Reacting to the publication of a review by Bruce Carr QC that alleges union intimidation of strike breaking forces during industrial disputes, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “This review, a tax payer funded exercise on behalf of the Tory Party, is a series of smears against the Fire Brigades Union and the entire UK trade union movement, just as we predicted it would be when it was first announced.
“This hatchet job barely mentions the victimisation of FBU members who have suffered when undertaking campaigning or strike action and ignores evidence of the extreme tactics used by some employers throughout recent disputes.
“The timing of the Carr report is a cynical Tory publicity stunt predictably published when midwives, health and other public service workers have been forced into industrial action by a government continually attacking their pay and conditions.”
