Pensions

The FBU’s executive council met this week to discuss the ongoing pension dispute confirming the government has delayed the introduction of new pension regulations by at least two months. Recent weeks have seen a series of meetings between union officials and fire minister Penny Mordaunt. At the most...

The FBU continues to discuss with government Ministers at Westminster and elsewhere in an attempt to resolve the long running dispute over firefighter pensions. DCLG fire minister, Penny Mordaunt had previously written to the union suggesting a meeting in the week commencing 8 September. This...

Video update: Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack to all firefighters as the Union slams a government led "review" into firefighters conditions of service. View video here

Union officials met with Westminster fire minister Penny Mordaunt last week and have sought further urgent meetings as the minister stated she was taking “soundings” on pension issues from colleagues. The minister also stated in an open letter, dated 22 August, to all firefighters that she is...

Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has written to Westminster fire minister Penny Mordaunt ahead of a scheduled meeting between the union and the minister on Friday 22 August. In the letter Matt Wrack has laid out the expectations of the meeting reaffirming the union’s longstanding position to find...

As firefighters in England and Wales are halfway through an eight day strike over pensions, the Fire Brigades Union has written again to Penny Mordaunt reminding the Westminster fire minister that firefighters want to resolve this dispute and made clear that a meeting with the minister is the union...

Firefighters in England and Wales will be on strike for three hours every day from tomorrow (Saturday) after Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt cancelled the talks due to be held yesterday, which might have found a solution to the long-running dispute over firefighters’ pensions. Strikes will take place...

Lead officials of the Fire Brigades Union have today received a letter from Westminster fire minister Penny Mordaunt, informing them that she considers the meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow at 9am to discuss the fire service pension dispute to have “fallen”. The FBU is set to take strike...