Fight to free our unions

By Riccardo La Torre
Riccardo La Torre, FBU Eastern regional secretary and Sacha Ismail, Free Our Unions campaign organiser, say that we need strong legal rights to be able to take action to support our own campaigns as well as those of other workers and climate campaigners. Anti-union laws, severely restricting the...
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Fire service to increase crew sizes after union outcry

By infobo
Fire crew sizes for a fleet of controversial small fire vehicles in North Yorkshire will increase as a result of pressure from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The Chair of North Yorkshire Fire Authority, Cllr Andrew Backhouse, yesterday announced that four firefighters will now crew each TRV...
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FTU submission to the Middlebrook committee on pay, pensions and hours

By infobo
Given that it was partly the police strike that inspired firefighters to set up their own union, it is not surprising that one of the first acts of the new Firemen’s Trade Union was to seek pay, pensions and working hours parity with police. The government established a committee, headed by Liberal...

Individual pension queries and generic policy enquries

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Dear Brother/Sister INDIVIDUAL PENSION QUERIES AND GENERIC PENSION POLICY ENQUIRIES It is not uncommon for branch representatives and individual members to write to Head Office seeking information on...
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Video: PCC takeover forced through with no support from firefighters

By infobo
Legislation to allow police and crime commissioners (PCC) to govern fire and rescue services in England has been forced through without any great support from firefighters, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary has said. In a video update, filmed just before the legislation was given royal...

Retired and Out of Trade membership flyer

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Head Office has negotiated a new package of benefits for ROOT members, including; financial advice, insurance, legal services and access to the FBU’s lifelong learning project. All of this is available to ROOT members for just £2 per month. By accessing these benefits ROOT members could actually...

Flyer | FBU - why you should be a member (A4)

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This two sided A4 flyer explains the key benefits of being a member of the FBU and can be used for both recruitment and retention purposes. This leaflet cannot be customised to add local contact details. If you would like a version where you can add local details you can find it here.

Recruitment and retention leaflet

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This four page leaflet explains the key benefits of being a member of the FBU and outlines the work the union does for it's members on a daily basis. If you require copies of this leaflet you should contact your brigade organiser.

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Cambridgeshire chief fire officer's bizarre message to staff

By Andy Dark
Cambridgeshire chief fire officer (CFO), Chris Strickland, has issued a bizarre message to his staff via the FRS’s intranet system. The Cambridgeshire FRS intranet article makes references to ‘quite a few derogatory comments in the press regarding the appointment of Chris Strickland as chief fire...
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