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Updated: Dec. 10 (17:00)
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Utah legislature repeals anti-bargaining legislation after backlash from workers and communities
12/10/2025A 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. New IAFF toolkit helps affiliates make the case for minimum staffing
12/10/2025The comprehensive toolkit gives Locals the data and tools needed to secure safe, effective staffing. KELLY: How the IAFF is reshaping fire fighter health and safety
12/10/2025The IAFF is focused squarely on making a dangerous job safer, and nowhere is that work more evident than in our Division of Health, Safety, and Medicine. Here's how our own experts are working to protect the lives and well-being of current and future fire fighters. The work that saves lives
12/08/2025Inside the IAFF Division taking on cancer, safety, and the science of keeping fire fighters alive and well. Fire truck delays and rising costs strain Canada’s fire service
12/05/2025Ridiculous wait times and soaring prices for new fire engines. It’s not just inconvenient; it’s dangerous. Donations help Asheville fire fighters train for life-saving flood rescues
12/05/2025After Hurricane Helene, Asheville crews turned donated relief dollars into training during a weeklong trip to the New River in West Virginia. Saskatchewan IAFF members ask for mental health funding and EMS reforms at provincial lobby
12/04/2025Delegates attending the SPFFPA's 28th provincial lobby advanced legislative priorities on behalf of 10 locals in group meetings with governing Saskatchewan Party MLAs and with opposition New Democratic Party members. IAFF Locals rally to support federal fire fighters working without pay
12/03/2025More than 100 federal fire fighters received direct assistance through the IAFF’s Adopt a Family program, coordinated by 16th District Field Service Representative Joe Love. Amherst fire fighters warn: ‘Staffing shortages are putting lives at risk’
11/26/2025Amherst, MA Local 1764 calls for increased staffing after major fire exposes dangerous gaps. Jackson fire fighters secure first contract in decades
11/21/2025New collective bargaining agreement, upgraded station, and a $1M engine mark a major turning point for Local 87 and the city.

