Apr 2, 2024
IAFF supports new rule addressing train crew size requirements
New federal rule requires major freight railroads to keep two-person crews.
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Mar 14, 2024
IAFF backs Ohio fire fighters in controversial ballot fight
In Ohio, voters recently turned down a proposal to increase the minimum vote needed to amend the state constitution from a simple majority to a 60 percent majority. Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters (OAPFF) President Jon Harvey says the union played a pivotal role in organizing against the initiative.- news
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Mar 6, 2024
Fire fighters, police rally for Social Security fix
Hundreds of fire fighters joined police officers on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol for a rally calling on Congress to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) Social Security provisions.- news
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Mar 5, 2024
Conference highlights bipartisan efforts, crucial legislation, and key wins
Governors, Democratic and Republican members of Congress, and even a surprise visit from Vice President Kamala Harris greeted IAFF leaders at the 2024 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference.- news
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Mar 4, 2024
Legislation to deter violence against fire fighters, paramedics advances in Canadian Parliament
Legislation aimed at deterring violence against on-duty fire fighters and paramedics reached an important milestone Wednesday after it passed a Third Reading vote unanimously in the House of Commons.- news
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Feb 27, 2024
2024 Legislative Conference
Next week’s 2024 IAFF Legislative Conference, from March 3 to 6 in Washington, D.C., will allow members to engage directly with legislators and advocate for crucial issues affecting fire fighters’ jobs, health, safety, and economic security.- news
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Feb 16, 2024
Fueled by loss, Linda Reinstein wages war on asbestos
Linda Reinstein remembers the day she learned her husband had Mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure. It was 2003, and Alan had been sick for months. A series of tests and visits to doctors would finally reveal the devastating diagnosis.- news
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Feb 5, 2024
Texas court upholds Austin leave provision
Austin, TX Local 975 – with assistance from the IAFF’s General Counsel – won a battle with a group of taxpayers funded by the Goldwater Institute over contract-protected association time in the Texas Court of Appeals.- news
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Jan 19, 2024
IAFF endorses Military Fire Fighter PFAS Compensation Bill
The IAFF is proud to throw its support behind the Military Fire Fighters PFAS Compensation Bill (H.R. 6946), introduced by U.S. Reps. Marilyn Strickland and Bill Posey Jan. 10.- news
