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Denver Fire Fighters Local 858 Sues State Union to Affirm Disaffiliation, Stop $400K Dues Demand
August 11, 2026 // Denver Fire Fighters Local 858, the union representing more than 1,000 Denver firefighters and EMS personnel, has filed a lawsuit alleging the statewide firefighters’ union refuses to recognize its disaffiliation from the state union and is demanding roughly $400,000 for dues the local union says it doesn’t owe. Local 858 had been affiliated with the state union, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF), since the local’s founding in 1946. But in recent years, some Denver firefighters began questioning whether the state union was providing enough value to justify sending it almost $250,000 a year in dues.
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October 20, 2022 // Clark County Education Association, one of the largest teachers union locals in the nation, seceded from both the NEA and its state affiliate, the Nevada State Education Association. This was a major blow to NEA and NSEA, since the Las Vegas-based union comprised more than half of the state’s entire teachers union membership. But they were quick to respond, and a week after the disaffiliation vote, NEA and NSEA formed a competing local union, NEA Southern Nevada. They instituted a campaign to poach CCEA members. The state union’s executive director said, “we decided to advise the members of their rights to withdraw from a union if they so choose.” Their public relations efforts included a live stream of a cardboard box.