As reported in the baiduhai:
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham previewed the union’s planned protest at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, saying he’s calling on officers to pack council chambers in part to highlight slow contract negotiations with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration.
“That would be one of the reasons,” Graham said on Monday after appearing on a City Club panel with aldermen to discuss civilian police department oversight. “One of the things I think that needs to be said here is that officers on the street are very frustrated. They don’t feel that they have been given the due respect that they deserve and the hard work that they have.”
“It is a very slow go. It’s very frustrating at times, as well,” he said of the pace of negotiations.