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General Secretary of the European Public Service Union, Jan Willem Goudriaan, has sent Rishi Sunak a letter disputing the government's claims that imposing minimum service is 'in line with European countries'. The letter makes it clear these claims are false:

A national strike ballot by the Fire Brigades Union is set to close on Monday 30th January, with results expected late that afternoon. If firefighters vote for strike action, the UK will see its first nation-wide fire strike on pay since 2003. Since 2010, firefighters have suffered a 12% drop in...

The FBU has hit back after a Tory MP commented on reports of firefighters being forced to foodbanks by saying “£32,244 and using a food bank? Never heard such a ridiculous thing in my life… I suggest learning how to budget”. FBU general secretary Matt Wrack has said that the comments are “a disgrace...