FBU conference 2025 delegates holding signs saying fund our fire service

Conference round up: 2025

Every year hundreds of delegates, elected from FBU brigades across the UK, travel to the union’s annual conference to democratically decide the union’s priorities, policies, and rules.  Firefighter reports on the main decisions and debates from the conference floor in Blackpool’s Imperial hotel this...
Redhills building

Brick by brick

The reopening of Redhills Durham is a reminder of how Britain’s trade unions built their own networks of welfare, art and culture, writes Rhian E. Jones  Coalmining has played an essential part in shaping Durham. Beyond the county’s picture-postcard city, cathedral and university, the Durham...

Employers’ pay offer 2025: ballot information

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Dear Brother/Sister, Employers’ pay offer 2025: ballot information The fire service employers’ have written to us with an offer on pay for 2025. The employers’ offer letter and commentary can be found...

Firefighters Memorial Day – Sunday 4th May 2025

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Dear Brother/Sister Firefighters Memorial Day – Sunday 4th May 2025 Firefighters Memorial Day is on Sunday 4th May. It is an international day of remembrance for all firefighters and fire and rescue...
Birmingham bin workers picket line

Firefighters back Birmingham bin workers and will not clear waste, says FBU

By Alice Dann
The Fire Brigades Union has offered its support to striking bin workers in Birmingham. Councillor Roger Harmer, the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Birmingham, last week argued that the army or fire service should be brought in to clear obstructions and waste. The FBU said it would advise members...

Covid-19 public inquiry – Every Story Matters

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Dear Brother/Sister, Covid-19 public inquiry – Every Story Matters The Covid-19 public inquiry is reaching a critical stage gathering evidence of how the pandemic affected key workers, such as...

ELECTION OF NATIONAL OFFICER (VACANT)

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Dear Brother/Sister, ELECTION OF NATIONAL OFFICER (VACANT) I wish to advise you, in accordance with the Rules of the Union, that the Executive Council has decided to conduct an election for the vacant...
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