The Brief

FOP Lodge #5 called for a DOJ investigation into Philadelphia's promotional policies in the police and sheriffs departments.

A "significant number" of complaints have come from officers who believe they were bypassed for promotions by less qualified candidates based on race, gender, or other protected characteristics.

Union members claim the city and its law enforcement departments are improperly incorporating DEI initiatives.

FOP Lodge #5 has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the city's promotional practices within the Philadelphia Police Department and Sheriff's Office.

What we know:

President Roosevelt Poplar said the union has received an increasing number of complaints from members who "believe they have been unlawfully passed over for promotion under the

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