Trade unions

This year, Durham Miners' Gala will mark the 40th anniversary of the miners' strike with thousands gathering on Saturday. Speaking ahead of the Gala, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “As we gather in our thousands for the Durham Big Meeting, the UK is at a turning point. After more than...

The Fire Brigades Union has welcomed a commitment from the Labour Party to transform the fire and rescue service by giving firefighters and their union a voice in how it is run. Speaking today in front of firefighters in Dewsbury and Batley, a key battleground constituency, Shadow Home Secretary...

The Labour Party is due to meet today for its 'Clause V' meeting, which sets the party's manifesto ahead of the general election. Affiliated trade unions, including the Fire Brigades Union, will be in attendance. Speaking ahead of the meeting, Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union...

In an intervention following the calling of the general election, the Fire Brigades Union has called for the scrapping of the anti-union laws. From the union’s Annual Conference in Blackpool, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack set out the damage caused by 14 years of Tory rule to living standards and...

Rishi Sunak has just announced a general election for 4 July 2024. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “The Tories have spent 14 years attacking the rights of working-class people and smashing public services to pieces. “They are a government of millionaires, acting in the...

In a letter to Keir Starmer, Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, has raised concerns about Natalie Elphicke’s admission to the Parliamentary Labour Party. Elphicke has spoken in favour of new anti-unions laws, branded “one of the most vicious attacks on workers rights in living...

The Fire Brigades Union has launched fresh calls for fire and rescue service employers to refuse the government’s minimum service levels, which amounts to an attempt to ban firefighters and control staff from taking strike action. The FBU is calling on firefighters and members of the public to...