NAGE admits to lying in this endorsed letter.

1. NAGE ADMITS TO LYING &
VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAWS
SIGNS LETTER ADMITTING DECEIT
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
July 29, 2011
David Hebert
NAGE/IBPO National Representative
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
Dear Mr. Hebert:
It has come to the attention of the AFL-CIO that the International Brotherhood of Police Officers,
a Division of the National Association of Government Employees, is misrepresenting itself as an affiliate of
the AFL-CIO. Specifically, on official stationary, used to send written correspondence to police and fire
union members in Connecticut, the organization lists itself as affiliated with the AFl-CIO. In fact, neither
the IBPO nor the NAGE employees, nor any other organization with which either is affiliated, is an
affiliate of the AFL-CIO. To the extent your organization’s use of the AFL-CIO’s name relates to
affiliate with one of the AFL-CIO’s state or local bodies through the Solidarity Charter program,
please be advised that the Solidarity Charter affiliation is limited to the state or local level and does
not constitute affiliation with the national AFL-CIO, which your use of the name “AFL-CIO”
communicates.
The AFL-CIO hold exclusive rights in its name and monitors its use closely. By listing itself as an
affiliate of the AFL-CIO, your organization is holding itself out falsely as an organization closely
related to the AFL-CIO. Use of the AFL-CIO’s name, whether in brochures, publications, letterhead,
business cards, the worldwide web, or any other format or media, violates federal copyright laws and
must stop immediately.
The AFL-CIO has the right to take legal action in order to protect its intellectual property. We are
requesting that International Brotherhood of Police Officers immediately remove the AFL-CIO’s
name from all of it’s materials. Please indicate that your organization agrees to comply with this
request by having an authorized representative sign below and on the enclosed copy of this letter and
return to copy by Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.