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Firefighters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to enter into open-ended contracts. 58% of FBU members voted in the consultative ballot exceeding the threshold required for industrial action under the 2016 Trade Union Act. 97% of members rejected a controversial proposal from employers that...

After three weeks of voting, the Fire Brigade Union’s (FBU) pay consultation closed at noon today, 8th April. The FBU held a consultative ballot asking firefighters to consider both a pay proposal from fire service employers and the union’s strategy in pay negotiations. The results will be...

The High Court has ruled that firefighters are entitled to increased pensions if they earn additional allowances for working extended hours or additional duties, in a landmark case that could have huge implications for firefighters. The court found that allowances for training and for...

Commenting on today's March to Leave assembly outside Parliament, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said:: "The UK is in utter chaos as a result of the failings of the current government following the referendum. Theresa May should resign and there should be an immediate general election...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today unveiled a memorial plaque marking the 30th anniversary of the death of local firefighter John Humphries. On 22 March 1989, John, a firefighter in Stanground fire station’s blue watch, lost his life attending a blaze in an industrial estate after a lorry...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has branded proposed further cuts to Surrey fire and rescue service as “incomprehensible”, just months after a government inspection voiced “serious concerns” about the county’s fire and rescue service. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service has experienced brutal cuts,...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has recommended that firefighters reject an offer to expand their role without any restrictions on the specific nature of their work. The union has been in discussions with fire service employers, exploring the ways in which the fire service role has already changed...

Retained firefighters in Scotland, also known as “on-call” firefighters, will be paid the same as their whole-time counterparts for rescuing the public from water and heights, in a major victory for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). Previously, retained firefighters in Scotland were paid just a...

Firefighters cautiously welcome the decision by Tyne and Wear Fire Authority to postpone the worst of proposed cuts to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS). After a successful lobbying campaign from members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), the fire authority agreed to delay proposals...

The Westminster government will cut fire and rescue service funding in England by 15% over the next year, analysis from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has found, despite claiming that “austerity is over”. Firefighters warn that the government is refusing to learn the lessons of the Grenfell Tower...