Dear Brother/Sister, It has come to our attention that a number of members have received tax demands following their retirement and re-employment. Resuming or continuing employment in the fire and...
Dear Brother/Sister This week there have been a number of significant developments in our ongoing pension dispute. The dispute is being progressed on three equally important fronts Political...
Dear Brother/Sister, The DCLG fire minister Penny Mordaunt wrote to all firefighters in England on 24 November. Unfortunately, her letter was misleading and inaccurate. As with a number of other 'Open...
Dear Brother/Sister Previously some members have been informed of action short of strike which they had been called upon to undertake. This action short of strike shall continue until 09:00 hrs on 9...
Dear Brother/Sister We have seen a great effort by many FBU members and officials in lobbying MPs to support our EDM 454. On 11 November the Labour leader Ed Miliband became the main sponsor which was...
Dear Brother/Sister On 14 November the Welsh Government issued its second consultation on the regulations to introduce a new firefighters' pension scheme in Wales from April 2015. This document, which...
Dear Brother/Sister What is the purpose of this survey? The Government has launched a review of firefighters' conditions of service, headed by a Human Resources consultant, Adrian Thomas. This is...
Dear Brother/Sister, The Executive Council met earlier this week to discuss various issues, including the ongoing campaign over pensions. The strategy which the union has followed from the start has...
Dear Brother/Sister On 7 November Officials from all Brigades, Regions and Sections met in Liverpool for an update on the pension campaign and to give feedback. These discussions will be reported back...
Dear Brother/Sister, The Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt has circulated a letter to coalition MPs. As with the previous similar letters to firefighters it is extremely biased. Some of the points she has...
