Our Lodge & Our Mission
The
Greater Kalamazoo Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge 98 was
established 1939. Our membership is comprised of 1,000 members, 650
Active and 350 Associate members. We are located in the heart of
Kalamazoo, downtown at 125 East Michigan Avenue.
The
Fraternal Order of Police
is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers,
with more than 2,100 lodges and nearly 300,000 members. We are the voice
of those who dedicate their lives to protecting and serving our
communities. We are committed to improving the working conditions of law
enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through education,
legislation, information, community involvement, and employee
representation. No one knows the dangers and the difficulties faced by
today's police officers better than another officer, and no one knows
police officers better than the FOP. Founded in 1915, we are still
"Building on a Proud Tradition."
The Fraternal
Order of Police represents
professional, full-time officers from all agencies of law enforcement.
In Michigan the
Fraternal Order of
Police the State Lodge of
Michigan was formed in 1939. We have a membership of 7,500 Active and
5,000 Associate members organized in 70 lodges located throughout the
state. It has always been, and remains today, in the forefront of the
battle to protect the interests and welfare of law enforcement officers
and their families. From the early 1940's when the F.O.P. led the way
to the creation of a minimum wage for police officers; in 1965 when the
right to bargain was secured; in 1969 the F.O.P. secured passage of P.A.
312 Compulsory and Binding Arbitration; and right up to today when the
F.O.P. was the single voice that won the fight to prevent taxation of
police officer's pensions. The F.O.P. is recognized as the VOICE
of law enforcement in Michigan. The State Lodge is located in Lansing
and is right across from the State Capitol.
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