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Poker Night Rescheduled
06/12/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
SLPOA Poker Night has been rescheduled for Friday, June 27, 2025, at 6pm. |
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Press Release: Pierce County Deputies Reject County Executive’s Failed Public Safety Plan
06/09/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2025 Tacoma, WA — The message is loud and clear: Pierce County’s law enforcement professionals have overwhelmingly rejected the County Executive’s inadequate contract proposal—sending a resounding vote of no confidence in his approach to public safety. With a record-breaking 97% turnout, deputies delivered a near-unanimous 99. |
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General Membership Meeting
05/29/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, At last night’s General Membership meeting, the second $2,000 attendance prize drawing was held. The drawing includes the name of every active member of the SLPOA, but you must be present to win. Member Matthew Gregston's name was selected, but he was not in attendance, so the $2,000 attendance prize will be carried over to next month's meeting. |
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Interview with Jason Rantz
05/29/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild Please take a few minutes to listen to this in depth conversation Guild President Shaun Darby just had with Jason Rantz on Wednesday evening’s show. The full audio interview is here —> https://shows.audiocdn.com/s/bonneville/highlights-the-jason-ran-d1649a/shaun-darby Print article —> https://mynorthwest. |
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EPPD vs. EPFD Friendly Competition
05/23/25 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
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Media Coverage
05/22/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild Please take a look at our recent news coverage. We appreciate the time all of our media contacts took on these stories. “The math is right there,” Darby said. “We are underpaid, understaffed and overworked.” “They have a lot of money, and they have a very good financial outlook. |
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Contract Negotiations Supporting Documents
05/20/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild Our first reading of the County's contract proposal to our members took place this week, and we will be voting on it in the coming weeks. Please see the attached documents for useful information that helps to inform our position during negotiations. |
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Poker Night May 30th @ 6pm
05/20/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
Please join us on Friday, May 30th at 6pm for Poker Night at the SLPOA Hall. See the attached flayer for details. |
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Contract Negotiations Update
05/16/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild To Our Members, Your Guild negotiations team has been in the bargaining process with the County for over 1 year, with no headway. The County Executive’s representatives and your Guild are nowhere near reaching an agreement that we as a team representing you feel is a fair agreement. Staffing levels at PCSO are at the same level as 20 years ago. |
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May Legislative Updates
05/15/25 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition |
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Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Postponed
04/17/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, The Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament that was scheduled for this Friday, April 18, 2025, at the SLPOA Hall has been postponed. Details about the rescheduled date will be announced later. |
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SLPOA Endorsements for City Municipal Elections
04/07/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Tomorrow is election day for municipal races in St. Louis. SLPOA does not have an endorsed candidate for the Mayoral election, but we are encouraging all of our members who live in the city to please consider voting for Donna Baringer for Comptroller. |
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April 2025 Gendarme
04/07/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Police Control Bill Signing
03/24/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, Governor Mike Kehoe will be at the SLPOA Hall on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10am to sign HB495 returning control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a Governor-appointed board of police commissioners. Also scheduled to be in attendance is Senator Nick Schroer, Senator Travis Fitzwater and the bill’s sponsor, Representative Brad Christ. |
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NCAA College Basketball Bracket Challenge
03/14/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association ***REMINDER*** ***REMINDER*** ***REMINDER*** The deadline to join the SLPOA Bracket Challenge is Thursday March 20th at 12:15pm. SLPOA is hosting an NCAA college basketball bracket challenge. There is a $20 entry fee that will be used to raise money for our Member Relief, Community Outreach and Donation Fund and for prizes for the winning bracket. Any member can join the challenge by following the link below. Brackets will not be available until next week, but sign-up is available now. |
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Hall is Open
03/12/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association The SLPOA Hall is opening at 4pm for those that are interested in celebrating the passage of HB495 returning control of the Police Department to a Governor appointed Board of Police Commissioners. |
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HB 495
03/12/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, Today the Missouri Legislature passed HB495 returning the SLMPD to a Governor appointed Board of Police Commissioners. We anticipate the Governor will sign the bill into law in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more details. |
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Social Security Fairness Act Q&A & Update
03/03/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
The Social Security Fairness Act represents a significant step forward in addressing long-standing inequities in the Social Security system. This legislation repeals two unfair provisions in the Social Security Code, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which have disproportionately impacted public safety officers and other government employees. |
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Act 57 & 59
03/03/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
Last year, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted new policing legislation now known as Act 59 and Act 57. MPOETC was charged with creating regulations to implement these acts effective July 14, 2021. Below is a brief summary of these acts and their accompanying regulations. |
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ACT 111 ALERT
03/03/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
On behalf of over 50,000 active and retired Police Officers, State Troopers and Firefighters across Pennsylvania, the Fraternal Order of Police, Pennsylvania State Lodge, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, and the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association ask that you strongly oppose recently introduced legislation that will cause grave harm to Pennsylvania’s heroes and their families. |
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Steve Butz Senate Campaign Kickoff
02/18/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
Please join us in supporting Steve Butz as he kicks off his campaign for State Senate. Steve was the only city State Rep. to vote in favor of returning the Department to a governor-appointed Police Board in the House this session. The event is today, 5:30 pm at Bartolino’s located at 2103 Sulphur Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139. |
