Fire Fighters International Union President Joins Candidate Betty Sutton with 100 of Ohio’s Bravest at IAFF Akron Local 330, 1:30 pm, Tues., April 1

Sutton a Longtime Advocate of First Responders, Will Ensure Strong Support and Resources for a Safe, Secure 13th Ohio Congressional District Says IAFF President Harold Schaitberger

IAFF Local 330
161 Massillon Road, Akron, OH

Media Note: Schaitberger, Ohio IAFF President Mark Sanders, Akron and Fire Fighters from surrounding communities Available for Interviews, Call Contacts

Akron, OH – Providing resources and support for first responders to ensure a safe and secure Akron area will be the focus of discussion at a meeting of IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger, Democrat candidate (OH-13) candidate Betty Sutton and more than 100 fire fighters from communities in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, April 11 at the IAFF Local 330 at 161 Massillon Road in Akron.

“Fire fighters are proud to stand with Betty Sutton. She has spent her career working on the frontlines to fight for and protect the rights and dignity of all workers in the Akron community,” says Schaitberger, who is the leader of one of the nation’s most powerful unions. “We know she has the integrity and will to work to ensure fire fighters and other first responders will have the staffing, training, equipment and funding needed to do their job in the face of disasters and other threats to our communities and our nation.”

The IAFF endorsed the candidacy of Betty Sutton.

The International Association of Fire Fighters, headquartered in Washington, DC, represents more than 272,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 80 percent of the nation’s population. The IAFF’s political action committee, FIREPAC, is in the top 2 percent of federal PACs among the more than 4,500 in the country. More information is available at www.iaff.org.

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