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The release from prison 50 years ago of five trade unionists jailed for defending jobs is a key moment in UK history with lessons for today, writes Will Stone Photo credit: Peter Arkell/ reportdigital.co.uk Fifty years ago five London dockers who had been imprisoned after ignoring a court injunction...

The FBU's vital DECON campaign to better protect firefighters against toxic contaminants and prevent cancer has brought a wave of change across the fire and rescue service. FBU national officer Riccardo la Torre looks at what has been achieved one year on from the campaign launch. Before the Fire...

Far from causing inflation, wages make up a declining proportion of the cost of the products we buy, explains economist Michael Roberts UK inflation hit a 40-year high in June, reaching 9.4% compared to a year earlier. The rate is expected to hit double digits later this summer. If you include...

We must rebuild links and strengthen solidarity inside the FBU, says Rebecca Lewington acting regional chair for Eastern region Fire service, where's the emergency?...... ….. and with that, Fire Control are in attendance. We will remain there until the last crew leaves the scene. From now on...

Steve Greaves has a simple message: It’s OK not to be OK and seeking help can change lives. Steve Morgan heard his story Keep it in the family. It’s a maxim Steve Greaves knows better than most – it helped turn his world around. A proud firefighter since 2004, he follows in well-worn footsteps: a...

William Fraser, Aberdeen’s fallen firefighter, was remembered 113 years after his death in the line of duty. Jamie Wilde reports William Fraser was a firefighter locally regarded as the “hero of Aberdeen”. Aged 28, he made the ultimate sacrifice while tackling a large fire at a warehouse in the city...

Plans to silence the voice of frontline firefighters and to weaken their ability to protect their pay and conditions should be unthinkable, says general secretary Matt Wrack In May the Westminster government announced a long-awaited fire and rescue service white paper. We had known that the paper...

Calls for charges against the greedy and the guilty for the Grenfell Tower fire are growing, reports Helen Hague On 14 June, five years ago, toxic flames tore up Grenfell Tower in the early hours, killing 72 people in London’s richest borough. Since the building burned, in dignified silent walks...

The first FBU conference since the pandemic took place in Brighton in May. It reminded us how valuable it is to discuss matters in person, says national officer Mark Rowe Resolutions and debates at this year’s FBU conference covered subjects ranging through maternity and paternity pay, shift...

Inflation is set to hit 9% and taxation is at its highest since Britain struggled to recover from the Second World War. But government aid is targeting the better off says Steve Bates A sign outside an Australian petrol station a few weeks ago said it all. Where normally prices were displayed for...