The U.S. Census Bureau reported in 1976 that more than half of all full-time state and local government workers were members of unions. Fire fighters were the most highly organized with a 74.4 percent membership. #IAFF100Years See more history at 100years.iaff.org

IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger now addressing the NECFF - all six New England states represented at the biennial conference of organized, professional #firefighters.

IAFF on #Janus Decision: “While the Janus decision is another attack on organized labor, every attack can be turned into an opportunity, and we are determined not to let this decision hold us back from our important mission.”

100+ firefighters supporting Local 1153 & calling for Bob Hamel to resign from the Laconia City Council ahead of tonight’s meeting. #1u #union #nhpolitics

NY Village Board To Vote on Eliminating All Of Their Career Firefighters, Rely On Volunteer Firefighters newsday.com/long-island/na… Garden City Pro FF's NYSPFFA Firefighters Association of the State of New York NYSAFC FDNY UFA UFOA 854 On The Job FD #notwhatsbestforthepublic #politicalNOTfinancial

Day 5 of #PatsPracticeYouWin! RT to enter to win a Samsonite USA Freeform Spinner, plus an autographed James White photo. Rules: bit.ly/2AogkpF

Do ne’er with a nice view and good local beer in #seattle

Getting geared up for day 2 of Convention at #IAFFCentenialConvention

IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger crushing it! #Freebird #IAFF LA City Local 112 @IAFFNewsDesk #Team10th #IAFF100Years #IAFFConvention #IAFFCentennialConvention

So if you broke the law to win a close election, do you still get to appoint justices for life? Asking for 65.8 million friends.

Thank a Union! ✅ Weekends ✅ Paid Vacations ✅ Paid Sick Leave ✅ Child Labor Laws ✅ Minimum Wage ✅ Overtime Pay ✅ Holiday Pay ✅ Social Security ✅ 8 Hour Work Day And so much more! . #1u #canlab #UnionStrong #FridayFeeling #Resist

Seventeen years ago, on September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of the City of New York died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

Seekonk Fire, Attys Barrault and Bryant win 24-hour shift and defeats Town’s bogus unfair labor practice charge and bid for 56-hour work week. pylerome.com/recent/2018-09… (Leah Marie Barrault Esq. cobain Fire Fighters of MA SeekonkLocal1931 )

The year 2018 in two photos:

Time for the City of Savannah to approve the Firefighters contract. #DoTheRightThing ⁦@IAFFNewsDesk⁩ wsav.com/news/local-new…

#IAFF Mourns Loss of 12th District Vice President Emeritus Dominick F. Barbera bit.ly/2R93YGs

The man who testified Thursday can't control his temper, he is overtly partisan and he doesn't always tell the truth. #WhatsAtStake #StopKavanaugh #1u pressherald.com/2018/09/28/our…

.Chuck Schumer: "From the man who singlehandedly delayed the filling of Justice Scalia's seat for 10 months to complain about a one-week delay to get the truth - give me a break."

BREAKING: the New York Yankees have just crossed a picket line at a Marriott Hotel in Boston. #1u

Honored to join our #IAFF3rdDist Brothers & Sisters in Montpelier VT at the State Meeting of the Professional Fire Fighters of VT. @IAFFNewsDesk