Pay

Firefighters and firefighter control staff have received a revised 5% pay offer from fire employers. The FBU’s executive council has recommended that the offer is rejected (read why here). A consultative ballot of FBU members on the offer will now take place. FBU members will now come together for...

The following statement has been made by FBU general secretary Matt Wrack: The Executive Council has today [05.10.22] debated the revised 5% pay proposal from the fire service employers. By unanimous decision, the Executive Council agreed the following. The Executive Council recommends that the...

Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has issued the following statement: We have today met with the fire service employers at the National Joint Council (NJC) and Middle Managers Managers Negotiating Body (MMNB). Employers had previously written to ministers and government departments across the UK...

Labour conference has passed a motion backing firefighters on pay as they prepare to ballot for strike action. Successful conference motions become Labour Party policy. Labour leader Keir Starmer has previously failed to back striking workers and advised frontbench shadow cabinet members to stay...

Amid the pay dispute, Matt Wrack, general secretary will address members online on Thursday 29 September at 6.30pm. RMT assistant general secretary Eddie Dempsey is also set to speak on the movement’s struggle for fair pay, terms and conditions. The meeting will discuss the 2% pay offer made by fire...

Firefighters and firefighter control staff are preparing for a ballot for strike action, following consultation in Fire Brigades Union branches and a meeting of the union’s executive council on 2 September. The decision follows firefighters and firefighter control staff receiving a 2% annual pay...