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CHICAGO LODGE # 7
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE CHICAGO LODGE #7
EXECUTIVE BOARD
DEAN C. ANGELO, SR.
President
RAY CASIANO, JR.
First Vice President
Frank DiMaria Second Vice President Daniel D. Gorman Third Vice President Greg Bella Recording Secretary Kevin Kilmer Financial Secretary John Capparelli Treasurer
Bill Nolan Immediate Past President John Dineen Parliamentarian
Sergeants-at-Arms
Bill Burns
Al Francis, Jr. James E. Moriarty, Jr.
Trustees
Robert Rutherford, Chairman Dean Angelo, Jr.
Mark Donahue
Pat Duckhorn
Sergio Escobedo Kathleen Gahagan Michael Garza Joseph Gentile
Ken Hauser
Tom Lonergan
Kevin McNulty Landry Reeves
Inez Riley
Jay Ryan
Steve Schorsch
Ron Shogren
Daniel Trevino
Field Reps
Keith Carter Marlon Harvey Thomas McDonagh
Magazine Committee Members
Greg Bella, Chair Joseph Gentile Bill Burns Thomas McKenna Michael Carroll Reggie Smith
President’s Report
National Labor Summit
Official Magazine
Typically, the President’s Report is not only the length- iest, but it is consistently the very last of all of the articles to be submitted for the mag- azine each month. Generally, there is an inter-office apolo- gy attached to the final sub- mission. Even though the delay might adversely impact
timely printing of the maga- zine, the article’s tardiness is almost always due to the scheduling of some last-minute event, or because an unexpected incident occurred or some other Lodge-related business wound up becoming a significant segment of the President’s Report. This month is no different and here is the cause: The month’s final version was actually written in the air while flying to and from a national law enforcement labor seminar. According to the National Lodge, this year’s seminar was the first time the event was co- hosted by our country’s largest law enforce- ment labor organizations, which are known for having somewhat of a competitive his- tory. The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), the National Troop- ers Coalition (NTC) and the National Fra- ternal Order of Police combined efforts to schedule several national subject-matter experts for the fourth “National Labor Sum- mit.” It should be noted that these three organizations represent nearly 600,000 women and men of the law enforcement community who have more in common
now than any time before.
The main focus of the summit was the
current environment facing everyone in law enforcement. The two-day agenda addressed issues such as changes to “Use of Force,” approaches to community out- reach, body camera policies, crisis control techniques, responses to community unrest and several other current problems the American police officer of 2016 is deal-
ing with. The event included breakout dis- cussions and “on-point” presentations, each of which directly spoke to best prac- tices when faced with exactly what Lodge 7 and our members have been facing for the past several months.
Along with Baltimore City Lodge 3 Pres- ident Gene S. Ryan and Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association President Stephen Loomis, Lodge 7 was invited to contribute to the summit by delivering a presentation and then by participating in a panel discussion to further address our common experiences under these unprecedented conditions. To have been included as an active participant for such an event was not only unexpected, but it offered an opportunity for Lodge 7 to be showcased on the national labor stage. This invite also allowed us the opportunity to share the unique set of cir- cumstances and best practices we have been following, all with the intention to assist the next union representatives who might be faced with the aftermath of post-
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From left, Chicago Lodge 7 President Dean C. Angelo, Sr., Baltimore City Lodge 3 President Gene S. Ryan and Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association President Stephen Loomis presented the panel entitled “Case Studies - Community Unrest - Chicago - Baltimore - Cleveland” at the National Law Enforcement Labor Summit in Feb- ruary.
DEAN C. ANGELO, SR.
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