TO SECURE JUST COMPENSATION FOR OUR SERVICES AND EQUITABLE SETTLEMENTS FOR OUR GREIVEANCES; TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUST AND REASONABLE WORKING CONDITIONS; TO PLACE THE MEMBERS OF OUR LOCAL ON A HIGHER PLANE OF SKILL AND EFFICIENCY; TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN FIRE FIGHTERS AND OUR EMPLOYER; TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF ADEQUATE SICK AND DEATH BENEFITS; TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION FOR THE IMPARTING OF KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND IMPROVED METHODS OF FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE PREVENTION, AND FIRE SAFETY; AND TO CULTIVATE FRIENDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS.