Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2

What Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 does

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 (IAFF Local 2) is a labor union that serves as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for Chicago Fire Department firefighters, EMS personnel, retirees, and members on disability. Founded in 1901 as the Firemen's Association of Chicago and chartered by the American Federation of Labor in July 1906 as the second firefighters' union so chartered, it is affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and operates under a member-governed structure led by an elected President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and a board of directors and district business agents covering six districts. Its core activities include contract negotiation and enforcement, grievance processing, political and legislative advocacy, healthcare and pension advocacy, and member services delivered through 19 standing committees covering grievance, healthcare, health and safety, EMS, legislative, political action, retiree affairs, training, real estate, and other functional areas.

The union's primary technology platform is its web-based member portal at iaff2.org, which provides authenticated member login, online registration, document distribution (contracts, administrative orders, department memos, general orders, personnel and operations memos), committee pages, scholarship and obituary listings, and access to member assistance programs including UMAP. The site also links to specialized services such as the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and an affiliated merchandise storefront (Local 2 Store). Distribution of services is conducted through self-serve web access, email communications including the Daily Blast newsletter, and organic social media presence on Facebook; member acquisition occurs through direct enrollment via the website across active, retired, and on-disability member types.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues deducted from active firefighter payroll and contributed by retired and disabled members. The union reports 1–10 administrative employees (reflecting staff rather than total membership) and does not publicly disclose financial figures. As a non-investment-backed member organization, it has no funding rounds, parent company, or external equity ownership; governance is by elected member officials.

Name

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2

Legal name

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2

Website

https://iaff2.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 (IAFF Local 2) is a Chicago-based labor union serving as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for active, retired, EMS, and disabled Chicago Fire Department firefighters, funded by membership dues and operating a member portal and 19 standing committees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Representation

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Firefighter & Fire Service Training (EDAOAMAB)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Firefighter advocacy
• Member assistance programs
• Union membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The union operates as a labor organization funded by membership dues from active firefighters, retired members, and members on disability.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 is a labor union that provides collective bargaining representation, contract enforcement, grievance processing, political and legislative advocacy, and member assistance services to active, retired, and disabled firefighters of the Chicago Fire Department. The union distributes member resources such as contracts, administrative orders, department memos, forms, scholarships, and committee information through a web-based member portal and email communications.

Product overview

Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 operates a membership portal website (iaff2.org) that provides union member services including access to administrative orders, contracts, department memos, documents, forms, scholarships, obituaries, and committee information. The site also features the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment, a specialized addiction treatment facility for IAFF members struggling with PTSD and related behavioral health challenges. The union offers member login functionality, committee pages, political action resources, training information, and retiree services through its digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership and Collective Bargaining Representation Core union membership entitling active Chicago firefighters to exclusive collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, and workplace rights protection.
• Contract Enforcement and Grievance Processing

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 is a local chapter of the IAFF, the largest voluntary labor union for professional firefighters and paramedics in North America. The affiliation provides access to IAFF resources, training, political advocacy at the federal level, and the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment.
• IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health TreatmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA specialized addiction treatment facility serving IAFF members struggling with addiction, PTSD, and related behavioral health challenges. Provides a peer-supported recovery environment staffed by members who have faced similar challenges.
• IAFF-MDAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association supporting fundraising and awareness campaigns.
• UnionCentricsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMember benefits program providing discounts and services to union members.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York (Local 94): The largest IAFF-affiliated firefighters union in the United States, representing FDNY firefighters with the same exclusive-bargaining, dues-funded, committee-driven structure as Local 2. Direct peer on every operational dimension: same parent (IAFF), same municipal-employer model, same collective-bargaining focus.

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): The parent national labor union to which Local 2 is affiliated. IAFF provides national political advocacy, training resources, and the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health. It is the umbrella body under which Local 2 operates, not a competing organization.

Regional players

• Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin: A state-level firefighters association representing IAFF locals across Wisconsin. Comparable as a multi-local organized body serving firefighters with collective bargaining and legislative advocacy, though it operates at state rather than city scale.

Others

• Fraternal Order of Police: The largest U.S. law-enforcement labor organization, structurally parallel to IAFF. Comparable as a public-safety labor union with mandatory-style dues, lodge-based committee structure, and exclusive municipal bargaining, though serving police rather than firefighters.
• AFSCME: America's largest public-sector union, representing state, county, and municipal employees. Comparable as a dues-funded public-employee labor organization with collective bargaining, political action, and member-services infrastructure, though covering a much broader employee base.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): Major U.S. labor union with substantial public-sector membership including some public-safety-adjacent workers. Comparable on dues-funded revenue model and political-action infrastructure, though SEIU's footprint spans healthcare, property services, and government employees broadly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/iaff2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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