedtheballonthelastcontract.IthinkSny der'steamwasf armorepreparedthanourteamandshowedintheresults.Especially inthepensioncontributiondepartment(netv .gross),thatmistakewasunexcusable,y etnooneisheldaccountable.
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152 No. 9/20/201312:39PM
153 Spendourmoney morewisely . 9/20/201312:04PM
154 Theassoc.ishardtocontact.Why dowewaistemoney ondoorprizesandothermarketingexpencestothemembership.Thequarterliesseemtobebooddoggleswithlargeexpencesandlowbenif it.If y ouaregoingtowaistemoney ,why notgiv eitbacktome.
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155 Lowermembershipduesoreliminatethem,itappearstheunionisanonentity withlocalgov ernmentandthedepartment. 9/20/201311:43AM
156 Getridof theDROP.They 'retakingupallthegooddetectiv epositionsandadminspots.. 9/20/201311:27AM
157 Ithinkwecouldbespendingourmoney better.Idonotbeliev eweshouldbespendingasmuchmoney aswedoatquarterly 's.Ialsothinkthatwehav elettheDeptrunallov ertheAssociationinthelastf ewy ears.They seemtodictatewhat'sgoingtohappen,andwhenit'sav iolationof contractweseemtotakeitmorethaninpasty ears.
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158 Getusearaise! 9/20/201310:56AM
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159 I'mv ery concernedaboutthef utureof ourretirementbenef itsandourpensions,includingFAC.Iwasextremely disappointedandupsetwhen(af ewcontractsago)If eltthatthelossof 100%deathbenef itwasnotappropriately statedwhenthecontractcameupf orav ote.IwatchedtheMSPTAlettheStatedestroy thepotentialincomeof f utureretireesandtheirspouses.Sincethen,theMSPTAhaslostSIGNIFICANTretirementbenef itsonev ery contractwithnorealincreaseinpay .Icurrently hav eZEROf aithy ouarelookingoutf orourretirementbenef its,healthbenef itsorpension.Asanotetothis,Iamcurrently grandf atheredundertheoriginalpension.Ihonestly f eelthattheMSPTAisdoinglittletof ightf ormyinterests.Factualornot,thisishowIf eel.
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160 InthesecondDistrictwef eellikeChrisLuty andhisgangwillnotcomedownandgotobatf orus,ev enov erobv iouscontractualv iolations.IknowChrisisbusy ,butsometimesbringingthebigdoginletscommandknowthatthey cannotcontinuetosteponthecontract.
9/20/201310:26AM
161 STANDUPANDFIGHTFORSOMETHING!stopbeingscaredtogotoarbitrationonmatters!Takeintoaccountmorethewishesof themembers.RepresentALLMEMBERSthesame,seemsasif MSPTAchooseswhomwillgetabetterlev elof representation.
9/20/201310:00AM
162 Quitspendingallourduesonboozeandf oodandputittobetteruse.Makemembersbuy theirownmealsandbeer. 9/20/20139:56AM
163 IworkedaSCPdetailandwasnotmadeawareof theLOA.MSPTApersonnelalready hav eenoughontheirplate,butIwishIwould'v ehadknowledgeof thatLOApriortotheconclusionof my secondSCPtour.Don'ttakethisthewrongway ,ourMSPTAworksv ery hardandIamsupportiv eof theirdecisionsandtheway they lookoutf orthebestinterestof theTroops.Nootherissuestospeakof .Continuethegoodwork
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164 Beingpreparedatdistrictmeetings.Morecommunication. 9/20/20139:43AM
165 continuepushingf orpensiontaxrelief !!!SB409 9/20/20139:43AM
166 I'mgoodwithmostev ery thingsof ar. 9/20/20139:26AM
167 Nottoserv emebetter,butrathertakeuptheissueregardingcurrentpatternpositions2y earwaitbef orereallocationtoSgt.Thisneedstobenomorethana1y earprocessf orallpatternpositions.
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168 Continuetostay strongonbenef itsandpensions. 9/20/20139:07AM
169 If thereareproblemTrooperswhoarecontinually gettingintotrouble,theperceptionistheassociationisinplacetoprotectthoseindiv iduals.Iunderstandtheassociationhastoprotectthosepeople,toadegree,butthev astmajority of thedepartmentperf ormtheirdutiesethically andprof essionally ,asshouldtheseindiv iduals.If anemploy eehasthreeormoresustaineddisciplinesagainstthem,Ithinktheassociationshouldhav elanguagetocuttheirtieswiththeseindiv idualsandallowthedepartmenttopunishtheseindiv idualsasthey seef it.
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170 Idon'tlikethef actthaty ourepresentthedepartmentshit-birdswhenthey screw-up.Sometimeskidsneedtof acethemusictolearn...acceptresponsibility f ortheiractions,nothidebehindmom'sskirt.
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171 more8hourshif ts.12hoursistohardif y ouhav easpousethatsworksandchildren 9/20/20137:19AM
172 Flowof inf ormationf romtheof f icetothef ieldTroopers 9/20/20136:30AM
173 Nocommunicationaboutwhatisgoingon.MSPTAwebpagehasv ery littleinf o.onitandwhatisthereisoutdated. 9/20/20136:12AM
174 1.weneedaway tof ightanobv iously personalattackv iaperf ormaceappraisals.2.specialtiesneedtobeaprotectedpositionaf terthetraingandef f ortandpersonalsacraf ice.3.phsy cev alsonpromotions,powercorupts
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175 MOrerepresentationf ortheNorthernmembers 9/20/201312:07AM
176 TheMSPTAneedstobestrongerduringcontractnegotiations.Wejustkindof rolledov erbecausewereceiv edathreatthatwewouldbereplacedif wedidnot.Thatdoesnotseemlikeanegotiation.Someof theExecutiv eBoardwassmuginexplainingittothemembershipatthemeetings,likeitwasatakeitorleav eitsituationandwehadnochoice.Bealittlemorereceptiv etothemembership
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177 StopallowingtheMSP/Stateerodeourhealthcare,thereisnoreasonthat"we"hav elostsomuchgroundonthisissue. 9/19/20139:28PM
178 Don'tgiv eupev ery thingtothedepartmentandgetnothinginreturn 9/19/20137:29PM
179 Donotgetbulliedby Statewhenitcomestocontractnegotiations,don'tbeaf raidtoarbitrate 9/19/20137:27PM
180 getinv olv edwiththeexpectationof worktobecompletedv stimetobecompleted. 9/19/20136:59PM
181 Irarely hearf romthePostRepandNEVERhearany thingf romtheDistrictRep.Iamreally unsurewhattheDistrictRepactually doesinthe8th. 9/19/20136:26PM
182 Stopprotectingsomeof thesetroopersthatdonotdeserv eajob. 9/19/20135:56PM
183 getourbenif itsbackthatweareintitletounderciv ilserv icerule1963IEhealthcaref orretiresandnopay onpension 9/19/20135:47PM
184 No,butcommunicationbetweenmembersshouldbeahigherpriority .AlsoMakeTrooperMagazinemoreof priority andgetittomembersinatimely manner. 9/19/20135:14PM
185 NotthatIcanthinkof atthistime. 9/19/20135:13PM
186 TheworkdonetosecurehealthinsurancethroughCOPStrustwasv ery good--f ocusoninnov ativ ethingslikethatinregardtoareasof concern 9/19/20135:13PM
187 TheamountthatBCBSpay sf orourv isioncareislaughable.Isthereany thingthatcanbedoneaboutthat? 9/19/20135:00PM
188 restorepensiontowhatitwaswhenwewerehired 9/19/20134:11PM
189 Moreregularinf ormation. 9/19/20134:06PM
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190 Notgiv eupany thingelseasf arashealthinsuranceandpensionsintheupcomingcontract.Wehav egiv enuptoomuchalready ,standy ourgroundthistimeandletstakeittoanarbitratorif thestatewantstopushit.
