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Fraternal Order of Police
CHICAGO LODGE 7
Official Magazine • July 2018
Union Strong
Chicago Lodge 7 maintains supreme confidence that Supreme Court ruling on Janus case will have little impact on membership or representation
COVER STORY
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Read the signs
To understand why having a union helps workers, look at Chicago Lodge 7. The much-anticipated, long-awaited decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 that changes the rules for public-sector labor unions will have little or no impact on the Chicago FOP. Labor union leaders and experts explain why Lodge 7 is set up to rise above the decision, and how it might actually help the union in the long run. Plus: Lodge 7 labor attorney Pat Fioretto analyzes the Janus decision and how it came down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18
Also in this issue
President’s Report .....................................Page 5 The 4-1-1......................................................Page 8 First Vice-President’s Report................Page 10 Second Vice President’s Report..........Page 11 Third Vice President’s Report ..............Page 12 Financial Secretary’s Report................Page 14 Honoring Retired Members ................Page 16 Remembering Deceased Members..Page 17 FOP Labor Report...................................Page 18 Officer Awards .........................................Page 20
Legislative Report...................................Page 22 Military Committee Report .................Page 23 Portraits by Peter Bucks........................Page 24 Compliments of Rabbi Moshe Wolf..Page 26 Father Dan Brandt’s Corner .................Page 27 Members Only.........................................Page 44 Finance ......................................................Page 52 Fitness ........................................................Page 53
Life guarding
Two 4th District officers respond to a call of a boy drowning in Wolf Lake and go all in to make a heroic rescue ......................................................................................Page 32
Championing the effort
The CPD Enforcers might have come up short on the scoreboard in their first-ever championship game, but they showed the heart and determination of champions throughout this magical season ................................................................................Page 35
Fore the Auxiliary
Lodge 7 members, family and friends came out for the FOP Family Auxiliary golf outing and helped raise money for the organization’s scholarship program ..........................Page 40
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AMBER RAMUNDO
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KIMBERLY FLYNN
Copy Editor
MAGAZINE COMMITTEE
Farah Baqai, Darrin Bourret, Bill Burns, Mike Carroll, Michael Grantz, Martin Preib, AnthonyRespondi
JULY 2018 ■ Volume 4, No. 7
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