Publications

Picketing is the act of inducing workers to support, respect and join the strike action – it is also important as a focus for those workers who have been balloted and as a focus for their struggle. Picketing is in itself an act of solidarity and self-support; pickets have an important job of...

CLG submitted a paper FPC (13)8 to the Firefighters Pension Committee on 16 October 2013. (This paper is attached for your information). This paper confirmed that government remains committed to securing, in full, the Spending Review savings (a total of 3.2 percentage points) from contribution...

Join the firefighters’ march on 16 October, firefighters confront London Mayor over life-threatening cuts, FBU helps member win £2.2m award after severe fire injuries and official figures show even slower response times.

Why you should vote YES in the pensions ballot, tragic death of a firefighter in Manchester, pressure still on after stations stay open and politicians float plans for radical blue light mergers.

While David Cameron and his friends enjoy their holidays, they forget about the mess they have created on fi refi ghter pensions. They are not listening to fi refi ghters, while they aim to ruin our pensions. The FBU has been very patient. We did not jump in to ballot. We have always sought to...

Retained firefighters are facing the same threats from the government’s proposals as our wholetime counterparts. Whether you are: In the New Firefi ghters Pension Scheme (NFPS) • Eligible to join the Modifi ed Firefi ghters Pension Scheme Not in a fi re service pension scheme. Firefighters across...

The FBU’s pension campaign has reached a critical stage. The Public Service Pensions Act is now law. It imposes a new pension scheme on fi refi ghters, including a normal pension age (NPA) of 60. The governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have imposed large increased pension...

“Vote yes because every fi refi ghter, in all duty systems, in every role, whether male or female, whether you are NFPS or FPS or not in a pension scheme – we are all affected by these pension changes. “The government is not listening. We are ready for real negotiations at any time. But if they won...

Ricky Tomlinson tells FBU delegates his story, no let-up in fight on cuts and pensions, continuing talks include retained duty pensions and FBU Conference 2013 report.

The Report of Proceedings and Record of Decisions for the 87th Conference 2013.