Michigan State Police Troopers Association Member Surveymspta.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MSPTADataAg131002.pdfMichigan State Police Troopers Association Member Survey 2 / 57 11.33%

MichiganStatePoliceTroopersAssociationMemberSurvey

1/57

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


2/57

11.33% 92

23.03% 187

62.07% 504

9.24% 75

8.74% 71

Q2WhichofthefollowingwouldyousayaretheoneortwomostimportantproblemsfacingtheMSPTAtoday,thatis,theonesyouyourselfaremostconcernedabout?


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%



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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.


(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


7/57

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%



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%



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%



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%



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%



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%



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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%



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%



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%



16/57

18.69% 148

54.42% 431

22.35% 177

3.41% 27

1.14% 9

Q13WorkingwiththelegislativeandexecutivebranchesofstategovernmenttoinsuretheMichiganStatePolicereceivesappropriatefundingtocarryoutitsdutiesandresponsibilities


A

B

C

D

F

Total 792

A

B

C

D

F

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



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Q14FollowingisalistofelectedofficersintheMSPTA.Pleaseindicateifyoudisapproveorapproveofthewayeachishandlinghisjob.Also,pleaseindicatehowstronglyyoudisapproveorapprove.


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%



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%



21/57

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%



22/57

3.55% 28

49.37% 389

47.08% 371

Q18Currently,therearefourMSPTAgeneralmembershipmeetings(quarterlies)heldannually.Doyoubelievethereshouldbemoregeneralmembershipmeetingsorfewergeneralmembershipmeetingsperyear?


Moregeneralmembershipmeetings

Keepitthesame

Fewergeneralmembershipmeetings

Total 788

Moregeneralmembership

meetings

Keepitthesame

Fewergeneral

membership...

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



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%



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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



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%



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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


(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


(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



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Q23Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:QUESTIONSORCONCERNSREGARDINGHEALTHCAREBENEFITS


(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



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Q24Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:CONTRACTQUESTIONS


(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



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Q25Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:DISCIPLINARYACTION


(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

(nolabel)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



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Q26Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:PENSIONQUESTIONSORCONCERNS


(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

(nolabel)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



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Q27Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:SCHEDULINGISSUES


(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

(nolabel)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



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Q28Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithMSPTA'shelpwith:GENERALQUESTIONS


(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

(nolabel)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



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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.

9/29/20132:25PM

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.

9/22/20132:41PM

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 .

9/22/20131:05AM

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 ?

9/21/201310:39AM

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.

9/20/20137:50PM

141 Wehav esaf ety issuesattheWestBranchPostw/IoscoCounty .Runonecarwithnobackupunder20-3-minutes.Hasbeenaddressedw/PostCommander,butnev erchanges.Also,receiv edpay raiselastcontract,butlost$200.00monthinwages.

9/20/20137:46PM

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.

9/20/20131:52PM

148 getushigherwages/wehav ebeenreorganizedtwicesince2007,wehav ecompliedwithev ery thingtheGov ernorhaswanted,itistimef orhimtopay outtousaswearelongov erdue.

9/20/201312:56PM

149 Getciv ilserv iceoutof ourjobrequirements.Theleadershipof asectionshouldbeabletodeterminerequirementsandif someonemeetsthem,notsomeonewhodoesn'tunderstandthepositionandmakesablinddecision.

9/20/201312:55PM

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.

9/20/201311:45AM

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.

9/20/201311:02AM

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.

9/20/201310:41AM

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

9/20/20139:53AM

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.

9/20/20139:08AM

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

9/20/20131:58AM

175 MOrerepresentationf ortheNorthernmembers 9/20/201312:07AM

176 TheMSPTAneedstobestrongerduringcontractnegotiations.Wejustkindof rolledov erbecausewereceiv edathreatthatwewouldbereplacedif wedidnot.Thatdoesnotseemlikeanegotiation.Someof theExecutiv eBoardwassmuginexplainingittothemembershipatthemeetings,likeitwasatakeitorleav eitsituationandwehadnochoice.Bealittlemorereceptiv etothemembership

9/19/201310:08PM

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...

9/19/20133:46PM

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

9/19/20132:47PM

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 .

9/19/20132:32PM

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)

9/19/20131:18PM

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.

9/19/201312:35PM

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.

9/19/201312:10PM

221 If eeltheMSPTAneedstogetbacktoconcerningitself withthewelf areof themembership,moresothanitscopperativ erelationshipwiththeDepartment.Iamconstantly takenabackby thewillingnessof ourunionleadershiptogiv ewithoutreceiv ingany thinginreturn.

9/19/201312:06PM

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.

9/19/201311:52AM

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.

9/19/201311:11AM

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.

9/19/201311:07AM

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.

9/19/201311:02AM

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.

9/19/201311:01AM

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

9/19/201311:01AM

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

9/19/201310:46AM

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.

9/19/201310:37AM

254 Getinf ormationregardingelections,bargainingissues,andf indingoutwhatthebargainingunitwantstoandf romusthrougheitheremail,surv ey slikethis,ortexts,andnotthroughmeetingssomeof uscan'tattend.

9/19/201310:33AM

255 Betterrepresentallof thememebersev enif they hav elowornoseniority .Yournewermembershav ebeentreadedonf ory earsandv otesabouttheirf uturearelef ttothe80%ofseniormembers.AlsotherearemoreDistrictsthanthe2ndDistrictinourrepresentation.Itappearsthatmuchof thedecisionmakinghasastrong2ndDistrictinf luence.Whatabouttherestof usduespay ingmembers?

9/19/201310:33AM

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.

9/19/201310:27AM

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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Troopermagazine

Meetings

Emailmessages

fromMSPTA

MSPTAWebsite

MSPTAFacebook

MSPTATwitter

Wordofmouth/Speaking

withothers

Other(please

specify)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



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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%



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Q32Usingascaleof1to10,whereonemeanscompletelydissatisfiedandtenmeanscompletelysatisfied,howsatisfiedareyouwithyourvisit(s)totheMSPTAwebsite?


(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



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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%



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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%



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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%



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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%


Documents

Michigan State Police Troopers Association Member Surveymspta.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MSPTADataAg131002.pdfMichigan State Police Troopers Association Member Survey 2 / 57 11.33%