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Many of the independent unions serve police in local municipalities. The self-described "largest municipal police union in the world" is the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York that represents 24,000 members of the NYPD. [2] [3] There is no single dominant national association. Four associations have significant membership ...
The Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOPA) is the auxiliary organization of FOP for family members of FOP members. It was formed by a group of wives of Pittsburgh police officers in 1920, and Kathryn M. Milton became its first national president, in 1941 as the Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary. It reports over 2,000 members in 140 ...
A police union is a trade union for police officers. Police unions formed later than most other occupations, reflecting both a conservative tendency and relatively superior working conditions. [ 1 ] The first police unions formed in the United States .
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) is the police union representing Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers up to the rank of lieutenant. [1] LAPPL has a membership of 9,900 sworn officers. [2] The LAPPL serves to protect the interests of LAPD officers through lobbying, legislative and legal advocacy, political action and ...
The nation’s largest police union appears to be on the cusp of endorsing for president convicted felon Donald Trump, who released from prison a cop killer subsequently convicted of a ...
In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, news reports have suggested that police unions bear some of the responsibility for the violence perpetrated ...
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [1] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [3] and childcare providers.
Jun. 3—CONCORD — The largest police union in the state is backing the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Kelly Ayotte of Nashua. The New England Police Benevolent Association represents 700 ...