More than 8,000 IAFF members have gained bargaining rights in the last three years as fire fighters continue expanding workplace protections and organizing victories across Southern states.
The Virginia Governor blocked legislation that would have guaranteed bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of workers despite repeated campaign promises to support labor.
A newly signed contract between Atlanta Local 134 and the city could help pave the way for other Georgia affiliates to secure collective bargaining rights and negotiate their first contracts. The agreement is being hailed as a major win for the entire southern labor movement.
A bill to strip collective bargaining rights from fire fighters, police officers, teachers, and other workers has been reversed – ending a long fight between Utah’s workers and lawmakers.