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191 unknown 9/19/20133:48PM
192 Shoulddomoref orDROPparticipants.SuchasDROPparticipantsshouldhav ealotmoretimeseniority tocounttowardtransf ers.Wastoldit'sbecausethedepartmentdon'twanttopay f oraDROPparticipant'smov e,thenaddaclausthatDropparticipantsmov eswillnotbepaidf or...
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193 Bettergetridof thisnewactiv ity analy sisory ouguy saregoingtobeREALbusy withus. 9/19/20133:45PM
194 #1issueshouldbeTroopersaf ety .Onemancarscov eringv astareasisnotacceptable.Ihav elittletonocontactwiththeunion.Themeetingsareinf requent.Bettercommunicationwouldbegreat.
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195 Talktoy ourpeoplemore. 9/19/20133:14PM
196 Don'tgiv eintohiremore,thentakeapay cuttohirethem,orcutsinbenef its 9/19/20133:13PM
197 hav ethelapeerpostholdaMSPTApostmeeting 9/19/20133:08PM
198 looktoadddentalimplantstodentalcov erage 9/19/20132:47PM
199 Therearethingsincontractthataredisregardedby mspsuchasstay ingonscheduledtimef ortrainingwhenitslessthan5day s.TheMSPTAallowsthisanddoesntcontestorargueev enthoughitsinthecontract.Dif f erentcommandersdoitdif f erently whichcausespoormoralewhentroopersgettreateddif f erently dependingonworksiteordistrict
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200 Communicateunionissuesonawebpagewheretrooperscouldv ettheissuesandgiv ef eedbacktotheMSPTAmembers. 9/19/20132:44PM
201 Lessboozef estiv alquarterlies...I'v eheardf romtroopsthathav erecently attendedquarterlies,andthef eelingisthatitisbecomingaboozef estf orthe"goodole'boy club".I'mnotsurethatthisistheimagethatwearewantingtoportray .
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202 takeastanceonissues,don'tbewishy washy ! 9/19/20132:28PM
203 Moreinputf romTroopersastowhatsgoingoninthef ieldandissuesthatwef eelneedaddressed.. 9/19/20132:26PM
204 Anewslettertothemembershipsemailthatincudesuptodateinf oandbargainingissues.Wouldhelpwbettercommunication. 9/19/20132:16PM
205 Quithandingov erallarebenif itsbacktothestatethensay thatsthebestwecoulddo. 9/19/20132:06PM
206 continuetorev iewalternativ eway stof undincreasesinpensioncontributionsthroughcleaning,erc,orstepincreasesgettingbumpedupwithoutaskingf ora'raise'perse 9/19/20131:40PM
207 TheMSPTAshouldbedoingmoref orthebettermentof it'smembership,notwhatitiscurrently doingnow 9/19/20131:30PM
208 Quarterly meetingsareawasteof money andtrooper/sergeanttime.They arejustadrunkf estiv al. 9/19/20131:20PM
209 My maincomplaintisthatweneedmorebodiesouthere!My questionis:howaresuperv isorsgoingtoapply thenew"weightsandmeasurescirteria."Hardtobeproactiv ewheny ourof tenalway sshortcarsandrunningf romcrashtocrash(Rockf ord)
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210 Fightharderduringcontractnegotiations.Atwotierretirementssy stemwillev entually allowthenewermemeberstov oteouttheoldmemberspensionandbenef its. 9/19/20131:18PM
211 Idon'tknowwhy wedon'tgoaf terbuy ingtwoy earsserv ice.PeaceCorps?Really ?Howaboutpriorpoliceserv ice? 9/19/20131:12PM
212 NO 9/19/20131:02PM
213 It'ssimple,serv ethemembership.TheMSPTAlikestolookgood(likethedepartment),butwhenit'stimetof ightf oramember,theMSPTAassistanceisnotwhereitshouldbe. 9/19/201312:56PM
214 Callsbackf romtheof f icewouldhelp.Underthecurrentadministration,therewastwooccasionsinwhichIlef tmessages(Ithasbeeny earsago....)andnev erreceiv edacallback.Iamnotanargumentativ epersonandhav ealway sbeenrespectf ulof othersopinions,whengiv entome.Sowhy Iwouldn't"rate"aphonecallisbey ondme.UnderpastPresidents(bef oreMoorman),Ialway sreceiv edaphonecallbackinatimely manner.Whenourcurrentsecretary wasmy contactasaD/Sgt.,Iaskedtwicetobeputonthee-maillistof the"goingons"of theMSPTA.Af ternotreceiv ingane-mailresponse,ITX'dhimandpolitely askedagaintobeputonthelist.Hethenrudely askedme"Whoarey ou?"andIexplained.Iwasstillnotputonany listtoreceiv eupdates,etc.thatev ery oneelsewasreceiv ing.Af tercomingtotherealizationthatcontactwithmy Associationleadershipwasa"priv elege"andnotaright,Idecidedtogiv euponhav ingarelationshipwiththeAssociation.InolongerattendQuarterly meetings,butoccasionally attendaUnitmeeting.
