NJC/2/21 – Inclusive Fire Service Group Report
Government fire advisor appointment 'harbinger of doom', says FBU
Firefighters must be ready to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for their service, say the Fire Brigades Union, after the appointment of former National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) chair Roy Wilsher as a government advisor on forthcoming reform to fire and rescue services in England. Wilsher, who served at the...
Their sights are trained on us
Ministers and the fire service inspector have fired the opening shots in a campaign to force firefighters into a new and subservient position in the service. The month of March saw the government intensify its attacks on firefighters and our union, with official confirmation of forthcoming...
FBU brands annual HMICFRS report ‘Trojan horse’ for attacks on terms and conditions
The government’s inspector of fire and rescue services in England has used its annual ‘State of Fire’ report to attack the FBU and make a number of recommendations that would undermine the terms and conditions for frontline staff. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue...
FBU responds to “political and biased” HMICFRS report
Inspectorate doing bidding of government and fire chiefs to attack firefighters, FBU says. The government’s fire service inspectorate has made a political attack on firefighters and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in an attempt to water down firefighter safety mid-pandemic. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate...
