Election of black and ethnic minority members sectional chair
FBU delegates at TUC black workers conference
FBU black and ethnic minority members (BEMM) section delegates to the TUC black workers conference this year were BEMM reps Corneil Power, London region; Kasey LeGall, East Midlands region; and Jamie Newell, EC member Eastern region Kasey Le Gall moved the BEMM section’s resolution on work by the...
Firefighters’ union launches plan to fight decades of harassment and bullying in Fire Service
Fire Brigades Union launches own plan to tackle discrimination from conference in Blackpool Union slams years of failure by politicians and those running the Fire Service over bullying and harassment Failings go “right to the very top of fire service management”, says FBU In a dramatic intervention...
On the right side
Discrimination, harassment and abuse are a threat to health and safety, just like contaminants and unsafe working practices, says FBU vice-president and AGS elect Ben Selby Being a trade unionist is about knowing whose side you are on. When pay and jobs are cut by the government, we fight for better...
Discrimination and harassment problems go “right to the top” says Fire Brigades Union
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services has today produced a report into ‘Values and Culture in Fire and Rescue Services’. The report n otes widespread discrimination, harassment and bullying across Fire and Rescue Services in the UK. Responding to the report, FBU...
Still much to be done
Retired firefighter Lud Ramsey championed equality and called out racist abuse throughout his career. Now as a Labour councillor and member of the Derbyshire fire authority his lifelong passion for justice remains undimmed. Helen Hague spoke to him Lud Ramsey knows all too well what it feels like to...
