As storms batter Britain, firefighters on the front line to strike over pension changes 24 Dec, 2013 News Firefighters in England and Wales will walk out on strike between 7pm and midnight tonight (Christmas Eve) in their long...
Scottish firefighters on the front line join industrial action on pension changes for first time 24 Dec, 2013 News Firefighters in Scotland will join colleagues in England and Wales taking industrial action today in a long running...
Firefighters recalled to duty from strike: tremendous work in floods shows dedication to public safety, says Fire Brigades Union 24 Dec, 2013 News As storms and floods hit, Firefighters in Surrey and in Kent have been recalled to duty under the terms of an agreement...
Essex fire chiefs ‘putting public at risk’ by playing Scrooge with staff in New Year, say firefighters 23 Dec, 2013 News Essex fire chiefs are putting the people and communities of Essex at unnecessarily increased risk by notifying all...
85% public support for firefighters' Christmas strikes in Guardian poll 23 Dec, 2013 News The Guardian newspaper recently ran a poll of website visitors on firefighters' strikes over the festive period. The...
Three out of eight fire stations attending Apollo Theatre collapse will close in 20 days after High Court challenge against London cuts fails 20 Dec, 2013 News Three of the eight fire and rescue stations stations that attended the collapse at the Apollo Theatre last night will...
Union seeks further talks with government over pensions 20 Dec, 2013 News FBU General Secretary, Matt Wrack, has written to Fire Minister Brandon Lewis seeking meetings to try to make progress...
Apollo Theatre: firefighters sick of politicians praising one minute and destroying service the next, says FBU 20 Dec, 2013 News Responding to comments from the Prime Minister and Mayor of London over firefighters’ work after the collapse of the...
Video update on pensions campaign and end-of-year industrial action 17 Dec, 2013 News The FBU has recorded a fourth video interview with General Secretary, Matt Wrack. In the clip, Matt talks through the...
Firefighters to strike over pensions in England and Wales on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve 16 Dec, 2013 News Firefighters campaigning against government attacks on their pensions will strike in England and Wales on both Christmas...
