MTFA response - offer of contracts by fire and rescue services - a reminder
No progress without movement on pay
Delegates from all parts of the union met in Blackpool in May to debate the issues facing us in the coming period. The two most urgent debates were around pay and conditions and the challenges of the forthcoming general election. The years since 2010 have been bleak for firefighters and for all...
A barbaric attack that ruthlessly targeted children
Following a suicide bombing at a crowded concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday night (22 May), where at least 22 people, including children, have been killed and more than 50 injured, the Fire Brigades Union released the following statement from general secretary Matt Wrack. “On behalf of...
Pay, safety and standards
The union’s conference was recalled in Blackpool on 21 March to discuss the state of discussions with our employers at the National Joint Council (NJC). These discussions, agreed by our conference over the past few years, are about the broadened role of our service and the pay and conditions which...
