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FireOps Course Highlights Demands of Job, Dangers of Sequestration

Fire Fighters (IAFF)   Local 230  invited elected officials and attendees of  Netroots Nation , a conference for progressives and activists, to take part in a basic firefighting class at its training facility in San Jose, Calif. Participants climbed ladders, operated fire hoses and Jaws of Life, performed CPR and navigated through a warren of dark, tight corridors—all while wearing full firefighting gear.

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Firefighters Wear Pink to Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer

IAFF rolls up sleeves and lends a hand in battle against breast cancer.

Check out the AFL-CIO's new In Our Communities website feature, " Firefighters Give Back to Their Communities On and Off the Job ." 

It’s hard to miss a burly firefighter in a bright pink T-shirt. And for tens of thousands of Fire Fighters ( IAFF ) union members across the country, that’s exactly the point. When the public sees them in pink tees, they are reminded that breast cancer is a deadly disease requiring regular exams and mammograms. And they are urged to help women who can’t afford regular check-ups.

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Ohio IAFF Member Addresses DNC Delegates

This is a  cross-post  from the Fire Fighters (IAFF) union. 

IAFF Local 48 member Doug Stern from Cincinnati  spoke  at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday night.

Stern says for the majority of his life he identified as a Republican. But with last year’s political assault on Ohio’s public employees, he felt that the Republican Party left him and other members of the middle class behind.

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