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NUPGE mourns three wildland firefighter aviation crew members lost near Fort Simpson

NUPGE is heartbroken by the tragic loss of three members of the wildland firefighter aviation community who died when their…

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Federal Public Safety and National Security committee unanimously supports correcting misclassification of Forest/Wildland firefighters

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is commending members of Parliament serving on the House of Commons…

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The federal govt. must stop excluding wildland firefighters, start recognizing the work of these first responders: NUPGE

Today’s announcement by the federal government on the wildfire season failed to recognize wildland firefighters, the first responders at the…

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