Conference acknowledges the continued endeavours of the Fire Brigades Union to strive for improvements in both physical and mental health and well being within the Fire and Rescue Services. With the...
This Conference remains committed to ensuring that Women's Health, Safety and Welfare is never compromised at work, particularly in relation to work-wear and specifically PPE. One of the ongoing...
This Conference notes with concern the introduction of flexible working methods such as Central Resource Pools within Brigade's Integrated Risk Management Plans (IRMPs), which have resulted in...
This Conference views with great concern the number of incidents attended by both our members and members of the ambulance service, where the ambulance crew consists of various staffing combinations...
Conference notes with interest a number of national reports and ministers parliamentary answers which records significant savings made by fire and rescue authorities over the last number of years...
Conference notes the increasing number of waterside incidents that FBU members are attending. These incidents include; responding to incidents at lochs, lakes, reservoirs, canals, harbours, estuaries...
This Conference is concerned that there is no real evidence based information on how the menopause can affect women when carrying out their duties in the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS). We therefore...
Conference calls upon the Executive Council to investigate the imbalance and downgrading of Emergency Fire Control managerial posts resulting from the substantive move from rank to role. It is...
This Annual Conference fully supports the victory of the FBU in obtaining part time worker rights for all Retained Duty System (RDS) firefighters. One of the significant advantages of these rights is...
This Conference notes with concern the decline in FBU membership and believe that this is mainly due to the reduction in uniformed posts by the majority of UK Fire & Rescue Services. Conference...