2018
All Local Executive Board Members and Local Stewards are encouraged to attend Grievance Seminars being held on Fridays at the MAP Office. The Seminars will provide valuable information on key grievance issues.
The Seminar on April 20, 2018 will focus on contract interpretation. Discipline will be discussed at the Seminar on May 18. Each Seminar begins at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served. Details can be found on the website Calendar.
These Seminars are limited to 12 persons on a first-come basis. Please contact Julie Palmquist at (248) 509-7158, ext. 231 as soon as possible to make reservations.
The Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball have teamed up with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to show our appreciation for the men and women of Michigan who serve as law enforcement officers, corrections officers, public safety and first responders.
Your Detroit Tigers and the Memorial Fund invite you, your friends, family and the general public to join us on Sunday August 12, 2018 as a second Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at Comerica Park was added due to popular demand.
Discounted Ticket Packages start at just $31.00 and each ticket includes a limited edition Detroit Tigers Law Enforcement Challenge Coin and a $10.00 donation to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund:
Click here to buy discounted tickets.
For groups of 15 or more please contact Betsy Bouillon at
*Note*: This is a discounted ticket package only, no pregame ceremony or recognition will be taking place at this event.
All Local Executive Board Members and Local Stewards are encouraged to register now to attend a series of free Grievance Seminars being held on Fridays at the MAP Office.
The Seminars, being conducted by MAP Executive Director Fred Timpner, will provide valuable information on key grievance issues.Seminars on Aug. 24 and Oct. 19, 2018 will focus on Discipline. Contract Interpretation will be discussed at the Seminar on Sept. 21, 2018. All Seminars begin at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served. Details can be found on the website Calendar.
Grievance Seminars are limited to 12 persons on a first-come basis. Please contact Julie Palmquist at (248) 509-7158, ext. 231 or
By Fred Timpner, MAP Executive Director
The anti-union sentiment spreading across this nation seemed to take hold in the U.S. Supreme Court, which recently ruled workers can decide if they want to pay dues in a unionized workforce in the Janus vs. AFSCME case. Yet “free riders” enjoy better working conditions, hours, wages and benefits thanks to the same union they refuse to support.
Unions exist to protect employees’ rights to fair working conditions, reasonable hours and wages. When MAP, MAPE and MAFF members band together to advance their concerns with Employers through collective bargaining, positive changes occur. In fact, unions have been so successful at the bargaining table that some Employers are working hard to weaken them.
The “right-to-work” campaign focused on individuals rights to choose whether to pay dues. When it was implemented in Michigan, proponents wanted workers to believe they were benefitting by having a few extra dollars in their pockets. But free riders not only cost the union money, they cost themselves money in the long run. When you refuse to support the union representing you and your co-workers, it takes away needed funds to protect worker rights, benefits, and jobs.