City Chapter Special Meeting to approve two (2) MOU’s between IAFF Local 244 and COA/Albuquerque Fire Rescue reference ‘Finder Fee MOU’ and ‘Temporary Transport Unit Incentive Pay Basics & Intermediates MOU’
A City Chapter Special Meeting is scheduled for Friday February 24, 2023 at 10:30a.m. at the Union Hall in accordance with Article II, Section 4 & Article V, Section 6 of the IAFF Local 244 Constitution & By-Laws. The purpose of this meeting will be for membership ratification of the IAFF 244/COA-AFR Finder Fee & Temporary Transport Unit Incentive Pay- Basics & Intermediates MOU’s. The special meeting will start promptly at 10:30a.m. Please review both MOU’s in the ‘Contract’ section of the website (they can be found in a folder titled 'MOU's/Contracts for Approval'.
As a reminder and in accordance with Article V, SECTION 6. Special Meetings: Voting held to determine candidate endorsements or special issues is limited to appearing in person, at the meeting, and casting your vote. Therefore, NO zoom link will be available for this City Chapter Special Meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact a Local 244 Executive Board Member.
County Chief Steward Vacancy
The IAFF Local 244 Executive Board is accepting letters of interest for the County Chief Steward position for the next 14 calendar days.
City Chief Steward and City First (1) Steward Vacancies
The IAFF Local 244 Executive Board is accepting letters of interest for both the City Chief Steward and the City First (1) Steward positions for the next 14 calendar days.
The Executive Board will appoint a member to serve in these positions at the Executive Board meeting on March 2, 2023 until the next General Election, in accordance with the IAFF Local 244 Constitution & Bylaws, Article VI, Section 5. Please review the Constitution & Bylaws, Article X, Section 2-for eligibility requirements.
All letters of interest can be turned in to the Union Hall or emailed to iaff244general@gmail.com on or before February 23, 2023.
The IAFF Local 244 Executive Board is accepting letters of interest for City Fourth (4) Steward for the next 14 calendar days.
The Executive Board will appoint a member to serve in this position at the Executive Board meeting on February 2, 2023 until the next General Election, in accordance with the IAFF Local 244 Constitution & Bylaws, Article VI, Section 5. Please review the Constitution & Bylaws, Article X, Section 2-for eligibility requirements.
All letters of interest can be turned in to the Union Hall or emailed to iaff244general@gmail.com on or before February 1, 2023.
The IAFF Local 244 Executive Board is accepting letters of interest for the positions of City Chapter Vice-President, City Second Steward, and County Chapter First Trustee for the next 14 calendar days.
The Executive Board will appoint members to serve in these positions at the Executive Board meeting on February 2, 2023 until the next General Election, in accordance with the IAFF Local 244 Constitution & Bylaws, Article VI, Section 5. Please review the Constitution & Bylaws, Article X, Section 2-for eligibility requirements.
All letters of interest can be turned in to the Union Hall or emailed to iaff244general@gmail.comon or before January 27, 2023.
We will be holding two (2) Informational Meetings to review and discuss the proposed Constitution & Bylaw changes, which will be voted on during our General Election/Vote scheduled for December 6, 2022.
The first meeting will be ‘ZOOM’ ONLY, on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 10:00am. Please register at the following link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The second meeting will be held IN-PERSON & on ZOOM on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 1:00pm at the Union Hall. If you cannot attend in-person please register at the following link:
We will celebrate Christmas and honor our members for Firefighter of the Year (City & County) and Outstanding Leadership on Friday December 9, 2022, at Sandia Resort & Casino with cocktail hour at 6:00pm and dinner at 7:00pm.
If you would like to nominate a fellow union member for Fire Fighter of the Year or Outstanding Leadership Award, please submit a letter of nomination to General President Tittmann at: tittmann244@gmail.com on or before November 28, 2022-to be included for consideration by the Executive Board.
Tickets for the party will be on sale starting Monday, October 31, 2022 and will be available for purchase through December 7th, 2022. Tickets are $25.00* per person and can be purchased at the union hall Monday through Thursday from 10:00am to 3:00pm or from various Executive Board members including: John Roumpf, Martin Salazar, Matt Watkins, Mike Benton, Amon Roe, Ruben Bustamante & Steve Cordova . For more information, call the Union Hall office at 505-377-8150.
*If purchase is made with a Credit Card an additional charge of $1.00 will be assessed.