Firefighters descend on Westminster to defend the fire and rescue service
What: Firefighters’ lobby of parliament Where: Committee room 14, Palace of Westminster, SW1A 0AA (via Cromwell Green – visitors entrance) When: 1 – 2pm Wednesday 14 October 2015 Firefighters from all over the country are coming to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow (14 October) to lobby members of...
Matt Wrack speaks at Take Back Manchester - protest Tory conference
To coincide with this years Conservative party conference Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, spoke at a protest organised by the People’s Assembly in Manchester. In his speech Matt Wrack warns that Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected Labour leader, will face continued attacks in order to undermine the...
Join the fight back against the Trade Union Bill this Monday
What: Protest of the Trade Union Bill Where: Parliament Square, Westminster When: 6pm, Monday 14 September 2015 The Tories’ Trade Union Bill has its second reading in Parliament this coming Monday and the labour movement will be out in force to demonstrate against the draconian anti-union...
Video | Matt Wrack slams the Trade Union Bill
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has called the Trade Union Bill an attack on ordinary working people in a new video released by the union. The bill, due its second reading in parliament on Monday 14 September, will severely restrict the ability of trade unions to represent and campaign for their...
Essex Fire and Rescue failing to reduce fire deaths, home fires and casualties, new report shows
Official Government figures in a new report by the Fire Brigades Union show how the fire and rescue service in Essex is failing to reduce the number of deaths, home fires and casualties, in stark contrast to the downward trends nationally. The report comes as Essex County Fire and Rescue (ECFRS)...
