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The next stage in the Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) pensions battle will be held on 18 December 2019, when a provisional hearing has been listed at the Employment Tribunal. The hearing will look at proposals to address how the illegal parts of the government’s discriminatory attacks on...

Surrey Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have launched a trade dispute with their fire and rescue service, calling for management to end unsafe practices in their fire and rescue service. Concerned firefighters and residents will protest outside Surrey County Hall at 13:00 on Tuesday 24th September. The...

Central government bears ultimate responsibility for the Grenfell Tower fire, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said, in a new pamphlet which details how deregulation from consecutive governments led to the tragedy. The pamphlet will be launched at an event tonight (Monday 23 October) at Labour...

30,000 sign petition against Devon and Somerset fire cuts Firefighters in Devon and Somerset are today handing in a petition with over 30,000 signatures from members of the public, calling on the service to scrap plans to ‘decimate’ fire services in the area. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has...

Labour conference must ensure any Green New Deal has trade unions and public ownership of energy at its heart, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. In a rallying call behind a socialist Green New Deal, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, will say: A target of net-zero carbon emissions is...

Firefighters have claimed an ecstatic victory in their fight against cuts to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (SYFRS). After a successful and hard-fought campaign from Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members, the fire authority resoundingly voted to shelve the proposed plans to reduce the...

There are more chances to win in the Firefighters 100 Lottery than ever before, with new changes to prize structures coming in next month. Each week, there will three tiers of guaranteed winners, so that more than 70 people can take home a prize. Launched to mark the FBU’s centenary last year,...

The Scottish Fire and Rescue  (SFRS) service must commit to year-on-year improvements to response, training, prevention, equipment and the creation of national standards, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said, as MSPs debate fire service reform. After decades of gradual improvements, Scotland...

Firefighter posts have increased by just 318 this year, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has learned. This year’s 1% increase means that there are still nearly 11,500 fewer UK firefighters than in 2010. The FBU is urgently calling for the government to fund firefighter recruitment and reverse a decade...

Thursday 15 August marks two years since the start of the Grenfell Tower inquiry. The inquiry has yet to publish any findings and has delayed the start of phase two until 2020. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a core participant in the inquiry. Over 500 firefighters and emergency control room...