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Compensation for firefighter forced to retire after serious road traffic accident

08 Apr, 2016 By infobo
A former firefighter has received compensation after he suffered a neck injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following a head-on collision while on his way home at the end of a shift. Craig Turner was driving home after a night shift at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service when the...

Pensions: FBU victory for firefighters who joined FPS aged 18-20

07 Dec, 2015
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Dear Brother/Sister Pensions: FBU victory for firefighters who joined FPS aged 18-20 You will be aware that the FBU lodged a legal challenge in relation to firefighters who joined the 1992...

Update on the FBU's legal challenge in relation to the transitional protection

02 Dec, 2015
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Dear Brother/Sister, UPDATE ON THE FBU’S LEGAL CHALLENGE IN RELATION TO THE TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION You will be aware that the FBU has launched a legal challenge against the current transitional...

Retired and out of trade FBU members: Pensions - Commutation update and other ongoing issues

30 Nov, 2015
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Dear Brother/Sister Retired and out of trade (ROOT) members of the FBU will have been following the Fairer Commutation Campaign very closely. You will be aware of the decision from the Pension...
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In November’s issue of Firefighter magazine

09 Nov, 2015 By infobo
As firefighters, along with almost 3.8 million other public sector workers, face losing the right to pay their union subscriptions direct from their pay packets, a process known as check-off, Firefighter investigates the impact of these changes on trade unions as well as detailing how FBU members...

Firefighter magazine November 2015

09 Nov, 2015
As firefighters, along with almost 3.8 million other public sector workers, face losing the right to pay their union subscriptions direct from their pay packets, a process known as check-off, Firefighter investigates the impact of these changes on trade unions as well as detailing how FBU members...

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Thompsons services for FBU members

01 Nov, 2015
The Fire Brigades Union is proud to be able to offer its members the best possible legal protection in their work and lives through its unique partnership with Thompsons. This is a one page guide to those services. Please note that Thompsons now have a new website address: www.thompsonstradeunion...

Trade Union Bill: an attack on your rights; evidence from the fire & rescue service

19 Oct, 2015
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Dear Brother/Sister The Conservative government has introduced a Bill to make further changes to the law governing trade unions. This draft legislation is a serious attack on the rights of all workers...

Firefighter magazine October 2015

01 Oct, 2015
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The real reasons behind government plans to put police commissioners in charge of fire services, FBU wants answers over overtime for chiefs for working during strike, FBU launches discrimination cases against government over pensions and Trade Union Bill proposals is intended to scrap basic rights...

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Video | Legal update on firefighter pensions

22 Sep, 2015 By infobo
Following pension claims from over 14,000 firefighters the FBU have launched a significant age discrimination legal challenge against the government. The move follows four years of negotiations with the government for improved transitional protection arrangements for firefighters. The union has been...

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