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National Fraternal Order of Police

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is a fraternal organization consisting of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. It reports a membership of over 355,000 members organized in 2,100 local chapters (lodges), state lodges, and the national Grand Lodge. The organization attempts to improve the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those they serve through education, legislation, information, community involvement, and employee representation.[1]

Abbreviation

FOP

1915 (1915)

373,000 (2023)

Patrick Yoes (President)

FOP subordinate lodges may be police unions and/or fraternal organizations, as the FOP has both Labor Lodges and Fraternal Lodges, and describes itself as a "full service member representation organization."[1] It lobbies Congress and regulatory agencies on behalf of law enforcement officers, provides labor representation, promotes legal defense for officers, and offers resources such as "legal research." FOP has created the LGBTFOP to provide a safe space for law enforcement officers that are LGBT to be represented without discrimination from non LGBT FOP members.

Supports the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) in current law.[19][20]

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Supports the recommendations of the to privatize Social Security, and opposes "mandating participation in the Social Security system for either current or newly hired state and local government employees that do not currently participate in Social Security.

President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security

Supports "minimal rights for public safety employees," including law enforcement officers and firefighters, and supports the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007.[21]

collective bargaining

Supports rights of law enforcement officers in non-criminal administrative proceedings and supports the State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability and Due Process Act.[22][23]

due process

Supports the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" under the and the Federal Employees Retirement System to include all U.S. federal police officers, as well as Customs and Immigration Inspectors.[24][25]

Civil Service Retirement System

Supports the .

REAL ID Act

In response to the , then President Chuck Canterbury asked Congress to consider making crimes against police officers fall under the category of hate crimes.[26][27][28]

2014 killings of NYPD officers

Data breach[edit]

In January 2016, the site was hacked and files released to a dark web activist known as Cthulhu.[43][44]

Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Newark

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program

Telemarketers Documentary Series on HBO

Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police

Tri-County South Carolina Lodge #3, Fraternal Order of Police

(Legislative lobby)

Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center