General Info:
The fraternal order of police. Valley lodge 44. Inc. (FOP44) was organized in 1980 for the mutual AID and protection of Arizona department of corrections officers. And since then. Has become ONE of the largest corrections lodges in the fraternal order of police. In 2012. Lodge 44 grew to include the Arizona department of juvenile corrections and federal bureau of prisons. For more than 30 years the lodge has represented the interests of professional correctional employees. Many of the benefits obtained for OUR members are a result of the efforts by the fraternal order of police to actively fight for wages. Benefits and improved working conditions. OUR membership includes staff of ALL ranks from correctional officers to administration. Parole officers. Juvenile detention officers. Other corp members and retirees. AS an open lodge. OUR membership Also includes county and federal DETENTION/CORRECTIONAL officers AS well. We know the needs and aspirations of correctional professionals because we work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with YOU. We are committed to improving working conditions for the ‘line staff. " better PAY and benefits. Better safety. Adequate equipment. And equitable personnel policies and procedures. The fraternal order of police is 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 LAW enforcement officers better than Another officer. And NO ONE knows LAW enforcement officers better than the fraternal order of police. Lodge 44 offers legal protection to OUR members through the fraternal order of police Arizona labor council (AOPALC) legal plan. The FOPALC provides the best legal defense plan for LAW enforcement in Arizona.