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For public safety unions

Your union, in your pocket.

Union Shield is a private, members-only app for police officer associations and non-sworn public safety units. Critical incident help, meeting check-in, votes, boards and your contract, all in one secure place. Built by a sergeant.

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iPhone and Android · Members-only, verified by your union

Union Shield home screen with the Critical Incident button

Critical Incident screen with one-tap calls to legal and help contacts

The problem

Group texts, email chains and paper sign-in sheets weren't built for a union.

Before

Announcements lost in a 200-person group text
Personal emails and phone numbers passed around
Votes by show of hands or reply-all
Paper sign-in sheets that go missing

With Union Shield

One members-only board with categories
Only members verified by your union get in
Secure votes, one ballot per member
One-tap meeting check-in, recorded and locked

Features

Everything your members and board need

Critical Incident button

A red button on the home screen. After a critical incident, members reach your union's attorney, rights information and help contacts with one tap.

Phone check-in

When the chair opens attendance, members check in to the meeting from their phone with one tap. The chair can also mark anyone present by hand if their phone isn't with them.

Vote from anywhere

Union votes with one ballot per eligible member, checked on the server. Members see results, not other people's ballots. County-wide votes are coming soon.

News and boards

Union news and a members-only message board by category, like General, Announcements or Contract. Board members also share a county board with other unions in their county.

Contract and bylaws library

The board uploads PDFs like the contract or MOU, bylaws, minutes and forms, organized in folders. Members read them right in the app.

Ask the Board

Members write the board privately. The whole board sees and answers in a shared inbox, and closed messages are archived.

Meeting console for chairs

Run the meeting from a browser: agenda timers, motions and votes, attendance, a present mode for the room screen, and minutes saved as a PDF.

Face ID lock

Lock the app with Face ID so union business stays private, even if someone else picks up your phone.

Members only

New members stay pending until your union verifies and approves them, and a removed member loses access immediately.

Rep on call

The board schedules on-call reps by week. Members see who is on call now and can call or text them with one tap.

Notifications

Alerts for new votes, meetings, replies and @mentions, with per-category controls and quiet hours around shifts. Important announcements always get through.

Elections and roles

Secret-ballot board elections. The winner takes the office and board access automatically, and the board decides ties per your bylaws.

Inside the app

A look at Union Shield

Screens show a fictional demo union.

Meetings

A sign-in sheet that can't go missing

Check in from your phone. When the chair opens attendance, members tap Check In. No paper, no clipboard.
Manual check-in by the chair. Phone dead or left in the car? The chair marks the member present or absent.
A console for the chair. At unionshield-app.web.app: agenda with timers, motions and votes, live attendance and a present mode for the room.
Minutes as a PDF. Attendance, motions and results are saved into the meeting minutes.
In person, virtual or hybrid. Closed meetings lock into Past Meetings, and the notes can be read anytime.

Open the console

For board members and meeting chairs — sign in with your Union Shield account.

Sworn and non-sworn

Built for every unit that keeps public safety running

Dispatchers, records staff, evidence and property technicians, and CSOs often form their own combined bargaining units. Union Shield works the same way for them as it does for a POA.

Police officer associations

POAs and DSAs can run the board, contract updates, votes and general membership meetings from one app.

Non-sworn and professional staff

Dispatch, records, evidence/property and CSO units get the same tools, built around shift schedules.

Combined bargaining units

Several job classes, one union. Post categories keep everyone on the same page, and attendance records who was there.

Security

Protected on the server, not just in the app

Union Shield is built on Google Firebase, and every request is checked against strict access rules on Google's servers.

Deny by default

Nothing is allowed unless a rule permits it. A modified app, or someone contacting the database directly, still can't get around the rules.

Your union only

Members only see their own union's data. Board-only content is visible only to the board.

Encrypted, with Face ID

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication, and members can lock the app with Face ID.

Tested

Hundreds of automated tests check both allowed and forbidden actions against the rules.

Now on the App Store. Google Play coming soon.

Union Shield is free for members to download. Ask your board for your union's invite code, or bring Union Shield to your union.

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Get your union set up

Built around your union

Your bylaws. Your workflow.

Union Shield isn't one-size-fits-all. We can add or adjust features for your union on request, such as voting rules specific to your bylaws, custom meeting workflows or special member roles.

Tell us what your union needs and we'll work with you to build it. Union Shield is built by someone who's been in the union and knows how they actually run.

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Got Your Six

Rep your union with the Got Your Six Tee from the Union Shield shop.

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FAQ

Common questions

When can I download the app?

Union Shield is available now on the App Store. Google Play is coming soon. Members download it for free.

Who can join our union in the app?

Only people with your union's invite code can sign up, and your union verifies and approves each new member before they get access.

Our union doesn't have a code yet. How do we start?

Use "Request a union" in the app or contact us. We'll set up your union and your President's account.

How does meeting check-in work?

When the chair opens attendance, members tap Check In on their phone. Members without a phone can be marked present by the chair. There is no QR code to scan.

What is the Critical Incident button?

A red button on the home screen that gives members one-tap calls to your union's attorney and help contacts, plus rights information, when they need it most.

Does it work for non-sworn units?

Yes. Dispatch, records, evidence and CSO units, combined or on their own, use the same features.

Which phones are supported?

iPhone and Android.

Which states are covered?

Unions in any U.S. state or Washington, D.C. County boards follow the county a union is in. County-wide votes are coming soon.

Can other unions see our posts?

No. Members only see their own union's data. County boards are shared only among board members of unions in that county.

Can you customize Union Shield for our union?

Yes. Tell us what you need and we'll talk through what's possible.