The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police sent Mayor Lori Lightfoot a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, citing bad working conditions and the cancellation of a march for fallen officers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the vote by the police union, as well as police Superintendent David Brown and First Deputy Eric Carter, was unanimous by up to 200 active and retired rank-and-file officers.
Officer burnout and the department's decision to cancel cops' off days on many occasions have been cited as reasons for the move, as well as a transition from 8 12 hour shifts to 12-hour work cycles in preparation for potential unrest in the area.
The symbolic action came after the Chicago Police Department cancelled its annual St. Jude Memorial March for the city's fallen cops for the second year in a row, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
