Industrial action: Essex
Update on pensions debate in Parliament
The 2015 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme was debated on the floor of the House of Commons on 15 December. After the debate a vote took place to annul the regulations for the scheme and force the Westminster government to revise their proposals. The Government won the vote to keep the regulations 313 to...
Pensions update: 24 hour strike, House of Commons debate secured, march and rally in Buckinghamshire
Firefighters welcome Parliamentary debate on pensions
Firefighters have welcomed the announcement of a parliamentary debate and vote on the controversial pension regulations the Westminster government plan to introduce for firefighters in England. The debate, which the Fire Brigades Union and the Labour party have called for, will take place on Monday...
Firefighters complete 24 hours strike; march in their thousands to support sacked colleague Ricky Matthews
Firefighters in England completed 24 hours of strike action at 9:00 Wednesday morning but have vowed to carry on fighting the government’s unworkable and unfair pension scheme. The strike coincided with a march of around 3,000 firefighters through Aylesbury calling for firefighter Ricky Matthews to...
“Fired up for debate” - Government rattled as calls for Parliamentary debate on firefighters’ pensions grow
Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government Hilary Benn and shadow fire minister Lyn Brown have written to the Westminster government calling for a full parliamentary debate and vote on the controversial regulations for firefighter pensions. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said...
Northumberland council support firefighters in battle for fair pensions
Northumberland County Council passed a motion this past Wednesday urging the Westminster government to negotiate a fair settlement in the long running firefighters’ pension dispute. The motion, put forward by Cllr Terry Johnstone, was voted in favour of by 41 – 0, whilst 14 councilors abstained...