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215 Stopspendingsomuchunionmoney onquarterly meetings.Anddontletpeoplebuy trailerhitches,boozeandpornandthinkit'sok. 9/19/201312:22PM
216 BetterCommunicationtomembersthruelectronicmedia.Idon'thav etimetobetrav ellingtomeetingsandquarterlies. 9/19/201312:20PM
217 Notatthemoment.I'mamsatisf iedwiththeway they arehandlingthings. 9/19/201312:16PM
218 Makedecisonswhichbenef itthosewhohav esenority ratherthanthecateringtothemasses. 9/19/201312:11PM
219 Don'tletthemistakesof af ewaf f ectthegroupasawhole. 9/19/201312:10PM
220 Iwouldliketoseev erbageinplacewiththenextcontractthatprotectsthepensionsandretirementof currentenlistedmembers.Iamconcernedov erissueslikeFACandhealthcarebeingef f ected.If Iwasawareof changespriortomy employmentitwouldbef ine,buttoputthetimeinthatIhav etoseeretirementbenef itschangeaf ter-the-f act,itisnotacceptable.
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221 If eeltheMSPTAneedstogetbacktoconcerningitself withthewelf areof themembership,moresothanitscopperativ erelationshipwiththeDepartment.Iamconstantly takenabackby thewillingnessof ourunionleadershiptogiv ewithoutreceiv ingany thinginreturn.
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222 Fasterresponsetocontract/schedulingquestions 9/19/201311:57AM
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223 Bringbackthephy sicalTrooperMag!!!Theinternetv ersionispoor. 9/19/201311:53AM
224 Howisitthatwhenonetrooper(ONE)isassignedtoacounty withnosherif f roadpatrolandnoonetobackhimupunlessthey 'recomingf rom45milesaway (stillinournew"postarea"),thatthisproblemisn'tv iewedasasaf ety issue?Boththepostrep(whoisgunningf orapromo)andtheschedulingsgt(Denny Harris)don'tseemtocare.
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225 ForGod'ssake,buildaninteractiv ewebsitetoputoutinf ormationandf ieldquestions.STOPspendingmy unionduesonmeetingsonMackinacIsland!!!!! 9/19/201311:52AM
226 Eliminatespendingmoney onalcoholatmeetingsandquarterlies.Makeindiv idualspay f ortheirownadultbev erages. 9/19/201311:44AM
227 COMMUNICATINGMOREWITHGENERALMEMBERSHIP.NOTALOTOFCURRENTINFORMATIONISKNOWNUNTILAFTERTHEFACTSHAPPEN. 9/19/201311:27AM
228 NOMOREPAYINGFORPENSION,HEALTHCARE,BETTERWAGES. 9/19/201311:24AM
229 Comunicate!!!! 9/19/201311:20AM
230 Ourpensionplanissubpar.Anincreaseinthepercentageandhealthbenef itwouldbegreat.Sellingourpensionouttonewhireswasnotagoodthingatall. 9/19/201311:20AM
231 Keepupthegoodwork 9/19/201311:16AM
232 Iwouldliketheassociationtov isithowtheSgtseniority rankisdetermined.Itistheonly rankinthedepartmentthatisdeterminedby timeinrankv s.timeinserv ice.Whatthisdoesisgreatly discourageseniortroopersf romtry ingtogetpromotedbecausethey wouldthengobacktothebottomof theseniority ladder.Thisshouldgoupf orav otewiththeentiremembership,notjustthecurrentSgt's.asthetroopersareobv iously af f ectedby thedecision.
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233 Makethesergeantrepsdomorework 9/19/201311:10AM
234 RepresentmembershipratherthanconcernedwithrepresentingtheExecutiv eOf f iceandLegislature.ArbitrateissuesratherthangladhandlingtheGov ernorandExecutiv eOf f f ice 9/19/201311:09AM
235 Reportoutwhathelpthey hav egiv entomembersquarterly tojustif y theuniondueswearepay ing. 9/19/201311:08AM
236 Pay andbenef itshav ebeenstagnant(ordecreasing)f orthelast10y ears.WiththeDepartmentsincreasingdemandf orcommitmentandproductiv ity thereneedstobeacorrespondingincreaseinwagesandbenef its.
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237 I'mgoodwithhowthingsarebeingrun. 9/19/201311:06AM
238 MakeMSPTAf ormsav ailableonthenewwebsite. 9/19/201311:04AM
239 Whenthesurv ey comesaroundaskingf orwhatisimportantf orContractTalks,publishtheresultstotheMembershipALLof thef eedbackreceiv ed.Ithasappearedf orYEARS,thattheonly thingsbargainedf orarewhatisgoodf orthePresident/Executiv eCouncilandthen1issuethatconcernstherestof themembership.Try pollingthemembershipof ALLissuesreceiv edonthef eedbackf orwhatshouldbebargainedf orinthenextcontract.Youmightbesurprised.
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240 My biggestissueishealthcare.Ourdepartmentcomparedtootherdepartmentsinthestatehav eamuchhigherf itnessstandardandweriskourliv esonadaily basis.Thishasn'tbeenmademoreapparentasof late.Ibeliev eourhealthcareshouldbeof f eredtouswithoutany co-pay sf orwhatwedoonadaily basis.It'snotjusttheriskof beingshotbutev ery thingelseweareexposedto.Ihav epersonally beenhitninetimesinthepastf ourteeny ears.Ithinkthataloneisworthsomething.
