The Federation of Public Employees AFL-CIO
is comprised of working men and women just like you. We represent over 15,000 public sector employees in the state of Florida. We currently represent cities, counties, towns, villages, colleges, school board district, special taxing district, sheriff’s office, Clerk of Courts, and state agency employees.
Member Benefits
![William Truesdale](http://i0.wp.com/fope.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image0-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Our FOPE Union is important to my family. In the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma we had 18 days with no power. Because of FOPE the Broward School Board continued to pay the employees. During COVID the FOPE also negotiated for us to continue to get paid and fought to get us Personal Protection Equipment.
![Jamie Ortiz](http://i0.wp.com/fope.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_5947-copy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
I joined the union because I think of it as having car insurance, you never know when you need it. In my case, I was falsely accused of stealing and falsifying paperwork at Broward County School Board. Some of my co-workers and Forman were against me, but my business representative Jim Silvernale stood by my side encouraging me not to worry. “We (FOPE) have your back” It was hard to believe why things were happening. All my legal fees were paid by FOPE. I am here to tell you that having that insurance really paid off.