PhillyLabor.com Welcomes FOP #5 president John McNesby as the guest Speaker at Tonight’s (3/5) Meet and Greet Event to be held at District council 21 Painters and Allied Trades Union Hall.
– One of the highest profile union leaders in Philadelphia, often having to negotiate and fight his battles in the public eye and in the media, John Mc Nesby is a passionate advocate and supporter of his members, Philadelphia’s finest, who are out on the streets everyday risking their lives to protect us in the line of fire under the most stressful circumstances and conditions imaginable.
Where do Philadelphia Police officers go when they have a problem and need support when they are being treated unfairly, THEY GO TO JOHN MCNESBY because they know he has their back, he will represent them to the fullest and do everything necessary on their behalf to ensure that they are treated fairly.
A 23 year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and the FOP, John McNesby has been actively involved in the FOP on many levels, serving as squad director and being elected to delegate, since joining the department. He served on the Appropriations Committee, and was Chair of the Grievance and By-Law Committees through the year 1994-2000. In addition he served on the Contract Committee for the contract arbitrated in the years 2000, 2002 and 2004.
In 2000, John was elected to the FOP Executive Board as Trustee, and in 2002 as Vice President. As Vice President, John handled numerous labor issues on behalf of our membership. From 2005 to 2007, John was the FOP’s Chief of Staff where he directed the everyday operations of the Lodge.
In 2007, while running for President John said “When elected as President, I make this promise to you, that my team will work as hard as we can, give it our all, day in and day out, to improve, wages, benefits and pensions and to continue to work diligently for our pensioners! During his time as FOP 5 president, John and his team have kept their promise and done exactly that on behalf of their FOP membership.
PhillyLabor is proud to have John McNesby as our featured event speaker tonight!
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