Firefighter magazine, February March 2023

Feb March 2023 FF front cover
This issue pays its respects to Bro. Barry Martin who tragically died from injuries sustained at a major fire at former department store Jenners in Edinburgh. It covers the increased pay offer, an update on DECON, how the Grenfell Tower Inquiry concluded, the anti-strike Bill and FBU members rescue...

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FFs pensions lobby and briefing of MPs Dec 2014 credit Hazel Dunlop

9,000 firefighters to receive compensation in pensions win

As a result of legal action brought by the FBU, nearly 9,000 firefighters are set to receive government compensation of at least £3,750 for the stress and worry they suffered as a result of the 2015 pension changes. Claimants with “additional reasons for being aggrieved” are set to receive £7,250 in...

Firefighter magazine, Dec 2022/January 2023

FF front cover Dec 2022 Jan 2023
This issue remembers the last national pay strike in 2002/03, talking to FBU members serving and retired, who were part of that campaign and FBU general secretary Matt Wrack outlines the background to this pay campaign. There’s also a feature about the link between trade unions and Wortley Hall, the...

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Pension age discrimination remedy – Guide to eligibility

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Dear Brother, Sister Pension Age discrimination remedy – Guide to eligibility Following the Fire Brigades Unions legal challenge in December 2018, the Court of Appeal ruled in the Sargeant cases that...
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