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| FOP NEWS: DAY ON THE HILL 2008 | 01/09/2008 |
| The F.O.P. Day on The Hill 2008 will begin on Monday, 25
February 2008. The National Legislative Office and the National Legislative Committee will
host a short briefing on our legislative agenda at the District of Columbia Lodge #1 at
711 4th Street, NW. The briefing will take place on Monday afternoon and last
approximately one hour. Additional details will be forthcoming. Tuesday and Wednesday, 26-27 February, will be devoted to your meetings with Members from your home States and districts. These appointments should be made in advance!!! Event participants should make every effort to have their Representative or Senator attend the meeting along with the appropriate staff person. Accommodations for Day on the Hill Participants The Grand Lodge has arranged for accommodations at the Washington Plaza at the rate of $149 per night. The Wahington Plaza is located at 10 Thomas Circle, NW in Washington, DC and is within walking distance of the McPherson Square and Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro stops. Make your reservations now by calling 202-842-1300 or 800-424-1140 and tell them you are with the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police' to get this special rate. You can also book your reservation online at www.washingtonplazahotel.com and click on MAKE A RESERVATION. Then click "Group Reservations on the bottom of the screen and use 6844 as the "Attendee Code." |
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A. Support H.R.
82/S. 206, the "Social Security Fairness Act"
The FOP strongly supports legislation to restore full Social Security benefits for law
enforcement officers by repealing both the "Windfall Elimination Provision"
(WEP) and the "Government Pension Offset" (GPO).
B. Opposing any
legislation that would require the participation of public employees in Social Security
The FOP also vehemently opposes legislation which would mandate participation in Social
Security for current or newly hired public employees who participate in their own
retirement systems and do not pay into Social Security.
II. Support H.R.
980/S. 2123, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act"
The FOP strongly supports this legislation, which would guarantee the right of public
employees to bargain collectively with their employers over hours, wages and conditions of
employment. The bill mandates that each State pass laws providing minimum collective
bargaining rights to their public safety employees and outlines certain provisions to be
included in those laws. Strikes and lockouts are prohibited by the bill and States with
collective bargaining laws already on the books will be exempt from the Federal statute.
III. Support H.R.
688/S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability
and Due Process Act"
The FOP strongly supports a "bill of rights" for law enforcement officers who
are, in a number of jurisdictions, denied their due process rights by police
administrators and management in noncriminal proceedings. There is a need for a minimum
level of procedural protections for law enforcement officers accused of administrative
wrongdoing because of the gravity of potential harm to officers created by this lack of
uniform safeguards.