The IAFF will always only care about less than one third of the “brothers”…as for vollies, part-timers or whatever term you use to demean the fact they aren’t career, taking jobs away from full-time “brothers”…thats garbage.
The community wants protected…they don’t care full-time, part-time, volunteer….as long as someone shows up. If professional firefighters spend their weekends pitching in, it isn't for the money, but "because they're loyal to their home community. Joining EFFUA is not a long process, and is not difficult. The IAFF’s continued mission to grow the union has been happening at a slower pace than planned. Texas.
Stay tuned.Funny, not one word of this revolution mentioned on the IAFF website! Mayor Allan Thompson says that all of his targeted firefighters have resigned as volunteers. It's widely known that 70% of the American fire service is comprised of unpaid or barely compensated volunteers, while the remaining 30% are career staff. This made a lot of sense.
By them dealing with an individual fire district, they could create snags which would require more legal services and that cost MONEY, TAX MONEY. And many are struggling with recruitment. Many are already available, we just have to open our eyes. Mr. Alkema later clarified what a volunteer firefighter union means to the municipality as the process moves forward in the coming weeks.
Kudos to all the others who pointed out John’s assholish nature.
Firefighter A receives no compensation for his time, is under no duty to respond to alarms, and is free to respond to alarms when available.
No thank you I’m not a volunteer to help you earn your paycheck. Check your ego, attitude, and pride at the door. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. We applaud their efforts to protect the union and we certainly hope they are good sports.Well would you look at that!
"But defenders of the practice say the unions are doing battle with common sense and even endangering public safety in small communities.In a statement, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario called the union's move "surprising and extremely disappointing.
Non-subscribers can read and sort comments but will not be able to engage with them in any way. Volunteer firefighters will vote Monday on joining a union - Ian DeWaard, a regional director with CLAC, emailed This Week to advise the Ontario Labour Relations Board has scheduled the vote to be held at two fire stations throughout the day.He said the ballots will be counted at Station 4 (Ops) in Lindsay about 9 p.m.The issue has heated up steadily since CLAC held an information meeting in Omemee on Jan. 28. Over the years attendees have heard from President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, members of the Cabinet of both Republican and Democratic administrations and numerous members of Congress, including the Leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives and key congressional staff.
Even though Ontario relies on volunteers – … I was looking for a job for over a year after the academy that my volunteer station sponsored me through. Have a safe career!Wow….what a completley false and ridiculous statement…W train to the same Pro-Board certification standards as full time departments, answer to the same standards and regulations as full timers, except we do it for our communities, not a fucking paycheck…ridiculous and disrespectful.Most volunteers are better trained than some paid firefighters. This article is full of mistakes.Only for the “Health of the Union”. "It's unclear how many of the volunteers are double hatters, since many try to keep the information under wraps, but of the town's 250 firefighters, the vast majority are volunteers.
If the members don't quit their volunteer posts, a fellow member can press charges, which can lead to a union tribunal and penalties ranging from a fine to suspension or expulsion.