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241 Generalcommentbox.I'mnotaf anof surv ey s.Emailsf romMSPTAareinf requent/randomandof tenlackbackgroundinf of orthesituation.Istoppedcheckingonthewebsitebecauseitwasnoninf ormativ ef ory ears.Ev enwhenIincidently interactwithMSPTApersonneltheinf ormationseemstobeselectiv e(can'tdiscuss,gointodetail..).IngeneralIquestionany inf ormationsomeonesay sthey hav e.Goingaway f oraquarterly meetingdoesn'tworkwithmy f amily .Districtmeetingsareinconv ienentsinceIliv eanhourf romworkandwon'tkill3hourstowaitf oradistrictmeeting.Andno,I'mnot23y rsoldandthey ounggeneration(try 44).Communicationneedstobeimprov ed.Ev enwhenIwasy oungerandtriedtokeepuponMSPTAactiv itiesIhadnoideahowthey handledthings.Idon'tf eelany more/lessinf ormedaboutMSPTAactiv itiesnow(puttinginv ery littleef f ort)thanwhenIwouldmakeitapointtoseekinf ormationandtry to"f eel"inf ormed.Hav inganadv aserialrelationshipwiththedeptisdumb.It/wecandisagree/f ight/arguebuttoapproachtherelationshipinanadv ersarialmannerisf romday sgoneby .Congratsthough,If indthissurv ery moreannonymousthanthePWCsurv ery presently beingconductedby thedepartment.TakecareDeanYork
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242 Spendtimef ightingf ortheguy souttheredoingtheirjobandlesstimeontheidiotswhoshouldn'tbeinthisdepartmenttobeginwith. 9/19/201310:54AM
243 Bettercommunicationtothef ieldandReps.Websiteisnotwhatmembershipexpected.Moreinf oandmoreuserf riendly 9/19/201310:51AM
244 Don'ttellsomeoneanissuewillbeaddressedwheny ouhadnointentionsof doingany thingaboutittobeginwith. 9/19/201310:51AM
245 Morecommunicationof whatisgoingonoutsidebesidesatQuartertly Mtgs.Emailorsocialmediacouldbeusedandif itisIdon'tknowaboutit. 9/19/201310:49AM
246 Thelackof integrity of MSPTAleadershipisastounding-buy beer,taketripsinMSPTAcars,quotethecontractwrong,quoteretirementcomputationswrong,quoteinsurancecostswrongandwitholdinginf ormationf rommembers-theMSPTAisstealingmy money andcallingitduesandif giv entheoptionIwouldchoosenottobeamemberof theMSPTA
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247 Moreopeness 9/19/201310:42AM
248 Updatesonthewebsitewouldbeaniceway tobekeptintheloopbetweenmeetings. 9/19/201310:41AM
249 IthinkthatMSPTAisignoringtheissueswithintheseconddistrict,itislikeitisatotally dif f erentdepartmentov erthere,andthetroopersissuesarenotbeingtakencareof 9/19/201310:41AM
250 Itseemsthey spendalotof timeandresourcesonemploy eesthatshouldbef iredf ortheirconduct. 9/19/201310:40AM
251 Quitspendingourmoney by hav ingquarterly 's 9/19/201310:39AM
252 Concentrateonincreasingwagesandcompensation.Af terall,weagreedtothelastagreementandtheDeptshortly thereaf tergav ecommandOf f icersasubstantialpay raisewhilewetookreductions.
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253 StopwastingUniontimeandef f ortdef endingTroopersthatclearly shouldbef ired.Weneedtostopgiv inguphealthcarebenef itswewillnev ergetback.Araisewecangetwhentheeconomy getsbetter,butthehealthcarebenef itswewillnev ergetbackaf tery ougiv ethemaway .Lastly ,thereneedstobemoreRoadTrooperinv olv ementwiththeselectionofequipment,suchasnewsidearms,thisGlockthingisgoingtobeadisasterandtheUnionneedstogetinv olv ed.Noone,thatworkstheroadwantsGlocks.
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254 Getinf ormationregardingelections,bargainingissues,andf indingoutwhatthebargainingunitwantstoandf romusthrougheitheremail,surv ey slikethis,ortexts,andnotthroughmeetingssomeof uscan'tattend.
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255 Betterrepresentallof thememebersev enif they hav elowornoseniority .Yournewermembershav ebeentreadedonf ory earsandv otesabouttheirf uturearelef ttothe80%ofseniormembers.AlsotherearemoreDistrictsthanthe2ndDistrictinourrepresentation.Itappearsthatmuchof thedecisionmakinghasastrong2ndDistrictinf luence.Whatabouttherestof usduespay ingmembers?
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256 Fighttokeepourpensionintact,aswellasourhealthcarebenef its. 9/19/201310:33AM
257 Thanky ouallf orundertakingajobthatissometimesv ery thankless. 9/19/201310:27AM
258 Weneedtogetbetterwagesthenextcontract.Thelastcontractwascompletely onesidedf orthedepartment.Thestatehasthemoney nowandshouldbepay inguswhentimesaregood.Thedepartmentarguedthattimeswerebadthepastf ewy earsandwegothammeredonwages.Stopappeasingthethestatesomuch.Wegav eupalotwithRIF'Sandpostclosures.Nowisourtimetogetsomething.
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259 ItseemsliketheMSPTAistoowillingtogiv eupthingsthatweref oughtf orinthepast,schedulingissues,wages,insuranceetc.IamtakinghomelessnowthanIdid5y earsago.Ithinkthatiswrongwhenev ery thingcostsmoreandmoreandI'mtakinghomeless.
9/19/201310:23AM
260 Adiv idedmembershipisNOThealthy !Keepinmind,the"newhires"withthebastardizedretirementsy stemwillev entually bethemajority of thev otingmembership."Unitedwestand,div idedwef all"soundf amiliar?Andwe'v etakenabeatingonthelastcouplecontracts,primarily duetothestatesf ragilef iscalstatus,Isurehopewemakeupalittlelostgroundthistime.Thelastcontractendedupwithanetlossof $100percheck.
9/19/201310:23AM
261 Fightalittleharderwithov erallcontractnegotiationsregardinghealthcareandwages 9/19/201310:20AM
262 Quitusingunionduesf orpersonalenrichment.Inatimewhereev ery aspectof unitsof gov ernmentarecuttingback,theMSPTAexecutiv ebranchincreasesthereownreimbursements,includingpersonalexpensesf orf amily members.Thisisembezzlement,y etitgoesunchecked.Wepatexecutiv ebaordmembersv ery well,andnowprov idethemwithaf reephoneandpersonalcomputersinadditiontotheirbenerouspay .Andmy repsendsmeonav eragetwoemailsay ear?TheMSPTAisnothingbutarev unuesourcef orthoseonthebaordtotakef romthehardworkingtroopers.Disgustingreally .
9/19/201310:17AM
263 Wehav ecateredenoughtodepartmentalwants,wenowneedtof ocusonmembersneeds.Signif icantdecisionsneedtobeputtomembersf orv otes. 9/19/201310:17AM
264 WRITEAGUARANTEEFORPENSIONSFORTHESENIORTROOPERSSOTHENEWTROOPSCANTVOTEITOUT 9/19/201310:16AM
265 Themembershipdeserv estoknowexactly whatMSPTAisaskingf orduringcontractbargaining. 9/19/201310:16AM
266 moref requentcorrespondence(weekly /monthly )describingthebusinessMSPTAisinv olv edin 9/19/201310:16AM
267 Sendoutaprintedcopy of theTroopermagazine6timesay ear. 9/19/201310:14AM
268 If amembercallsoremailsy ou,pleasemakeanattempttogetbacktothem.Itdoesn'thav etoberightaway -butacompletelackof response(onmorethanoneoccasion)isuncalledf or.
