Fury at plans to sack Greater Manchester's entire firefighter workforce 19 Sep, 2016 News Greater Manchester firefighters are astonished as fire and rescue service managers announce plans to sack every...
Watch | FBU delegates at TUC Congress 19 Sep, 2016 News The FBU sent a delegation to the 2016 TUC Congress in Brighton to debate the issues that matter most to our members, the...
Fire service in crisis as 10,000 firefighter jobs axed 13 Sep, 2016 News Alarming new figures reveal that 10,000 firefighter jobs have been lost in the past six years, plunging the fire and...
Government cuts whipping up 'perfect storm' of public safety risk 12 Sep, 2016 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) told delegates at this year's TUC annual congress that government funding cuts are...
Watch | Stop contaminants: 10 principles for firefighters to follow 11 Sep, 2016 News The FBU recognises that there is a serious threat for firefighters in relation to cancer in the workplace. We have...
England is still not prepared for major flooding disaster 08 Sep, 2016 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has branded the government’s National Flood Resilience Review, which has been published...
Firefighters rescue more people than ever before, union tells MPs 05 Sep, 2016 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has today contacted every MP in the UK to spread the word that in spite of the government...
96 hour shift system proposed in Cambridgeshire is 'unsafe and unlawful' 25 Aug, 2016 News Fire chiefs in Cambridgeshire have been slammed by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for attempting to introduce a Victorian...
Tory councillor says fire service should be cut "at all costs" as fire engine axed 24 Aug, 2016 News A Conservative councillor in charge of fire and rescue services in Suffolk has been slammed after saying “we must...
Fire chiefs slammed as figures reveal 1,000 jobs gone since merger 23 Aug, 2016 News Fire chiefs in Scotland have been heavily criticised after it was revealed almost 1,000 posts have been axed in three...
