A report from the Marina Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) into a collision during a training and familiarisation exercise on the River Cleddau, near Milford Haven on 17 September 2019 with loss of 1 life, is now published.
Fairness and equality - and the right of every worker to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace - are at the very heart of what the trade union movement stands for. They are central to the work of the Fire Brigades Union. That is why our Fairness at Work policy is so important to us.
This issue’s features are on the union’s fighting for fairer funding of the fire and rescue service, and campaigns in East Sussex, Surrey and London against cuts. In news: firefighters continued covid work; and support from the union and MPs for the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign, that calls on...
The Fire Brigades Union is calling on the Chancellor to prioritise investment in the fire and rescue service in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), which will set departmental budgets for the next three years. The risks exposed by the pandemic have starkly highlighted the need for...
There are too few firefighters to guarantee resilience after a decade of austerity, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). One-in-five firefighter jobs (20%) across the UK have been cut since 2010. This has had a huge impact on the resilience of the fire and rescue...
This issue’s main story is on Westminster’s failure to prepare for a pandemic, despite it being recognised as one of the most serious risks facing the UK for more than a decade. Other features include the union’s campaigning plans aimed at winning significant pay rises for FBU members, after yet...
In January this year, the chief fire inspector in England, Sir Tom Winsor, launched a politically motivated attack on the existing collective arrangements governing firefighters' pay and conditions across the UK. Winsor used his fire State of Fire report to blame all the problems of the fire and...
This issue includes features on Grenfell and how a relentless drive for profit is destroying safety regulations, regardless of the human cost; how this year’s Firefighters Memorial Day was marked across the UK and how firefighters are stepping up to help their communities during the coronavirus...
