As per the Chief’s article published 7-20-20, “there was no evidence of any tears being shed among local labor leaders over the arrest of longtime Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association President Kenneth Wynder July 13 on charges that he embezzled more than $500,000 from his union's welfare fund and members' individual retirement accounts”. Just image if we entrusted our pension and welfare fund to FEDOP who tried to get members to sign up with LEEBA, our nest egg would have probably been pilfered and looted. Read the article and then contemplate do you want a union with experience or amateurs? If you said, experience, then stick with UPOA and let’s get down to business.

LEEBA President Charged with Scamming Members

As per the Daily News article dated 7/13/20, the president of LEEBA raided members’ retirement funds to pay for a second home, travel and a car, federal prosecutors charged Monday.

“Kenneth Wynder Jr., the president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association, was charged with running the fraud scheme since 2014. Authorities said he made more than $500,000 bogus transfer out of retirement accounts, wiping out the entire balance for some members. The union represents members of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Sanitation and Department of Transportation”.

This could have been us had members sided with FEDOP and their collaboration with LEEBA.

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General Membership Meeting 7-8-20

In order to ensure the safety of our members and reduce possible transmission of Covid - 19 via a large gathering, UPOA held its first General Membership Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday 7/8/20. We acknowledge having technical difficulties and we are sorry for any inconvenience. We had 90 attendees - please watch the video for all information presented at the meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to send them to upoa.com and your question will be answered to the best of our abilities and as timely as possible.