Lobbying

On 20 October, the TUC has called a demonstration in London and the STUC a demonstration in Glasgow against the Westminster coalition government’s austerity measures. Firefighters will join hundreds of thousands of other workers marching for our future. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary said: “The...

The Fire Brigades Union is asking members and friends to lobby their MPs to support Essex firefighters. Our members in Essex are standing up to defend their jobs and the service they provide to the public. The FBU would like members and friends to persuade their MP to support EDM 395. This is easy...

More than 21,500 people have signed an FBU petition opposing Cumbria County Council’s controversial plan to close its Fire Control Room in mid-June, outsourcing emergency fire calls to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, 150 miles away. A four-strong FBU delegation – Fire Control staff Christine...

Cumbria Fire Brigades Union say their campaign to save Cumbria’s only 999 fire control centre will go to Westminster after the County Council refused to budge at a full council meeting. A 3,300 signature petition opposing the move was presented to the chair of the council and a further 17,000...

Fire crews from across South Yorkshire are lobbying local MPs over cuts to frontline services at the House of Commons on Wednesday 1 February. Central Government austerity cuts will see the loss of 140 frontline firefighter posts and the loss of five 999 appliances. Budget cuts mean the fire...

Fire service officers are lobbying MPs over the Government’s controversial pension reforms, which will see their pension contributions hit up to 16% by 2014. They face Extra payments of between £2,700 and £7,200 over the next three years alone. The small but carefully targeted lobby will be taking...

Firefighters from Brentwood fire station will join the TUC Day of Action on Wednesday 30 November as part of their on-going campaign against the plan to cut an entire full time fire crew from the frontline in Brentwood. The firefighters will be joining with other public service workers from across...

Women firefighters are lobbying MPs over the Government’s controversial pension reforms, which they say will hit women harder. Around 20 uniformed women firefighters from across the UK will carry out a targeted lobby of key MPs on Wednesday 9 November. The women say the changes will mean women may...