9/19/201310:13AM
269 StoplettingtheStatechangethepastpracticef ordisciplineprocedures.Weneedtof ightback.Theamountof timebeingproposedisnotacceptable.Thestateknowstheav erageTroopercan'ttakea15or30day hitbef orearbitration.
9/19/201310:12AM
270 workingf orbetterdentalinsurance 9/19/201310:12AM
271 Needtoaddressthecommandanditsdecisionsinplacingthoseintopositionsbecauseof thegoodoldboy sy stem.Positionsopenupandthereseemstobenomentionof themandnextthingy ouknowisadistriccaptainhasplacedhisspecialpeopleinthosepositions.
9/19/201310:09AM
272 Thecouldaddressthepatternpositionbetter 9/19/201310:08AM
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45.73% 359
32.61% 256
30.19% 237
3.82% 30
1.15% 9
0.38% 3
56.05% 440
6.50% 51
Q30FromwheredoyoureceivemostofyourinformationregardingtheMSPTA?Answered:785 Skipped:31
Troopermagazine
Meetings
Emailmessagesf romMSPTA
MSPTAWebsite
MSPTAFacebook
MSPTATwitter
Wordof mouth/Speakingwithothers
Other(pleasespecif y )
TotalRespondents:785
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Localreps 10/2/20137:59AM
2 PostRep 10/1/20136:44PM
3 Postrep 10/1/20132:31PM
4 Rep 10/1/20133:33AM
5 Didnotknowthewebsitewasup. 9/30/20132:52PM
6 notthemagazine,wasteof money intoday sworld 9/30/201310:47AM
7 Postrep 9/30/20139:40AM
Troopermagazine
Meetings
Emailmessages
fromMSPTA
MSPTAWebsite
MSPTAFacebook
MSPTATwitter
Wordofmouth/Speaking
withothers
Other(please
specify)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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7 Postrep 9/30/20139:40AM
8 Postrepsendsanemailaf terev ery meeting. 9/30/20138:09AM
9 Nev erhav ereceiv edanemail 9/29/20136:29PM
10 postrep 9/28/20135:45PM
11 postrep.....morningstar 9/28/20138:47AM
12 ppostrepresentativ e 9/27/20138:59PM
13 WhatTroopermagazine? 9/26/20134:12PM
14 postrep 9/26/20139:01AM
15 speakingwithpost&districtreps 9/25/20134:44PM
16 postrepresentativ es 9/25/20132:10PM
17 postrep 9/25/20139:06AM
18 arelibalesourceusetobethetroopermagizine,insteadof wordof mouthorshouldisay someoneopinon 9/25/20137:19AM
19 speakingwithpostanddistrictrep 9/25/20133:29AM
20 PostReps 9/24/20133:55PM
21 5thditrictrep 9/24/20133:52PM
22 postrep 9/24/20132:47PM
23 contactwithrep. 9/24/20132:27PM
24 postrep 9/24/20132:18PM
25 DISTRICTANDPOSTREP 9/24/20132:13PM
26 postingsatpost 9/23/20134:04PM
27 postrepanddistrep 9/22/20132:33PM
28 postrep 9/21/20134:35AM
29 troopers 9/20/201312:05PM
30 postrepemails 9/20/201311:27AM
31 reps.shouldgettheinf oandf ilteritdowntomembers,butitdoesn'talway shappenthatway . 9/20/201310:03AM
32 DistrictRep 9/20/20138:09AM
33 postrep. 9/20/201312:07AM
34 Iv ery rarely receiv einf of romtheMSPTA 9/19/20136:26PM
35 postrep 9/19/20135:56PM
36 MSPTAPost/DistrictRep 9/19/20135:14PM
37 WhatTroopermagazine!!!! 9/19/20132:33PM
38 postrep 9/19/20132:17PM
39 Troopersatpost 9/19/20131:43PM
40 Postrep 9/19/201312:16PM
41 PostRep 9/19/201311:52AM
42 postrep 9/19/201311:22AM
43 contractissuessettledandpublished 9/19/201311:09AM
44 pleasebringbacktheTroopermagazineonamoreregularbasis. 9/19/201311:02AM
45 Whatinf ormation-MSPTAwitholdsinf ormationtocov erf ortheiringnoranceof thecontractandlackof ability torepresentmembers 9/19/201310:47AM
46 PostUnionRep 9/19/201310:37AM
47 PostMSPTARep 9/19/201310:37AM
48 MSPTApostrep. 9/19/201310:23AM
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48 MSPTApostrep. 9/19/201310:23AM
49 Postrep 9/19/201310:17AM
50 Littletonoinf ormationpasseddownf rommy rep. 9/19/201310:17AM
51 Ditractrep 9/19/201310:16AM
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50.70% 399
49.30% 388
Q31Inthepast12months,haveyouvisitedtheMSPTAwebsite?Answered:787 Skipped:29
Yes
No
Total 787
Yes
No
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
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Q32Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithyourvisit(s)totheMSPTAwebsite?
