{"id":59732,"date":"2021-04-09T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaffredesign.wpengine.com\/frank-v-lima-secretaire-tresorier-general\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:36:04","slug":"frank-v-lima-secretaire-tresorier-general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/fr-ca\/a-propos-de-nous\/direction\/frank-v-lima-secretaire-tresorier-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank V. L\u00edma, Secr\u00e9taire-Tr\u00e9sorier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n\n\t
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L\u00edma est le 12e Secr\u00e9taire-Tr\u00e9sorier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019AIP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n\n\t

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\u00c0 propos du Secr\u00e9taire-Tr\u00e9sorier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019AIP<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Frank V. L\u00edma has dedicated his life to family, firefighting and organized labor. As a former professional boxer, current Los Angeles City fire captain and life-long grassroots labor leader, he lives by his personal credo, \u201cUNITE, FIGHT and ORGANIZE.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Growing up in Los Angeles, California, Lima has worked three jobs in his life \u2013 all union jobs \u2013 as a truck driver, a building trades carpenter apprentice and a fire fighter for the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD), which he joined in 1992.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Embauch\u00e9 dans son emploi de r\u00eave au LAFD \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 19 ans, il a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re comme fier pompier syndiqu\u00e9 de la section locale 112 de la Ville de Los Angeles, travaillant dans l\u2019une des casernes les plus occup\u00e9es du pays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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He rose through the ranks of the LAFD as a fire fighter, apparatus operator, engine captain and for the past 20 plusyears a truck company captain. He worked in specialized companies, including hazardous materials and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). He was deployed to New York City on September 11 to work as a rescue worker at ground zero after the terrorist attacks, along with another deployment to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Now, in his third decade of service, L\u00edma continues to be active in the field, picking up shifts at fire stations throughout Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Une fois au travail, M. L\u00edma a vu la diff\u00e9rence que le syndicat a faite dans la vie de ses cons\u0153urs et de ses confr\u00e8res et a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019appel du leadership syndical, o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure de mieux prot\u00e9ger les pompiers en faisant progresser la l\u00e9gislation, en n\u00e9gociant des contrats solides, en prot\u00e9geant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la retraite des membres et en exer\u00e7ant avec succ\u00e8s des pressions pour d\u00e9mettre de ses fonctions un chef des pompiers hostile et antisyndical qui a trahi nos membres pendant une r\u00e9cession financi\u00e8re. Son activisme au sein du syndicat a commenc\u00e9 apr\u00e8s que son emploi eut \u00e9t\u00e9 menac\u00e9 et qu\u2019il ait presque \u00e9t\u00e9 cong\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 cause de fausses accusations d\u2019un chef des pompiers vindicatif. M. L\u00edma n\u2019a jamais eu peur de se battre, mais cette exp\u00e9rience lui a appris directement la valeur du syndicat et, surtout, l\u2019a amen\u00e9 \u00e0 consacrer le reste de sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 lutter au sein des services d\u2019incendie pour prot\u00e9ger les autres pompiers syndicaux \u00e9tant injustement attaqu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Tout comme il a travaill\u00e9 et gagn\u00e9 sa place dans les rangs du LAFD, M. L\u00edma a fait preuve du m\u00eame d\u00e9vouement dans son travail au syndicat, d\u2019abord en tant que d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9 syndical de caserne, puis \u00e9lu au Conseil ex\u00e9cutif de la section locale 112 des Pompiers solidaires de la Ville de Los Angeles (UFLAC), en tant que directeur, vice-pr\u00e9sident, n\u00e9gociateur en chef et \u00e9ventuellement pr\u00e9sident en 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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As Local 112 president, L\u00edma led the effort resulting in pay parity with Los Angeles police, as well as a fight against the cell phone industry, stopping a plan to put cell phone towers at firehouses, which would have jeopardized the health and safety of our members. That victory is now the model for all IAFF locals who have opposed towers at their firehouses. As president of Local 112, L\u00edma brought solidarity and unity to a divided local and became one of the most battle-tested union presidents in the history of UFLAC and the IAFF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Local 112\u2019s assets increased by over 200% under L\u00edma\u2019s transparent, fiscally prudent leadership. He also served as a vice president for the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and is very supportive of the state and provincial associations. He has served for over 12 years as an elected Executive Board vice president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, one of the largest and most diverse county labor councils in America. L\u00edma continues to be active on the California State Board of Fire Services, a Board that he was appointed to by both Governor Brown and Governor Newsom. He still serves as a principal member of the NFPA 1710 Technical Committee for career fire fighters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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En 2016, M. L\u00edma a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu \u00e0 l\u2019unanimit\u00e9 au poste de vice-pr\u00e9sident du 10e district de l\u2019AIP, o\u00f9 il a r\u00e9uni des membres de la Californie, d\u2019Hawa\u00ef, du Nouveau-Mexique, de l\u2019Arizona et de Guam, repr\u00e9sentant le plus grand district de l\u2019AIP. Dans le cadre de cet emploi, il a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 des membres de l\u2019AIP dans des \u00c9tats o\u00f9 la n\u00e9gociation collective est possible et dans des \u00c9tats de droit au travail antisyndicaux et o\u00f9 la n\u00e9gociation collective est interdite, ainsi que des membres du secteur priv\u00e9. M. L\u00edma a men\u00e9 l\u2019une des campagnes de gr\u00e8ve contre des sanctions les plus puissantes et victorieuses de l\u2019AIP au cours des 25 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, en collaboration avec d\u2019autres syndicats ouvriers, des politiciens, la famille canadienne de l\u2019AIP et des m\u00e9diateurs f\u00e9d\u00e9raux qui ont fait preuve de solidarit\u00e9 et qui \u00e9taient pr\u00eats \u00e0 faire fermer un grand a\u00e9roport pour obtenir un contrat \u00e9quitable pour une section locale de 17 membres parce qu\u2019aucune section locale n\u2019est laiss\u00e9e pour compte sous sa gouverne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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M. L\u00edma a toujours cru en la solidarit\u00e9 syndicale et a appris d\u00e8s son plus jeune \u00e2ge que le mouvement syndical doit se faire dans tous les secteurs pour maximiser son v\u00e9ritable pouvoir en tant que coalition de familles de travailleurs. C\u2019est pourquoi il a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 diriger et \u00e0 organiser un rassemblement \u00e0 l\u2019appui de l\u2019Union des enseignants de Los Angeles (UTLA) lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de formation de l\u2019AIP \u00e0 Los Angeles, o\u00f9 1 800 pompiers ont manifest\u00e9 en faveur des enseignants pour leur faire savoir que le mouvement syndical et que les pompiers de l\u2019AIP \u00e9taient \u00e0 leurs c\u00f4t\u00e9s. \u00c0 peine quelques mois plus tard, l\u2019UTLA a obtenu un contrat \u00e0 long terme pour plus de 35 000 enseignants d\u2019\u00e9coles publiques avec le District scolaire unifi\u00e9 de la Ville de Los Angeles (LAUSD).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Since taking office in 2021, L\u00edma has brought increased accountability to the IAFF\u2019s finances. This includes achieving clean audits from an independent auditor for the fiscal years of 2022, 23 and 24. He has also been instrumental in creating a procurement policy to ensure fair and competitive pricing for IAFF purchases. As GST, he spearheaded the first-ever reform of the IAFF employee pension funds, an effort that is projected to save $75 million over the next 25 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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L\u00edma\u2019s work on the frontlines for our members during floods and wildland disasters has provided much-needed disaster relief assistance to IAFF families. He has also expanded our IAFF by organizing dozens of new affiliates, bringing in hundreds of new members. He\u2019s also successfully fought to get IAFF union leaders their jobs back after they were unfairly terminated for protected union activity. L\u00edma was honored to serve as an Electoral College voter in the \u00a02020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections – the first IAFF member ever to serve in this capacity. He was also elected to serve as the secretary of the California Electoral College by his peers. In his spare time, you might find him walking a picket line supporting union workers, running, playing handball, camping or gardening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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L\u00edma is able to do all this work on behalf of our union because of the incredible love and support provided to him by his beautiful wife, Lisa, four children \u2013 Nico, Sophia, Lucia, Joey \u2013 and grandsons Lorenzo and Frankie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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L\u00edma is humbled and honored to serve as \u00a0the 12th General Secretary-Treasurer in the history of the IAFF. He is committed to continue leading the office and our International with integrity, transparency and fiscal prudence on behalf of all IAFF members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t

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