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Stop “painful” hold up of improving our pensions, firefighters say

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The government must stop holding up pension improvements for firefighters and other public sector workers, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said, demanding that the cost of ending discriminatory pension practices does not impact on the valuation of pensions. A cost-control mechanism, which would...

Pensions: FBU wins landmark case against government

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Dear Brother/Sister, Pensions: FBU wins landmark case against government FBU members have been following closely our long-running dispute with the Government over changes made to firefighters’...
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Firefighters’ union wins landmark pensions case

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has secured a major victory in its long-running dispute with the Government over changes made to firefighters’ pensions in 2015. The Supreme Court has refused the government’s application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling which it lost in December...

Firefighter magazine, April/May 2019

Cover Firefighter magazine, April/May 2019
This issue includes news of the union’s major victory that additional pay allowances must count towards pensions and results of the recent pay consultation. Matt Wrack, general secretary, speaks about investing in the fire service. The features also include an interview with Brendan Woodhouse, a...

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High Court rules additional payments for firefighters are pensionable

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The High Court has ruled that firefighters are entitled to increased pensions if they earn additional allowances for working extended hours or additional duties, in a landmark case that could have huge implications for firefighters. The court found that allowances for training and for additional...

Firefighter magazine, February/March 2019

Cover Firefighter magazine, February/March 2019
This issue covers the FBU's ‘age discrimination’ win on pensions, with questions answered on the 1992 pension scheme by national officer Sean Starbuck. It also includes features about a pioneering research project on contaminants, funded in part by the Firefighters 100 Lottery; the recent California...

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Legal victory on pension transitional protection

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Dear Brother / Sister, Legal victory on pension transitional protection I am very pleased to confirm that the FBU has been successful in our legal case against the government concerning transitional...
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Firefighters win major pension legal case against government

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won a landmark ruling in its dispute with the government over changes made to firefighters’ pensions in 2015. The long and bitter industrial dispute, which included strike action, means that firefighters on the new scheme will have to be put back on the previous...
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