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New Poll on the Website
02/17/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association SLPOA is conducting a poll on our website for active members regarding officer wellness. The poll is open until Wednesday at noon. |
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Letter to Legislators
02/06/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, SLPOA is asking all of its members to reach out to your Missouri state legislators in Jefferson City and express your support for a return to a Governor-appointed Police Board made up of local citizens. The link below will allow you to enter your address to identify your legislators if you are not familiar with them. |
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Online Poll of Active Members
02/04/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association SLPOA is conducting an online poll of membership concerning control of the police department. SLPOA is asking any active member to please log in and participate in the poll by accessing the online voting tab located on the left side column of the homepage. The Poll is open until Noon tomorrow. |
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Labor Committee Meetings
01/21/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, The Labor Committee is holding two upcoming meetings to seek input from membership concerning provisions that are important to officers as we begin our negotiations for our successor collective bargaining agreement. The meetings will be held at the SLPOA Hall on Tuesday, January 28th at 10am and on Thursday, January 30th at 4pm. |
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Wage Reopener Vote Results
01/20/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
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Voting has closed for the wage reopener with the results totaling 247 in favor and 100 against. The results are available under the online voting tab. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. |
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Online Voting Closes Tomorrow
01/19/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, This is a reminder that online voting for the wage negotiations for Police Officers and Sergeants ends tomorrow, Monday, January 20th at 12pm. If you updated your account or you are waiting to be granted access to the website, please check your email or login to your account. All valid accounts have been activated. |
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Special General Membership Meeting
01/14/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, The SLPOA Negotiating Team has reached a tentative agreement for our wage reopener. There will be a special General Membership meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15th at the SLPOA hall at 6pm to present the details and discuss the offer. |
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Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law
01/07/25 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), which will restore the Social Security benefits of millions of public servants |
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PCDS Guild Contract Expiration Press Release
01/07/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild . |
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January Police Veteran's Meeting is Canceled
01/06/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Fellow Veterans, Due to weather conditions (and an uptick in respiratory infections), the SLPVA meeting scheduled for this coming Wednesday, the 8th of January 2025, is canceled. See you in February. |
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Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law
01/06/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Message From FOP President Concerning WEP/GPO
12/27/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association National and State Leadership, The Social Security Fairness Act represents a significant step forward in addressing long-standing inequities in the Social Security system. |
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Social Security Fairness Act
11/12/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Brothers and Sisters, We are on the verge of passing H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” in the House next week—perhaps as early as Tuesday! But let me be clear—our opponents are DETERMINED to stop us. |
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PCDS Guild Congratulates and Welcomes Sheriff Keith Swank
11/08/24 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild For Immediate Release: November 8, 2024 Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild Congratulates and Welcomes Keith Swank as the next Sheriff of Pierce County The Guild is looking forward to working collaboratively with Sheriff Keith Swank and his new administration to implement a more effective Sheriff's Department. |
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***Reminder - Tom Burgoon Fundraiser This Saturday***
10/30/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
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Sept. - Oct. 2024 Gendarme
10/29/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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FOP Election Endorsements
10/25/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association MISSOURI FOP ENDORSEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 2024 ELECTION CYCLE US Senate Josh Hawley US Representative District 2 – Ann Wagner District 4 – Mark Alford District 6 – Sam Graves District 8 – Jason Smith Missouri Statewide Races Governor – Mike Kehoe Lt. |
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Wage Reopener Negotiations
10/22/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, The SLPOA bargaining team met with the City’s team today to discuss our wage reopeners for Police Officers and Sergeants. The City was not prepared to counter our offer. We have another meeting scheduled for November 13, 2024. |
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2024 Endorsements
10/21/24 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
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Union meeting tonight
10/16/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 Don't forget tonight's union meeting! Jeremy O'Connors position for secretary/treasurer is up for re-election and Meghann Jones president position is open, she will not be seeking another term. A zoom link has been sent out for the meeting. If you have not received it please reach out to a board member. |
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Union meeting tonight
10/16/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 Don't forget tonight's union meeting! Jeremy O'Connors position for secretary/treasurer is up for re-election and Meghann Jones president position is open, she will not be seeking another term. A zoom link has been sent out for the meeting. If you have not received it please reach out to a board member. |
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Memorial Fund Fundraiser
10/15/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
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Rest in Peace Officer Lee
09/22/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, Officer David Lee. Officer Lee died in the line of duty when he was struck by a vehicle while working a traffic accident on the highway. We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. Please keep his family, friends and his SLMPD family in your prayers. |
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Tom Burgoon Charity Event
09/20/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association |
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Re-Elect Mike Frederick for Pension Trustee
08/28/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association |
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June - August 2024 Gendarme
08/27/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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