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FRANK RICCI: Fire Fighters’ Union Betraying Its Members
May 13, 2025 // Such dealings include collecting millions from muscular dystrophy charities—funds many members thought were going to sick kids stricken with a debilitating disease. Instead, these yearly collected funds from the “Fill the Boot Campaign” were funneled back from the charity to the union’s coffers. The practice was curtailed only after eliciting member outrage when it was finally exposed. The federal court’s recent ruling to deny the IAFF-FC’s motions to dismiss validates the seriousness of Hughes’ claims, allowing the case to proceed and exposing the union’s alleged misconduct to greater scrutiny.