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2207, 2024

Photos of the Week: National Capital Region Incident Management Team

I.U.P.A. Local Prince William County Police Association, #5010 Members attended the National Capital Region Incident Management Team three-day training. Prince William County Police Department posted the below photos on social media, “First Sergeant (SGT) Yost, SGT Mason, and SGT Leonard recently attended a three-day full exercise as members of the National Capital Region Incident Management Team.  This team is available to deploy across the nation as needed. The NCR-IMT is a Type-3 ‘All Hazards’ Incident Management Team formed by public agencies within the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.” [...]

2207, 2024

IT Update: How To Videos

The I.U.P.A. IT Department works hard to keep our headquarters safe from hackers and ensure that everything runs smoothly. They also provide top-notch technological support to our locals and share IT tips in our blog, the I.U.P.A. Briefing Room. This IT Update provides information about the collection of How To videos our IT Director has created and compiled that can be viewed here. In that collection are videos about the following: How to fix screen flickering in Windows 10 How to move your data from a Google Pixel to another How to set up two factor authentication for Office 365 How [...]

2207, 2024

Notable Trends in the Infrastructure Space

Jeff Murphy is the managing director and portfolio manager of the Ullico Infrastructure Fund (UIF). Prior to joining Ullico, Murphy was a senior member of Deutsche Bank’s alternatives investment group. He has more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure development, finance, and principal ownership. In a recent Q&A, Murphy spoke about trends affecting institutional investors in the infrastructure space.     As an institutional investor, what trends do you see in the infrastructure space? In the United States, infrastructure in established metropolitan areas needs a lot of work. It’s still in disrepair and needs replacement or [...]

1507, 2024

I.U.P.A. Local Memphis Police Association, #318 Donating Bikes for Community Youth Outreach

I.U.P.A. Local Memphis Police Association, #318 and the Memphis Police Department C.O.P.S. Unit presented participants of Gears No Fear with new bikes to ride the trails this Summer. Along with the bikes, the children will receive valuable training and mentorship. I.U.P.A. Local Memphis Police Association, #318 posted on social media, “Donations to the MPACF make it possible to support officers in need and programs that strengthen the bonds between officers and the communities they serve. Thank you to the MPA Charitable Foundation Board for unanimously voting to support this initiative and thank you to the C.O.P.S. unit for developing this amazing [...]

1507, 2024

Unions Power America is back with $50K and a trip to Spain

Unions Power America returns with the “thank you” of a lifetime – $50,000 + a bucket-list trip to Spain, courtesy of Collette! Enter a stand-out union member you know (or yourself) and they could win these giant “thank you’s” OR the other $90,000 we've got in our pocket to give away! Money and trips aren’t everything, BUT they’re a darned good way to show appreciation to the people making us proud to be UNION! Enter Today REQUIRED Footer: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to U.S. residents; 18+; current or retired union members [...]

1507, 2024

Photos of the Week: Sarasota Police Officer Michael Skinner

I.U.P.A. Local Sarasota Police Officers Association, #6045 Member Police Officer Michael Skinner was recognized at the I.U.P.A. Headquarters by I.U.P.A. President Sam A. Cabral. Police Officer Michael Skinner was presented with a letter, a certificate, and a plaque that spoke of his valiant lifesaving actions, “You responded to a distress call regarding an unmanned vessel circling in the water near Channel Marker 72. Upon arrival, you observed an unconscious man on the deck of the boat and that the boat was spinning out of control.” The description continued, “You expertly intercepted the boat, wedging it against the seawall with your boat, [...]

807, 2024

Photos of the Week: Senior Officer Zack Miller Way

I.U.P.A. Local Bel Air Police Association, #229 Treasurer Nick Rhodes held a sign designating the road alongside Bel Air Police Department as Zack Miller Way in memory of the late Senior Officer Zack Miller who passed from a medical emergency related to his heart. I.U.P.A. Local Bel Air Police Association, #229 Members and other officers and citizens attended the placement of the sign and designation of the street in his memory. Bel Air Police Department posted on social media, “We paid tribute to the late Senior Officer Zack Miller during the Board of Town Commissioners meeting on Monday. The commissioners approved [...]

807, 2024

Local Leader Spotlight: Local 34 President Emeritus Brian Luciano

I.U.P.A. Local Virginia Beach P.B.A., #34 President Brian “Lucky” Luciano has retired after twenty-seven years of dedicated service to his agency and his community, his local, and the International Union of Police Associations. I.U.P.A. President Sam A. Cabral wrote him a letter, “Throughout your career, you made significant contributions to the Virginia Beach P.B.A., serving for eighteen years on the Board and leading as President for approximately thirteen years. During that time, you have been an avid and effective advocate for law enforcement officers in your community to the City Council, the State House, and in Washington, D.C.  All of this [...]

807, 2024

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207, 2024

Photos of the Week: Little Red School House Event

I.U.P.A. Local Coalition of Police, #911 members attended an event at Our Little Red School House to teach kids about law enforcement careers and answer questions. Harris County Constable Precinct 4 posted about the event on social media, “CONSTABLES ATTEND EVENT AT OUR LITTLE RED HOUSE SCHOOL HOUSE. Today, Corporal Baker, Deputy Parsons, and Deputy Palla with Constable Mark Herman's Office attended an event at Our Little Red School House.  Constable Deputies met with the students and staff to let them know about law enforcement careers and answered any questions the children had.” [...]

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