Pensions

The Fire Brigades Union has announced a further eight day strike over pensions. The industrial action will begin on Saturday 9 August continuing until Saturday 16 August with walk-outs between 12:00 – 14:00 and 22:59 – 23:59. In this video Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, talks about the further...

Firefighters have today issued a further eight day period of strike action as the Westminster government have not improved their pension proposals. The current proposals in England and Wales are still unworkable and mean that firefighters will still face dismissal simply because they cannot maintain...

In a circular to members Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has paid tribute to all members who took part in the recent action over eight consecutive days, as well as updating members on discussions with the new Westminster fire minister Penny Mordaunt. In a letter to the union the fire minister has...

Firefighters in England and Wales will today come to the end of eight consecutive days of strike action over pensions, however other forms of industrial action will continue from this evening with no planned end date. From 7pm tonight until further notice firefighters will not work voluntary...

Firefighters in England and Wales are over half way through an eight day strike, as part of the continuing pensions dispute. Friday evening will see firefighters walkout from 11pm to 1am on Saturday totalling 25 periods of strike action since the campaign began. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary...

Reacting to the news that Penny Mordaunt has replaced Brandon Lewis as the Westminster fire minister in the Department of Communities and Local Government, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “We would like to congratulate Penny on her appointment and hope we can work constructively with her to...

Firefighters in Buckinghamshire will no longer be ‘locked out’ for the duration of shifts this week after the Fire Brigades Union negotiated an end to the local fire service’s policy. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service had announced that firefighters taking part in this week’s industrial action...

The Westminster fire minister’s pension is “colossal” compared to firefighters’ and any claims that the governments proposed changes to their pensions are “generous” must stop, the Fire Brigades Union has said. Firefighters in England and Wales began eight consecutive days of strike action this week...

The Fire Brigades Union has asked to meet the fire minister in Westminster this weekend over proposed changes to firefighter pensions. Firefighters across England and Wales are due to start eight consecutive days of strike action on Monday. Brandon Lewis wrote to the union on 9 and 10 July to make...

Last week the Department for Communities and Local Government fire minister, Brandon Lewis, wrote to the FBU. The union has responded to this letter, outlining that — as always — we would like to resolve this issue through negotiation and that we would welcome further meetings with the minister and...