Gen Sec comment An eventful year While the rest of the country tucks into their Christmas meal, or heads out for New Year's Eve, many FBU members will...
What’s new Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence has rapidly become part of everyday life. More than just clogging up social media feeds, it is...
News Environmental groups back firefighters Environmental and tax justice groups have joined the Fire Brigades Union in calling for major investment in the fire...
News FBU to fight for funding in wake of Budget The Budget, Labour’s second since it came to power last year, was presented by Rachel Reeves on 28 November. While...
News High rise fire in Hong Kong Over 146 people are known to have died in a huge fire across multiple apartment blocks in Hong Kong. The fire broke out...
News Oxfordshire firefighters rally against council's cuts Oxfordshire firefighters held a rally outside a meeting of Oxfordshire county council on 9 December, protesting...
News Severe flooding puts service under pressure Storm Claudia resulted in severe flooding in parts of Wales and England on November 14, placing immense pressure on the...
Sounding off Fighting division Kevin Courtney, chair of the TOGETHER alliance and former NEU general secretary on why working-class people need to...
Features "The shift we'll never forget..." When a watch in Cleveland faced a medical emergency on shift, their teamwork proved to be life-saving. Steve Morgan...
Features For peace and workers' rights A delegation of trade unionists led by the Justice for Colombia campaign travelled to Colombia this November. National...
Features Maxed out? Do governments have to “balance the books” – and why is it always workers who pay the price? Professor Gregor Gall...
Features Tipping point: Anne's story My husband was the first UK firefighter to have his death from cancer officially recorded as caused by the job. Now I’m...
Features Who's in charge? The government has announced that Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners will be scrapped. FBU general secretary Steve...
Equalities Standing in solidarity with the hurricane hit Caribbean After Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean in October, the FBU Black and Ethnic Minority Members (B&EMM) Committee...
Meet the rep Adam McKenzie, Warwickshire B&EMM rep and Coleshill station rep What made you want to become a rep? We were facing significant changes within our fire and rescue service, and I wanted...
