The Fraternal Order of Police was founded in 1915 by two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, patrol officers, Martin Toole and Delbert Nagle. It has over 355,000 members organized in 2,100 local chapters, state lodges, and the national Grand Lodge. The organization has a no strike pledge, but this has not been enforced since 1967 when FOP police in Youngstown, Ohio refused to work during a salary dispute.
About Fraternal Order of Police in brief
The Fraternal Order of Police was founded in 1915 by two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, patrol officers, Martin Toole and Delbert Nagle. The organization attempts to improve the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those they serve. FOP subordinate lodges may be police unions andor fraternal organizations, as the FOP has both Labor Lodges and Fraternal Lodges. The FOP opposed the creation of police review boards, spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy, at one point describing them as a ‘sinister movement against law enforcement.’ The organization has a no strike pledge, but this has not been enforced since 1967 when FOP police in Youngstown, Ohio refused to work during a salary dispute. The Order’s constitution stated that ‘Race, Creed or Color shall be no bar’ The Order’s emblem is a five-pointed star. The circle surrounding the star midway indicates our never ending efforts to promote the welfare and advancement of this order. The open eye is the eye of vigilance ever looking for danger and protecting all those under its care while they sleep or while awake. The clasped hands denote friendship.
The hand of friendship is always extended to those in need of our comfort. The center of the star is the coat of arms of the City of Pittsburgh, which is the best interpretation of it that could be made of the sequence of Latin words that the current interpretation is. The motto is ‘Jus, Fidus, Libertatum’ which translated means ‘Law is a Safeguard of Freedom’ or ‘Fairness, Justice, Friendship, Equality’. It also sponsors charities such as Easter Seals, Special Olympics, memorials for fallen officers, and support programs for spouses and family members of police officers. It has over 355,000 members organized in 2,100 local chapters, state lodges, and the national Grand Lodge. The membership is open to any regularly appointed or elected and full-time employed law enforcement officer of the United States, or any state or political agency thereof, or a political subdivision thereof. The constitution and bylaws provide that active membership is not limited to state and local lodges which are supported by the Grand Lodge which are often supported by state and federal law enforcement agencies.
You want to know more about Fraternal Order of Police?
This page is based on the article Fraternal Order of Police published in Wikipedia (as of Jan. 08, 2021) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
