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Michigan repealed its 11-year-old right-to-work law after a push from the Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union (MPFFU) and other labor organizations in the state. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made it official when she signed the legislation calling for the law’s removal at the end of March. 

The IAFF is calling for the support and passage of the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would classify occupational cancer deaths as line-of-duty deaths for first responders, making surviving family members eligible for Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB).

Iowa Professional Fire Fighters (IPFF) Vice President and Burlington, IA Local 301 President Ky Duttlinger has died after a 10-month battle with colon cancer. 

IAFF affiliates can now show the documentary BURNED: Protecting the Protectors to the decision-makers in their communities. It’s an important tool in the fight to rid PFAS in bunker gear and reduce the number of exposures to this known carcinogen.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed the Fire Grants and Safety Act that would reauthorize federal grant programs designed to bolster fire fighter staffing and purchase vital equipment.  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed occupational cancer, wildland fire fighting response, and other key issues with IAFF members and their families at a special Town Hall meeting March 16 hosted by the IAFF and the Mississauga Fire Fighters Association.

In the next step in its fight to combat fire fighter cancer, the International Association of Fire Fighters filed suit March 16 against the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its role in imposing a testing standard that effectively requires the use of PFAS in fire fighter protective gear.  

Michigan’s House of Representatives and Senate have voted to repeal the state’s right-to-work law after a push from the Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union (MPFFU) and other labor organizations in the state. 

Montana Professional Fire Fighters (MPFF) successfully defeated more than 120 attempts to pass legislation aimed at stripping away labor rights, including bills that would have established right to work, eliminated dues deduction, and reduced pension benefits. And, despite a less than favorable political climate, the MPFF successfully lobbied to add prostate and cervical cancer to their presumption law. 

The Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri (PFEM) Local 2665 – one of the IAFF’s largest locals – continues to grow, now representing 11 ambulance districts, two dispatch agencies, and 61 fire districts and departments across nine counties in eastern Missouri.