Election 2010: Making Your Voice Count
For much of the last decade, the "boom and bust" cycles of California's economy have translated into attacks aimed at public services in general, and firefighters.
Now, more than ever, firefighters need to get politically active, to protect what we've earned.
California Professional Firefighters is committed to candidates that stand up for our values and the issues that matter to front line first responders:
- Resources to protect our citizens
- Secure retirement and health care for a dangerous career
- On-the-job safety, to keep deaths and injuries down
- Strong employee protections, to safeguard the rights of front line firefighters
- Bargaining rights, so your voice is heard at every step of the process.
Click the links below or at right to learn more about CPF's stand on the candidates and the issues.
- December 20, 2010
- Pension Backlash Clouds Contests in Local Ballot Measures
- December 20, 2010
- Understanding the 2010 Elections: The Experts Weigh In
- December 20, 2010
- CPF Co-Sponsors Unique Election Post-Mortem
- November 3, 2010
- Brown Leads Parade of Winning CPF-Backed Candidates
California’s first responders have some strong new support on both sides of the political aisle in the wake of Tuesday’s general election. CPF-endorsed Jerry Brown won the high-profile governor's race, and CPF-backed candidates declared victory in six of seven statewide races and over 95% of all legislative contests.
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- November 3, 2010
- Jerry Brown Wins California's Governor Race
- October 28, 2010
- State’s Major Newspapers Agree: No on Prop. 22
- October 19, 2010
- Whitman Attack Takes Aim at Right to Negotiate
With polls showing her losing ground in the race for governor, billionaire candidate Meg Whitman has turned her TV attack machine onto a new target: your right to negotiate. Whitman’s latest attack ad zeroes in on collective bargaining – your hard-won right to negotiate pay and benefits – as somehow being the source of California’s problems.
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- October 8, 2010
- 2010 Election Newspaper
- September 29, 2010
- Prop. 22: Bad for Fire Districts … A Killer for Schools
- November 2, 2010
- CPF Endorsements - 2010 General Election
- August 25, 2010
- Firefighters: Please Post
- August 6, 2010
- Register for Permanent Vote-By-Mail Status
- August 6, 2010
- Meg Whitman: In Her Own Words
- August 6, 2010
- Whitman: Too Busy to Vote
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