Lobbying

Photocall Who: Buckinghamshire firefighters and supporters What: Demonstration against Westminster government’s pension plans Where: Aylesbury fire station, Stocklake, Aylesbury, HP20 1BD When: 10am, Tuesday 24 June 2014 Firefighters in Buckinghamshire will be holding a rally on Tuesday 24 June to...

Gateshead firefighters at the weekend received a visit from a young man whom they rescued in 2006. Firefighters across the country were on strike for seven hours on Saturday 21 June in their campaign to prevent government attacks on their pensions. Nathaniel Smith was rescued from a house fire by...

Who: West Midlands firefighters and supporters What: Public demonstration against pension attacks Where: Victoria Square, Birmingham city centre When: 12pm, Saturday 21 June West Midlands firefighters will be hosting a public demonstration against the government’s proposed changes to pensions. The...

The People’s Assembly will be marching through London on Saturday 21 June, coinciding with the FBU’s next day of strike action, protesting against the governments austerity policies. Supporters of the group, which is a national movement campaigning against cuts and the privatisation of government...

Photocall Who: Firefighters and supporters What: Pension campaign rally Where: Opposite Cambridge fire station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1JF When: 11:30am Thursday 12 June Members and supporters of the Fire Brigades Union in Cambridgeshire will be hosting a rally on 12 June during the union’s first...

Who: Essex firefighters and supporters What: Demonstration Where: Opposite Brentwood fire station, North Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4UZ When: 10am Thursday 12 th June 2014 On Thursday firefighters and supporters from across Essex will take their campaign directly into the Brentwood constituency of...

Firefighters are demanding a national televised debate on government attacks on pensions with the English fire minister ahead of tomorrow’s day-long strike. A 24-hour strike — the longest yet in the three-year campaign — will take place from 9am on Thursday 12 June, with another set for 10am-5pm on...

Politicians from across the political divide have called for proposals that would see Brighton and Hove lose firefighters and a fire engine to be rejected. The cross-party letter asks all members of the East Sussex Fire Authority to vote down the proposals at its meeting on the 5 June as well as...

An independent panel set up to recommend allowances for Surrey councillors has resigned after the council ignored its proposals and awarded itself a 60% pay rise. Dave Herpe, Fire Brigades Union chair for Surrey, said: “Firefighters and the public alike are astounded by the council’s willingness to...

A protest against the government’s austerity policies will take place in central London on Saturday 21 June, the People’s Assembly has announced. Supporters of the group, which is a national movement campaigning against cuts and the privatisation of government services, will assemble at the BBC’s...