International Association of Fire Fighters Archives

October 23

Firefighters' Union Dons' Sweet Deal -- Show up at Work, Collect Extra 'Living Expense' Money From Forced-Dues Payers

There is no doubt, as New York Times labor reporter Noam Scheiber said at the outset of a long and mostly unflattering article last weekend profiling Harold Schaitberger, the general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters union, that…

January 26

Forced Dues Pay For Blowout Parties in Washington, DC

Fresh over spending over $1 billion dollars to elect President Obama and his allies on Congress, more than a half dozen unions are listed as benefactors to the inaugural parties. They include the Laborers International Union, the American Federation of Government…