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 EN…