International Association of Firefighters (IAFF)
What is the IAFF?
The International Association of Fire Fighters has more than 2,900 affiliates, representing fire fighters in more than 3,500 communities in the U.S. and Canada. The 267,000 members of the IAFF are the nation’s full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics, who protect the lives and property of 85 percent of the nation’s population.
Who Does The IAFF Represent?
In addition to city and county fire fighters and emergency medical personnel, the IAFF represents state employees (such as the California Forestry fire fighters), federal workers (such as fire fighters on military installations), and fire and emergency medical workers employed at certain industrial facilities. |
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Ontario Professional Firefighters Association (OPFFA)
What is the OPFFA?
The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association represents 75 Locals comprised of approximately 9,700 professional fire fighters. The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA) is affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Our locals, through the IAFF, are affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), and the American Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
The OPFFA has evolved into an organization whose primary purpose is to provide career fire fighters with the highest level of service and expertise to assist them in all aspects of their professional lives. This service comes in the form of research, distribution of information, and representation at all government levels. ‘Hands on’ assistance is provided through representation at the local level with local problems - negotiations, grievances, workplace safety insurance, health and safety, pensions and in educating fire fighters to prepare for effective collective bargaining and the administration of their collective agreements. |
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