Answered:397 Skipped:419
(nolabel) 5.54%22
3.27%13
4.79%19
5.79%23
12.09%48
16.88%67
18.89%75
16.62%66
9.57%38
4.53%18
2.02%8
397
6.21
(nolabel)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1(CompletelyDissatisfied) 2 3 4 5(SlightlyMoreDissatisfied) 6(SlightlyMoreSatisfied) 7 8 9 10(CompletelySatisfied) DoesNotApplyToMe Total AverageRating
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Q33WhatoneortwothingsdoyoulikemostabouttheMSPTAwebsite?Answered:109 Skipped:707
# Responses Date
1 TOOWEAK,GIVINGUPONBENEFITSANDRAISES 10/1/20133:28PM
2 It'seasy tonav igate 10/1/201312:59PM
3 ability todisseminateinf ormation 10/1/20139:17AM
4 Ican'tremember.WhatIwouldliketoseeis:meetingcalendar,Tpr/Sgtstrength,nationalbargainingtrends,contractonline 10/1/20138:19AM
5 Improv edlay outBetterf unctionality Moreinf ormativ e 10/1/201312:19AM
6 Thatitexists;thatmemberscanrev iewcurrentev entsandactiv itiesof electedmembers 9/30/20137:48PM
7 itisf inally done 9/30/201310:20AM
8 Timely inf ormationthatgetsposted. 9/30/20138:27AM
9 Ilikethef actthatweactually hav eawebsite. 9/30/20137:21AM
10 Currentinf ormationisalway supdated. 9/29/20139:31PM
11 f oodandwater 9/29/20132:19PM
12 upf rontnews 9/29/201312:01PM
13 Na 9/29/201311:26AM
14 Easy tonav igate. 9/28/20135:59PM
15 Looksgood 9/28/20133:38PM
16 Graphicsandcontractinf o 9/28/20133:07PM
17 RecentNews 9/27/201312:18PM
18 Thatisf inally hav emoremeaningf ulinf o. 9/27/201311:11AM
19 Hadtheinf oIwaslookingf or 9/26/20135:05PM
20 Moreinf ormationonwhatmy duesarespenton. 9/26/20134:13PM
21 Thatitisf inally upandworking.Thanky ou. 9/26/20131:43PM
22 Inf ormation 9/25/20132:28PM
23 Notagreatsite 9/25/20131:40PM
24 Nothing. 9/25/20138:48AM
25 Obtaininf ormation. 9/25/20136:43AM
26 Howinf ormativ eitisanditisuserf riendly 9/25/20133:30AM
27 Fory earsitalway sstateditwasunderconstruction.ISitdonenow?Nev ergotaemailortold!!!!! 9/24/20139:51PM
28 Newwebsiteisgood 9/24/20137:44PM
29 Listingof Troopers 9/24/20136:41PM
30 Easeof accessandtheability torev iewmaterialwithouthav ingtocontactof f icedirectly . 9/24/20135:34PM
31 Current,uptodateinf ormation. 9/24/20134:07PM
32 Couldnotloginatthetime;willtry again. 9/24/20133:35PM
33 Speedof inf ormationdissemination. 9/24/20133:08PM
34 Nothingtoremarkon,nothingjumpsout. 9/24/20132:38PM
35 Itlooksok. 9/24/20131:59PM
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36 Theability topostissuesandquestions 9/24/20137:43AM
37 ability tosearchthecontractquickly 9/24/20137:34AM
38 Nocomment 9/23/201310:50PM
39 N/A 9/23/20139:48PM
40 itwasnotupandrunninglasttimeIchecked....WAYBEHINDSCHEDULE!! 9/23/20134:37PM
41 hav entbeenabletoaccess 9/23/20133:14PM
42 Thatitf inally exists. 9/23/201311:21AM
43 Contactinf ormation. 9/23/201310:36AM
44 Ilikethatwehav eone-f inally .Goodjob. 9/23/20138:58AM
45 ItisFINALLYDONE!!! 9/23/20132:31AM
46 greatnewlook,lotsof inf ormationav ailable. 9/22/20138:57PM
47 nocomment 9/22/20139:55AM
48 Ability toschedulequarterly attendance 9/21/20139:39PM
49 Blogs 9/21/20132:04PM
50 generalinf ormation 9/21/20139:37AM
51 Membershipsection 9/20/201310:50PM
52 n/a 9/20/20137:47PM
53 Likethelay out 9/20/20135:21PM
54 itwasn'toperablewhenItriedtov iewit 9/20/20134:24PM
55 Iappreciatetheblogs....seemsthereismoredetailedinf ormationcontainedwtihinthem 9/20/20133:25PM
56 easy access 9/20/20131:58PM
57 Iuseitonly toreadthecontract. 9/20/20131:53PM
58 Nothing,Alway s"underconstruction"noaccesstoinf o 9/20/20131:18PM
59 It'sf inally upandworking.It'sagreatway togetinf oouttothemembership. 9/20/201312:52PM
60 ThelasttimeIwentthereitwasn'tworkingcorrectly ,Iwilltry itagain. 9/20/201312:08PM
61 inf ormativ e 9/20/201312:06PM
62 ev ery timeigotoitthesitewasdownf orconstruction. 9/20/201311:46AM
63 Easy access 9/20/201310:58AM
64 It'sterribleandy ouneedtohirearealwebdesigner.It'sonly around$3-4kf orsomeonegoodtomakeit.Iknowonethatcandoit.. 9/20/201310:43AM
65 Thatwehav eoneFINALLY!(thatsallIcansay goodaboutit) 9/20/201310:07AM
66 Updatedphotosthatrepresentwhoweare.Alsotheinv aluableinf ormation 9/20/20139:55AM
67 Strengthandcommitment 9/20/20139:45AM
68 Itwashardtonav igateanditdidnotappeartherewasmuchinf ormationonit 9/20/20139:28AM
69 Moreupdatesoncurrentissues. 9/20/20138:56AM
70 Photographs,stories 9/20/20137:20AM
71 Didnotev enknowitwasf inally upandworking. 9/20/20137:03AM
72 Twitterf eed 9/20/20133:47AM
73 Amountof inf ormation. 9/19/201310:15PM
74 Improv edf unctionality .Forums 9/19/20139:39PM
75 Thecontractlisted 9/19/20135:56PM
76 av ailability 9/19/20135:15PM
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77 easy tomaneuv erandread 9/19/20135:15PM
78 Newslinksandupdateswedonthearaboutinthepost. 9/19/20134:51PM
79 Colors/photos/publicsectionv s.activ ememberlogon 9/19/20134:18PM
80 f eatures 9/19/20134:12PM
81 Itf inally exists. 9/19/20133:27PM
82 notsure 9/19/20132:51PM
83 nocomment 9/19/20131:41PM
84 accurateinf ormation 9/19/201312:21PM
85 It'seasy tonav igate. 9/19/201312:17PM
