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Bremerton Fire Fighters
International Association of Fire Fighters Local #437

March 10, 2010

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RFA update

Posted On: Mar 09, 2010 (13:08:38)
All- The SKFR/BFD RFA feasability process has begun. The Bremerton City Council has directed the Fire Chief to work on determining the feasiibility of a RFA with SKFR. The initial timeline for this process has been set at 6 months by Council direction. There has been one meeting thus far to determine the priorities and tasks required to answer the most difficult questions regarding a RFA between the two entities. The attendees at the initial meeting from the city were Chief Duke, Asst. City Attorney Bagwell, V.P. Viergutz and myself. V.P. Viergutz and I believe it is in the best interest of the local to include all of the eboard members in these discussions as much as possible.
I am inviting each eboard member to participate in the Collective Bargaining Sub-Committee meetings and the RFA committtee meetings as active participants. The meeting dates and times are listed below. Please be aware that there are likely to be more meetings throughout this process and this endeavor may be time and energy consuming. Please feel free to contact me or V.P. Viergutz with questions or comments. I hope to see most of you at these meetings if at all possible. We will make efforts to get on duty, eboard members to these meetings as much as possible. Please be aware that it may not always be possible to make that happen based on dept. needs/scheduling.

CBA Meetings will be held at Fire Station 19 in Navy Yard City
March 11th 1600-1800

RFA meetings will be at Fire Station 1
April 12th 1300-1500
May 6th 1300-1500
June 1st 1300-1500
July 8th 1300-1500
August 5th 1300-1500

Thanks for your interest in your local and department!

Rob Ashmore
President, IAFF L437
robashmore@hotmail.com
(253)225-3641

Americans Are Hope Fiends

Posted On: Mar 07, 2010 (15:48:34)

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AlterNet Joe Bageant Americans Are Hope Fiends Because Honestly Looking at the Present Situation Would Destroy Just About Everything We Hold As Reality.htm

17 March Pierce County Pipes & Drums Pub Crawl

Posted On: Mar 02, 2010 (22:45:03)

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Pub Crawl.doc

2 March 2010 General Membership Meeting Agenda

Posted On: Feb 27, 2010 (14:21:32)

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2 March 2010 General Membership Meeting Agenda.doc

Pension Funding Crisis Looms

Posted On: Feb 18, 2010 (08:03:54)
What will the politicians do; cut benefits or raise taxes?
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Funding Gap Anticipated For Public Pensions.doc

BFD Consolidation Report

Posted On: Feb 14, 2010 (17:08:06)
Attached is the Consolidation report submitted to the city council on February, 10 2010. The city council will vote on the issue February, 17 2010.
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BFD Consolidation Report.pdf

Committee members update

Posted On: Feb 14, 2010 (16:55:12)

The "Committees" section of our website has been updated to reflect the current members of each committee. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to participate in our local. Any member wishing to become a member of one or more committees is encouraged to contact the committee chair. Thanks.

Rob

Top Five Health Insurers Post 56% Profit Gains In 2009

Posted On: Feb 13, 2010 (09:05:40)

It must be time for another premium increase?

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AlterNet Top Five Health Insurers Posted 56 Percent Profit Gains in 2009.htm

Letter From President Salters, Local 2876

Posted On: Feb 12, 2010 (19:36:25)

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Local 2876 Appreciation Letter.pdf

Bremerton Firefighters Sold On S.K.F.& R. But Not On Merger

Posted On: Feb 09, 2010 (22:35:33)
From the Port Orchard Independent.
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Bremerton Firefighters Sold on SKFR But Not On Merger.doc