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Feb 17, 2019

House Introduces Bill to Give Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Safety Workers

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2019 (HR 1154) was introduced February 12 in the House of Representatives by Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), marking a […]

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Feb 17, 2019

Nebraska Local Wins Fight Against Private EMS

The members of the Hamilton County EMS Association are staying on the job while a county commissioner is out of work following an aggressive campaign by Local 4956 and its […]

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Feb 17, 2019

New Austin City Ordinance Calls for Four-Person Staffing

In a major victory, Austin, TX Local 975 has successfully worked to pass a new city law mandating four-person staffing on every fire truck in the city. The new law […]

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Feb 16, 2019

Help for Our Federal Brothers and Sisters

The IAFF Executive Board, by unanimous decision, approved an exemption to the IAFF Disaster Relief Policy to award each member of two federal locals a grant in the amount of […]

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Feb 13, 2019

House Introduces Bill to Give Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Safety Workers

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2019 (HR 1154) was introduced February 12 in the House of Representatives by Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), marking a crucial next step […]

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Feb 13, 2019

SAFER Application Period Is February 15-March 22

The Fiscal Year 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) application period opens Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. and closes on March 22, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). […]

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Jan 19, 2019

University City Members Fight Back

Fire-based EMS is returning to University City, Missouri, thanks to a $1.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. But the path to victory was not an […]

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Jan 18, 2019

University City Members Fight Back

Fire-based EMS is returning to University City, Missouri, thanks to a $1.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. But the path to victory was not an easy one. […]

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Jan 18, 2019

Developing Good Nutrition Habits

Choose whole, real food. Most of the food you eat should be whole, real food. Build meals using a variety of plant and animal-based foods rather than food-like products. Eat […]

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Jan 15, 2019

IAFF Response to Trump Tweet Threatening to Cut Federal Funds for Wildfire Response

As Californians struggle to recover from a series of devastating wildfires, the president of the United States has launched another impulsive, reckless and uninformed tweet threatening to halt federal funding […]

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House Introduces Bill to Give Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Safety Workers

Nebraska Local Wins Fight Against Private EMS

New Austin City Ordinance Calls for Four-Person Staffing

Help for Our Federal Brothers and Sisters

House Introduces Bill to Give Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Safety Workers

SAFER Application Period Is February 15-March 22

University City Members Fight Back

University City Members Fight Back

Developing Good Nutrition Habits

IAFF Response to Trump Tweet Threatening to Cut Federal Funds for Wildfire Response