Let this be a reminder that WE stand with other Labor Unions, as they have stood with us. This movement is meant to reset the Middle Class of America. It is our obligation, to our Families and our Fore Fathers  , that we ALL must become engaged and FIGHTBACK!                R. Wenner- President

IAFF President Harold Schaitberger at a recent Labor rally in Michigan. Please take a moment and watch the video.

The Washington Post has published two thought-provoking blogs on right-to-work following the decision by the Michigan legislature and the state’s governor to push right-to-work legislation in that state.

Nelson Lichtenstein, a labor historian at the University of California-Santa Barbara, gives a good overview of the rise of the right-to-work movement. He tells the Washington Post that history suggests that a liberal, progressive America won’t be able to exist without unions.

Ezra Klein writes that right-to-work is a misnomer. He rightly points out  that such laws allow an employee to refuse to pay union dues when working for a union shop – even though that worker will get the same wages and benefits that union members will receive.

Despite this week’s setback in Michigan, voters across the state can collect just under 260,000 signatures to place a repeal initiative on the ballot.

You can count on the IAFF to be on the side of workers.