Legal

The Fire Brigades Union has hit out at police and prosecutors after the two remaining firefighters charged with gross negligence manslaughter were cleared by a jury at Stafford Crown Court. The union said it was absurd that the arsonists who started the fire have never faced trial, while those who...

Matt Wrack FBU general secretary said: “We note the verdict today and will continue to monitor these legal proceedings. We will have further comment to make at the conclusion of the trial. “As a watch manager, Paul Simmons is a frontline firefighter. “He is not and never has been a senior officer...

Essex fire crews have put back the start of their strike ballot by seven days because of a legal technicality. The Fire Brigades Union has now formally re-served notice of the strike ballot in a dispute over frontline cuts and changes forced through without proper negotiation or agreement. Only the...

The Court of Appeal has today rejected the appeal brought by PCS, POA, FBU, NASUWT, UNITE and Unison in relation to the switch in indexation from RPI to CPI for public sector pensions. The switch in the measure used to increase public sector pensions annually also impacts on private sector schemes...

Seven trade unions are challenging the Government in the Court of Appeal on Monday 20th February over changes to the way pensions are uprated, leaving public and private sector pensioners worse off. The appeal is against a High Court ruling last year which said the Governments’ switch from the...