The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union was established in 1934 and it is Michigan's largest professional, career firefighters organization. The MPFFU is a Labor Organization, with the objective of organizing all full-time firefighters; cultivating a closer feeling of friendship and fellowship among the firefighters of the State of Michigan; inform & educate its members to foster and encourage TO ORGANIZE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS TO SECURE JUST COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AND EQUITABLE SETTLEMENTS OF THEIR GRIEVANCES; TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUST AND REASONABLE WORKING CONDITIONS; TO PLACE MEMBERS OF THE UNION ON A HIGHER PLANE OF SKILL AND EFFICIENCY; TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS; TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF LOCAL UNIONS; TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT FUNDS; TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION FOR IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND IMPROVED METHODS OF FIREFIGHTING AND PREVENTION; AND TO CULTIVATE FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS.