Buckinghamshire fire service ‘lock out’ firefighters for entire shifts 14 Jul, 2014 News Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service is ‘locking out’ firefighters for entire shifts during this...
Fire strikes: minister’s pension “colossal” compared to firefighters’ says FBU 14 Jul, 2014 News The Westminster fire minister’s pension is “colossal” compared to firefighters’ and any claims that the governments...
FBU calls for urgent talks with government this weekend 11 Jul, 2014 News The Fire Brigades Union has asked to meet the fire minister in Westminster this weekend over proposed changes to...
WATCH: Sean Starbuck on the implications of a new academic report on firefighter fitness 10 Jul, 2014 News Joe Williams speaks to FBU national officer Sean Starbuck about the implications of a new academic report which shows...
Recent correspondence with the Westminster fire minister 09 Jul, 2014 News Last week the Department for Communities and Local Government fire minister, Brandon Lewis, wrote to the FBU. The union...
Petition to save dismissed firefighter Ashley Brown 09 Jul, 2014 News An online petition to save Hertfordshire firefighter, Ashley Brown, from the sack has attracted over 5,000 signatures in...
Decision to plough ahead with Mid and West Wales fire control room closure “dangerous”, say firefighters 04 Jul, 2014 News Responding to news that Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority have refused to review the decision to close...
Decision that firefighters will not attend fire alarms in North Yorkshire is “dangerous”, says Fire Brigades Union 04 Jul, 2014 News North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it will not send firefighters to attend automatic fire alarms...
Firefighters set to strike on eight consecutive days over government’s “vicious” pension attacks 04 Jul, 2014 News Firefighters in England and Wales will strike on eight consecutive days this month, saying that the current proposals by...
Firefighters to join mass strike action on 10 July 02 Jul, 2014 News Firefighters in England and Wales will join hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers taking strike action on...