Iaff 1813

The Borough of Chambersburg is situated in Franklin County in Central Pennsylvania. Chambersburg is approximately 16 miles from the Maryland border, 180 miles from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, 50 miles from Harrisburg, and 90 miles from Washington, DC. So its kind of in the middle of nowhere seated in the middle of everything. Chambersburg Borough... is 6.58 square miles and the population as of the 2000 Census was 17,862. For more information on the demographics of the Borough, click on www.borough.chambersburg.pa.us. The IAFF Local 1813 is a local affiliate of the International Association of Firefighters. The IAFF is the 16th largest labor union in the United States representing over 298,000 firefighting and EMS professionals in two countries. The professionals represented by the IAFF protect over 85% of the US Population. One of the frequent questions we get is, What is the union and what do they do for you? To answer that, they dont do. WE do for us. A union is a group of workers who form an organization to gain respect on the job, better wages and benefits, more flexibility for work and family needs, a counterbalance to the unchecked power of employers, and a voice in improving the quality of their services. Simply put, a union is only as strong as its membership. Local 1813 members work under a contract, which was achieved through collective bargaining. In that process, members of the union and members of management meet to discuss where each party stands on the issues at hand. Normally those issues cover a broad range. In the event an agreement cannot be reached using negotiations, the parties will then proceed to arbitration. In some cases, the next step would be a strike by the work force. Firefighters are prohibited from striking in the interest of public safety. Arbitration is binding and the decision of the neutral arbitrator is final. The majority of our last contract was decided by a panel of arbitrators. In Act 111 Arbitration, the union has an arbitrator, the management has an arbitrator, and a ...Read More