Labor Services

The Grand Lodge's Labor Services Division provides a comprehensive set of resources and services designed to ensure that no officer goes to the bargaining table alone. In addition, they provide assistance to the local lodges to obtain the right to become your bargaining agent or to try to influence the public officials who determine your hours, wages, terms and other conditions of employment.

Whether your department requires contract information, experienced legal experts, training seminars or personalized labor research, the Labor Services Division stands ready to provide you with the people and resources you need.

The FOP is the largest professional police labor organization in the country. We know that no one can represent an officer as well as a fellow officer. FOP members have worked through thousands of labor situations. The Grand lodge Labor Services Office has access to the collective knowledge of more than 325,000 law enforcement professionals.

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The Grand Lodge  Labor Services Division is staffed by full-time professionals who provide highly skilled support services on behalf of the Grand Lodge to state and local lodges in the area of labor relations. Their staff includes experienced veterans in the field of Law Enforcement employment relations. These representatives are available to travel extensively throughout the country to assist member lodges. In addition, the Labor Services staff is available to answer members' questions and to provide information and/or advice. The Labor Services Division is the hub for FOP labor information.

The Grand Lodge is frequently asked "What labor services are available to assist our members?" A sample of our labor services include:

• Dispelling the myth that right to work states cannot bargain.
• Helping form bargaining organizations that can provide the expertise needed to bargain effectively.
• Training leaders to represent members in disciplinary matters.
• Working with lodges to determine how they can better represent the interests of their members outside the framework of a formal collective bargaining agreement.
• Developing training programs for lodge negotiators.
• Providing expert advice and guidance during the negotiation process.
• Providing expert advice and guidance during the contract administration process.
• Providing expert advice and guidance in campaigns to obtain bargaining representation.
• Assisting lodges to gain the right to bargain.
• Additional services are available.

In addition to the above services, Labor Services travels to local and state lodges to develop and conduct classes’ specific to your membership's needs. These classes will be tailored with your local and state laws in mind.

If you have questions or desire assistance, please contact:

NFOP Labor Services Division
222 E. Town St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(800) 451-2711
(614) 224-1856
labor@fop.net

Collective Bargaining

National FOP President, Chuck Canterbury, and The North Carolina FOP Delegation at the Collective Bargaining Seminar in Myrtle Beach, October 24-27, 2009.

Lodge #8 had two members to attend this training. President Bruce Gouge (NCDOC) ,and Brother Robert L. Russ, Jr. (KVPD)