| Press Releases 2008 |
Date |
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Subject of Release |
| 29 Jul |
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Fire Brigades Union supports firefighter (control) taking Manchester fire service to tribunal over HIV discrimination |
| 15 Jul |
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Fire project unravels: “It is highly unlikely that our client Fire Authorities will agree to move their operations to the RCC voluntarily” |
| 10 Jul |
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New venue for re-scheduled London fire talks after bosses reverse their decision to cancel crunch meeting |
| 09 Jul |
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London fire crews warn of strike ballot as brigade cancels crunch talks over £2,000 pay cuts for watch managers |
| 08 Jul |
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Fire service IT failure: The Government promised 30% savings on running costs, the new command and control system would pay for itself in 5 years and be operating by 2007 |
| 30 Jun |
|
Death of Terry Fields – Fire Brigades Union pays tribute to former firefighter, fbu official and politician |
| 27 Jun |
|
Bucks fire crews welcome fire authority decision over shift changes |
| 25 Jun |
|
Pitt review - Firefighters urge Government to act quickly |
| 24 Jun |
|
Bucks fire crews to protest at fire authority meeting over proposed changes to shifts they say will damage family life |
| 23 Jun |
|
A year on from the floods - Severe shortage of basic equipment and training still putting the lives of fire crews at risk |
| 03 Jun |
|
FBU “very proud” of its prizewinning gay and lesbian committee |
| 28 May |
|
Making the fire and rescue service a better place to work |
| 15 May |
|
FBU disappointed with court ruling on injured firefighters' ill health pensions |
| 01 May |
|
Scottish pensions reform "must be extended south of the border." |
| 10 Apr |
|
Humberside fire crews tell fire bosses to bin their cuts plans after being massively rejected during public consultation |
| 31 Mar |
|
South West FBU condems as unacceptable plans to slash the workforce by almost 66% |
| 11 Mar |
|
Retained firefighters and part-time workers: FBU wins eight year legal battle for pensions and for end to discrimination |
| 03 Mar |
|
Injured firefighters start legal challenge to government pensions rules that leave them sacked and with no pension |
| 11 Feb |
|
Ambushed, bricked, stabbed, shot at, spat at, threatened and abused: The modern face of firefighting with 40 atacks on fire crews every week |
| 10 Feb |
|
FBU welcomes Minister's decisive move to stop injured firefighters being sacked without pension, calls on Whitehall to do the same |
| 07 Jan |
|
Station cuts and closures will compromise public and firefighter safety warn Humberside fire crews |
| 07 Jan |
|
Cleveland fire service cuts and station closure will increase risk to the public and fire crews at 999 incidents |
| 03 Jan |
|
Fire crews, local politicians and members of the public to march over continuing concerns about the future of fire cover in Falmouth |
| 02 Jan |
|
Regional fire control project: now officially three years late and 14 times the original cost estimates |
