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Disculpa, pero esta entrada est\u00e1 disponible s\u00f3lo en English<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Disculpa, pero esta entrada est\u00e1 disponible s\u00f3lo en English<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[888],"tags":[20,95,2954,1127,2441,906,185,1105,2955,766,2953],"class_list":["post-19761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-california","tag-iaff","tag-iaff-local-3631","tag-janus-enforcement","tag-janus-rights","tag-janus-v-afscme","tag-mark_mix","tag-meyers-milias-brown-act","tag-ocfa","tag-perb","tag-peter-crary"],"yoast_head":"\nIAFF Local 3631 Settles Case for Denying Retirement Benefits to Nonmember Firefighter - National Right to Work Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IRVINE, CA \u2013 Peter Crary, a Fire Apparatus Engineer who has served his community for over 20 years with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), has prevailed in his dispute with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 3631 union bosses, and OCFA officials. 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