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FOP Makes Strong Push on Bargaining Bill

Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, spent all of last week in Washington, D.C. working in tandem with the staff in the National Legislative Office in an effort to get the language of S. 1611, “Public Employee-Employer Cooperation Act,” incorporated into several likely pieces of legislation that Congress will be considering before ending the session.

“We’re cautiously optimistic,” Canterbury said.  “Congress has several bills that it must complete before concluding its business for the year.  The fact is, we have a lot of bipartisan support for the bill and we’ve approached it in a very honest and open way.  We do have a chance of getting this done.

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Budget reduction proposed for
Officers' Death Benefits Program - AP

President Barack Obama's proposed budget calls for cutting the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program from $110 million to $60 million.

The National FOP has been in contact with the White House..

We have been assured that the Public Safety Death Benefit Program has not been changed..

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