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  • East Orange FOP Lodge 111 staves off PBA collective bargaining challenge

    On Friday, November 16, the East Orange FOP Lodge 111 staved off a PBA collective bargaining unit by a 4-1 margin of those who cast ballots.  The State FOP Lodge looks forward to continuing its representation of the 160-member East Orange FOP Lodge. “Our PERC representative and State Lodge Sergeant of Arms Ken Hawkins has done a great job with this election,” says State FOP Robert W. Fox. “I’m ready to support the East Orange FOP Lodge President Anthony Taylor…

  • Sweeney bill would have Police & Fire Unions Manage their own Pension Investments

    TRENTON – The Senate today approved bipartisan legislation authored by Senate President Steve Sweeney that would authorize the police and firefighter unions to manage their own pension funds. The bill, S5, would transfer management of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System from the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury to the Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System. “This will give the unions the ability to make the best investment decisions for…

  • Governor Murphy recommends positive changes to Senate Bill No. 5

    On behalf of NJFOP’S 14,000 members, I want to thank Governor Phil Murphy for demonstrating his support for police and firemen to have their own PFRS Board of Trustees to oversee the investment, policy-making and management of our pension system. For three-and-a-half years, the FOP has worked strenuously with the other police and firemen’s unions to make this legislation a reality. It was not until the election of Governor Murphy, along with the hard push from Senate President Stephen Sweeney…

  • Personal Message from President Fox…

    Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our daily work lives, we are totally aware of danger and how fragile life is.  But, we often become oblivious to how fragile our lives are because of some undiagnosed health issue.  That was my status a week ago and I am grateful to be on the road to recovery. Last week, I was rushed to the hospital and ultimately had emergency surgery.  Things worked out well for me and I should be back to…

  • The following bills had action recently

    S2201 – Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S2245 – Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

  • Surviving Officer shot in Camden receives visit from FOP Pres and call from Gov-elect!

    Today was a great day for NJ FOP!!! You may recall that one of our Camden County Metro brothers was shot in the line of duty on November 1, 2017 in the City of Camden. Officer Patrick O’Hanlon survived that shooting and was able to disarm and subdue assailant, 19-year Delronn Mahan of Lindenwold. Officer O’Hanlon was discharged from Cooper University Hospital on Saturday. Today NJ FOP President Robert Fox and NJ FOP Chaplain Kevin Karcher visited Officer O’Hanlon at…

  • NJFOP awards Member of the Year and Lodge of the Year!

    (ROEBLING) NJFOP Board of Trustees awarded its Sergeant of Arms Kenneth Hawkins with NJFOP Member of the Year and New Jersey Lodge No. 46 Lodge of the Year! Congrats to both of them.

  • Newark Mayor jeopardizes police and fire unions’ healthcare!

    The first responders of New Jersey have been on the front lines for us all, always there to answer the call. Now another politician, this time the Mayor of Newark, has used his position to criticize and scapegoat those very same men and women who day in and day out put themselves in harm’s way to keep the citizens of Newark safe. Mayor Baraka’s recent op-ed piece accused the local police and fire unions of distorting the truth and using…

  • NJFOP-initiated bill that expands the list of retired officers who can handguns becomes Law!

    Governor Chris Christie has signed Assembly Bill No. 2690/Senate Bill No. 1944 that expands list of Retired Law Enforcement Officers Eligible to Carry Handguns. This NJFOP-initiated law expands the eligible list to include: State Park Police Officers; Special Agents of the Division of Taxation; Human Services Police Officers; New Jersey Transit Police Officers; University Police Officers employed by institutions of higher education; State Conservation Officers, Palisades Interstate Park Officers, and the Burlington County Bridge Commission police. Text of new law…

  • Summer, 2017 Legislative Report

    FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY3, 2017 FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY 3, 2017: EYE ON TRENTON The New Jersey State Legislature broke for the Summer at the end of June (other than remaining in Trenton to deal with the unresolved State Budget) with several accomplishments for the New Jersey State FOP, but also with several pieces of FOP priority legislation still pending. Because of a combination of the Summer recess and the upcoming November elections for all 120 State Senate…

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