86 Whatiscurrently goingonwithcontractnegotiationsandupcomingconcernswithf uturenegotiations. 9/19/201312:11PM
87 Ilikethef actthatthewebsiteistheretoref erenceconcerningcontractandotherissues 9/19/201312:08PM
88 Idon't.I'v esubmittedarticlestwiceandhav ehadnoresponse,letaloneev engettingitpublished. 9/19/201311:54AM
89 Haspotentialtobeagoodsite. 9/19/201311:39AM
90 thatitisev enav ailableonline 9/19/201311:38AM
91 design 9/19/201311:18AM
92 blogsarenicef orinf ormationgalllery 9/19/201311:11AM
93 Openitandhav eitf inishedinamoretimely manner 9/19/201311:10AM
94 Ithasthepotentialof beingagreatsource 9/19/201311:09AM
95 Allof theinf ormationinoneplace 9/19/201311:08AM
96 contentisexcellent 9/19/201311:08AM
97 Whocaresaboutthewebsite?Aslongasinf ormationisthere.Timeshouldbespentonwhatisimportantf orthemembership. 9/19/201311:04AM
98 Thatwehav eone. 9/19/201311:04AM
99 Ilikethat(1)itisupandrunningand(2)thepotentialf orinf ormationsharing. 9/19/201310:49AM
100 Lay out 9/19/201310:43AM
101 Updates!Seemstheblogsarenotupdatedonaregularbasis. 9/19/201310:42AM
102 NA 9/19/201310:38AM
103 Moreupdates,photos,etc 9/19/201310:29AM
104 Ilikethedigitalcontract. 9/19/201310:28AM
105 Ican'tgetin.IguessIneedapassword.Shouldbeeasiertoaccessthesite. 9/19/201310:28AM
106 Nothing 9/19/201310:15AM
107 e-mailaddress 9/19/201310:14AM
108 Thatwehav eone 9/19/201310:13AM
109 Easy tonav igate.Goodsourceof inf ormation. 9/19/201310:09AM
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Q34WhatoneortwothingsdoyoulikeleastabouttheMSPTAwebsite?Answered:115 Skipped:701
# Responses Date
1 Dif f iculttonav igateandv ery littleinf ormation. 10/1/20134:05PM
2 BESTRONGERWITHTHETROOPERS 10/1/20133:28PM
3 couldn'taccessthecontract 10/1/20139:54AM
4 dif f ulculttonav igate,dropdownscreenstolong 10/1/20139:17AM
5 itwashardtoread.Noteasy togetinto 9/30/201310:42PM
6 Notv ery f unctional(especially withsmartphones).Needsmoredatabaseinf ormationf orrepresentativ estouseintheperf ormanceof duties. 9/30/20137:48PM
7 wasalway sunderconstruction 9/30/20134:23PM
8 Atf irstnoteasy tonav igate,butismucheasiernow 9/30/201310:48AM
9 thereisnotmuchthere 9/30/201310:20AM
10 Lackof updates/inf ormationinsomeareasof thewebsite. 9/30/20138:27AM
11 Stillnewstillworkingaway aroundthesiteinf ormationlistings. 9/29/20139:31PM
12 ev ery thingelse 9/29/20132:19PM
13 takestolongtoload.tomuchgraphics 9/29/201312:01PM
14 Na 9/29/201311:26AM
15 nav igation,uptodateinf o 9/29/20139:34AM
16 toughtonav igate.Alsoitwasdownf orlikethreey ears. 9/28/20136:12PM
17 Nothing. 9/28/20135:59PM
18 Logginginseemstobeadif f icultprocessandIamusually notsuccessf ul.Ihav edecidedtostopwastingmy timeandnowjustignorethewebsite 9/28/20134:12PM
19 NA 9/28/20133:38PM
20 Very blandcov erpage 9/27/201312:18PM
21 None 9/27/201311:11AM
22 Oldboy sclubatthetop 9/26/20134:13PM
23 Ittooktoolongtogetitupandrunning 9/26/20131:43PM
24 Gainingaccess/passwordsetc. 9/25/20132:28PM
25 Disorganizedasf arasnav igationBlogsnotbeingutilized 9/25/20131:59PM
26 Itisextremely slowandf reezesconstantly . 9/25/20138:48AM
27 It'sOK. 9/25/20136:43AM
28 lackof articlesandtrainingmateriel 9/24/201311:21PM
29 Seeabov e. 9/24/20139:51PM
30 Thereisnogoodinf ormationonthewebsite.Nothingonitupdatingusonwhatsgoingonorany ting 9/24/20139:13PM
31 Nothingasof y et 9/24/20137:44PM
32 Notapplicable. 9/24/20133:35PM
33 Memberclassif iedsgone. 9/24/20133:08PM
34 LasttimeIlookedatit,therewasnoinf ormation(underconstruction) 9/24/20132:38PM
35 sameasabov e. 9/24/20132:38PM
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36 Ican'tlogintothediscussionf orumsaf terf ollowingthedirectionsprov ided. 9/24/20132:02PM
37 Nocurrentinf ormation 9/24/20131:59PM
38 Theinability tolookupTroopers/Sgtsinthestate.Thereshouldbeasearchabledatabasef orMSTPAmembers,accessibleonly tothoseregisteredonthesite. 9/24/20137:43AM
39 Thepicturesrotatinginthebackground.Thetimeittakesf orthepagetoload. 9/24/20134:34AM
40 Nocomment 9/23/201310:50PM
41 N/A 9/23/20139:48PM
42 neutral 9/23/20133:14PM
43 Littlecontent. 9/23/201311:21AM
44 ItwasnotworkingorunderconstructionwhenItriedtov isit. 9/23/201310:39AM
45 Hardtonav igate. 9/23/201310:36AM
46 Lackof content-butI'msureitwilldev elopov ertimeintoav ery nicesourceof inf ormation.Again,nicejob. 9/23/20138:58AM
47 Ikeepf orgettingmy passwordandneeditresetallthetime. 9/22/20138:57PM
48 Ihav ebeenonthewebsiteonce.If ounditdif f iculttonav igate.OthertimesIattempteditlockeduporcrashedmy computer. 9/22/20139:55AM
49 dropdownboxesarehidden 9/22/20137:09AM
50 Foralongtimewedidnothav eawebsite 9/22/201312:57AM
51 passwordreset 9/21/20139:39PM
52 Thelinktosignupf orthecharitiblegiv ingdidnotwork 9/21/20135:28PM
53 lackof personalcontact 9/21/20139:37AM
54 Tooslowtoload 9/21/20136:01AM
55 Itwouldbeniceif itranonoldercomputersoperatingsy stems 9/21/201312:44AM
56 n/a 9/20/20137:47PM
57 wearerequiredtoremembersomany loginnamesandpasswordsitstoughtorememberthisonealsoandwouldliketoseesomety peof recov ery oremailsy stemtorecov erf orgottenpasswords/loginnames
