The Houston Police Patrolmen’s Union (HPPU) was founded in 1979 by six active police officers

of the Houston Police Department in Houston, Texas, in response to a department

wide desire for better working conditions, better wages and better benefits.

The original HPPU was founded as a voice for street police officers, but quickly gained a

reputation for speaking for issues that impacted all Houston police officers.

During the 1980’s, the HPPU secured a Texas state law guaranteeing a police officers’

Bill of Rights which specified certain rights such as grievance and arbitration protocols,

and established the requirement that a 48 hour notice be provided to officers

prior to an administrative statement being given.

During this same period, the HPPU fought for protection of officers’ overtime rights

provided under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), worked for better equipment

for officers, introduced the concept of the DROP program, and lobbied for increases

in retirement benefits for officers who had retired and left active duty.

The HPPU’s official publication, The Sentinel, was also

founded in 1979 and is in its twenty-sixth year of publication.

On March 7th, 2000, the HPPU joined the Fraternal Order of Police as Houston

HPPU Lodge 109 for the purpose of engendering fraternity, benevolence, and justice.

The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) was founded in 1915 and is  the oldest organization

for police officers in the world with more than 310,000 members.

The FOP is a fraternal organization comprised of police officers which

provides a strong voice for officers locally and in Washington, DC.

Recently, among their many accomplishments, the national FOP succeeded in getting

a federal law passed so that active and honorably retired police officers

can be armed (with some exceptions) anywhere in the nation.

Our National President is Chuck Canterbury, an active duty police officer.

  www.grandlodgefop.org

Our current President is Dean Goodrick.

dgoodrick@houstonfop.com

As the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109 HPPU,

we are active in promoting anti-crime legislation,

fighting for a just and secure police pension for all police officers,

and provide legal assistance and insurance to our members.

Houston Police Patrolmen's Union - Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109
2200 N. Loop West, Ste. 114 - Houston, Texas 77018 - Phone: 713-864-2925 - Fax: 713-864-9265

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