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Michigan Local President Graduates From Harvard Trade Union Program

Congratulations to Dearborn Heights, MI Local 1355 President Phil Hall on his graduation from the Harvard Trade Union Program (HTUP). The program packs a semester’s worth of material into an intensive six-week residential session for union leaders. Participants receive high-level leadership training, gain more insight into issues facing the labor movement and exchange ideas. Since 1942, the Harvard Trade Union Program has prepared union activists to meet the challenge of dynamic leadership within their unions and society. The program helps union leaders develop keener analytical, managerial and problem-solving skills, as well as discover ways to deepen public understanding of the value and importance of labor unions. The IAFF awards scholarships to members who demonstrate active participation within their local as an officer, committee member or in another leadership position.

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Westland F i r e m e n ’ s Ball
May 4th, 2019
6:30pm - 12:30am | Dinner served at 7:15pm
The Hellenic Cultural Center
36375 Joy Road, Westland, MI 48185
$65 per guest
Class A Uniform or Formal Attire Encouraged
Tickets Can Be Purchased at www.firefighterball.com

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Legislative Update - March 11-15, 2019

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Meet your 2019 House and Senate Members

By now you know that almost all of the candidates endorsed by the Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union, from the top to the bottom of the ticket, were elected to office on November 6th.  The entire MPFFU membership should be proud of the role our organization and its members played in getting these great candidates elected.  The MPFFU is also grateful for the assistance provided by the IAFF to many of our endorsed candidates. 

But our work is just beginning now that we have new friends in Lansing and Washington.  We must continue to be politically active and get to know these newly elected officials as well as their staffs.  You may also find some doors now open to establish a better relationship with incumbents that previously refused to meet with you.  Stay involved - Stay active!

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 MDA Newsletter - March 2019

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	What's New at MPFFU A021

MPFFU-IAFF Educational Seminar The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union is hosting an educational seminar for union officers and members on May 7th & 8th at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Novi.  The complete agenda is attached. The seminar will feature three general session topics as well as an opportunity to attend five of the 15 workshops that are being offered. Read More... Download: Seminar May 2019 in Novi Agenda.pdf

What Has the MPFFU Done for YOU Weathering the Storm: What the MPFFU Has Done for You in Lansing? Members sometimes ask, "What has the MPFFU done for me?". You can find out by watching this previously recorded webinar presented by MPFFU Lobbyist Melissa McKinley as she walks you through the trials and tribulations we have been through in Lansing over the past eight years. Read More...

Lame Duck 2018 A Message from MPFFU President Mark Docherty After 8 years of Republican reign, Friday morning it came to an end! The Michigan Legislature closed out its Lame Duck session after a grueling 22-hour session that ended on Friday morning. Once again, the MPFFU stopped the lame duck attack on our pensions and retire health care. Read More...

MPFFU License Plate The main office of the Secretary of State will now contact the MPFFU to verify your membership as an active member or retiree in our organization prior to mailing your new or replacement MPFFU license plate. Please call 734-675-0206 if you have any questions.  If you see a non-member with the MPFFU plate on their vehicle, please contact the MPFFU with the plate number.  The SOS will require the non-member to return the plate within 30 days.