9/20/20135:21PM
58 whenv iewingIEitseemsthaty oucan'tseeallof thelinksundertheheadings 9/20/20133:50PM
59 itisnev erworking 9/20/20133:12PM
60 ThereisnothingIdonotlikeaboutit. 9/20/20131:53PM
61 See#25 9/20/20131:18PM
62 N/A 9/20/201312:06PM
63 itnev erworks 9/20/201311:46AM
64 N/a 9/20/201310:58AM
65 Thewebsiteredsrev amping. 9/20/201310:43AM
66 Itdidn'tworkwell-screenf reezes.Pennsy lv aniaStatePolicehasagoodone,modelaf tertheirs. 9/20/201310:07AM
67 Iwaslockedoutof thewebsitef oramonthandthatwasf rustrating.ButonceIgotin,it'sbeengreat.Nootherissues 9/20/20139:55AM
68 NopostrepinGay lord 9/20/20139:45AM
69 inf ormationisnotuptodate 9/20/20138:54AM
70 Seeabov e. 9/20/20137:03AM
71 HadtocalltheMSPTAinordertof indouthowtogetintoit.Nothingprev iously senttothef ield. 9/20/20136:13AM
72 Hardtonav igateandlocateinf o 9/19/201310:51PM
73 Lay out. 9/19/20139:39PM
74 Itisway tooslow... 9/19/20136:27PM
75 Doesn'thav eenoughinf ormation 9/19/20135:56PM
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76 timeandmoney spentonitratherthanotheroptions 9/19/20135:15PM
77 na 9/19/20135:15PM
78 unv eiling(didn'tknowaboutitormy password),lotsof deadlinks,notregularly updated(WerdaislastLineof Duty death),computerf reezesuponloading 9/19/20134:18PM
79 Icantgetalogin.Ihav econtactedtheof f icetwiceandstillcantgetone. 9/19/20133:59PM
80 addf ormsf orthereps 9/19/20133:27PM
81 nothingtherelasttimehav entcheckedlately 9/19/20132:51PM
82 Ihav en'tbeenoninquiteawhile,asitwasalway sunderconstruction. 9/19/20132:51PM
83 f orgotmy login 9/19/20132:48PM
84 noteasy tonav igate 9/19/20132:28PM
85 speedandeaseof use 9/19/20131:43PM
86 nocomment 9/19/20131:41PM
87 Unabletologinasmember.Nooneknowstheusernameandpassword 9/19/20131:19PM
88 Lackof currentinf ormation. 9/19/201312:58PM
89 N/A 9/19/201312:17PM
90 Iwasunabletov iewthewebsite.ThehomepagewasblankandasIrandomly mov edmy cursoracrossthescreendropboxeswouldappear. 9/19/201312:08PM
91 It'sstatic.Putoutapagewithpostingsof legalissues,thingswe'reworkingon,etc.Stuf f thaty ouwouldputoutataquarterly meeting.Putaplacetosubmitaquestionandreply . 9/19/201311:57AM
92 It'snottheTrooperMagazine.Bringbackthephy sicalcopy .Askthemembership,it'swhatthemajority really wants. 9/19/201311:54AM
93 Pleaseposttheseniority rosteronthesite. 9/19/201311:41AM
94 Very slow.Very littleinf ormation. 9/19/201311:39AM
95 Slow-noteasy tonav igate 9/19/201311:38AM
96 PoorUI 9/19/201311:21AM
97 sy stemseemedreally slow 9/19/201311:18AM
98 Notmuchinf ormationonit. 9/19/201311:09AM
99 Idontthinkitisknowntosomeof themembers 9/19/201311:09AM
100 messagesshouldbedatedsoweknowhowcurrentthey are. 9/19/201311:08AM
101 Itstillseemstobe"clunky "andnotworksmoothly .Wouldliketoseeabetterinterf acef ormobilebrowsers 9/19/201311:08AM
102 Sameasabov e. 9/19/201311:04AM
103 It'sslowandconf usingandcumbersometonav igate. 9/19/201311:04AM
104 notuserf riendly .Hardtof indinf ormation 9/19/201310:51AM
105 (1)ItseemsunderutilizedandnotupdatedenoughtoreplacetheTroopermagazine.(2)Blogentriesshouldbedatestamped.(3)Thereneedstobemoresubstantiv einf ormation.TheTweetsarev ague.
9/19/201310:49AM
106 Na 9/19/201310:43AM
107 Norealdislikes. 9/19/201310:42AM
108 NA 9/19/201310:38AM
109 thewebsiteseemsnonresponsiv e.Thewebsitewasnonexistentf orsolong,Iwasunawaretherewasanewwebsite 9/19/201310:30AM
110 It'salway sunderconstruction 9/19/201310:29AM
111 Idon'tlikef ollowingTwitter. 9/19/201310:28AM
112 Itdoesn'tseemtobecompletely operational 9/19/201310:19AM
113 Notmuchinf ormation 9/19/201310:15AM
114 Theentiresite,itneedsatremendousamountof worktoev enmakeitmarginally meaningf ul. 9/19/201310:15AM
115 Atthetimenogoodinf ormation 9/19/201310:13AM
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11.24% 88
6.00% 47
24.14% 189
34.99% 274
15.07% 118
8.56% 67
Q35HowlonghaveyoubeeninservicewiththeMichiganStatePolice?Answered:783 Skipped:33
0-5y ears
6-10y ears
11-15y ears
16-20y ears
21-25y ears
26y ears+
Total 783
0-5years
6-10years
11-15years
16-20years
21-25years
26years+
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
55/57
15.61% 121
15.74% 122
19.35% 150
0% 0
13.68% 106
12% 93
12.77% 99
10.84% 84
Q36Towhatdistrictareyouassigned?Answered:775 Skipped:41
District1
District2
District3
District4
District5
District6
District7
District8
Total 775
District1
District2
District3
District4
District5
District6
District7
District8
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
56/57
55.34% 430
7.72% 60
19.82% 154
16.09% 125
1.03% 8
Q37Whatisyourcurrentrank?Answered:777 Skipped:39
Trooper
Detectiv e/Trooper
Sergeant
Detectiv e/Sergeant
Other
Total 777
Trooper
Detective/Trooper
Sergeant
Detective/Sergeant
Other
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey
57/57
20.90% 162
11.48% 89
11.74% 91
27.74% 215
28.13% 218
Q38Howlonghaveyoubeenatyourcurrentrank?Answered:775 Skipped:41
0-2y ears
3-5y ears
6-10y ears
11-15y ears
16y ears+
Total 775
0-2years
3-5years
6-10years
11-15years
16years+
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses