Rival Organizations

Pursuant to Article XV, Section 2 of the IAFF Constitution and By-Laws, an outside organization may be declared a “rival organization” by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the IAFF Executive Board.

Rival Orgs List

Policy

Rival Organizations – Article XV, Section 2 of the IAFF Constitution and By-Laws:

With the approval of the Executive Board the General President may appoint a five (5) member Executive Board Committee to investigate and determine if the charges against any outside organization warrant the declaring of the term “rival organization”, and report the committee’s recommendation to the full Executive Board. An outside organization may be declared a rival organization by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Executive Board.

Upon receipt of a request by the charging party involved or by an affiliate of the Association to remove the declaration of rival organization from an outside organization, the Executive Board must consult with all parties involved and may vote to revoke the designation of rival organization by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote; provided, however, that if the charging party is deceased or the charging affiliate is dissolved, the Executive Board may of its own motion consider revoking a declaration of rival organization.

Rival Organization Policy (Adopted by the IAFF Executive Board in September 1988 and revised in September 1998, March 2002, and May 2004)

The IAFF has empowered the Executive Board to declare an outside entity to be considered a rival organization. The following policy is adopted:

  1. Charges alleging that an outside entity should be declared a rival organization will only be entertained from an affiliate or an International officer.
  2. Charges must be fully detailed and documented concerning the facts and reasons offered in support of the request that an entity be declared a rival.
  3. An affiliate’s request for rival declaration must be formally and officially approved by the affiliate, and such approval must be noted as part of the request to the Executive Board.
  4. A five-member committee of the Executive Board will be appointed by the General President on an ad hoc, case-by-case basis.
  5. The IAFF District Vice President of the district from which a charge has been submitted will not sit on the five-member committee. Instead, that District Vice President will be permitted to make a presentation concerning a charge coming from his/her district.
  6. After the Executive Board makes a declaration that an outside entity is a rival organization, then its role on the issue will cease, and the normal misconduct provision of the International’s Constitution and By-Laws will become applicable.
  7. Upon receipt of a request by the charging party involved, or by an affiliate of the IAFF, the IAFF Executive Board must consult with all parties involved and may vote to revoke the designation of rival organization by a two-thirds (2/3) vote. If the charging party is deceased or the charging affiliate is dissolved, the Executive Board may consider revoking a declaration of that rival organization.

Notification of Rival Organization Determination Policy (Adopted by the IAFF Executive Board in May 1999 and revised in May 2004)

The IAFF shall notify an affiliate, who has submitted to the Executive Board a determination for rival organization status, of the disposition and decision regarding such a request immediately following the IAFF Executive Board meeting where such determination was made. The IAFF shall maintain a current list of organizations declared rival under this policy.