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Call for members’ pandemic stories

The FBU is asking members to contribute their own personal stories of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid public inquiry is reaching a critical stage, and is gathering evidence of how the pandemic affected key workers. The FBU has provided evidence to the inquiry in its own right and through the TUC...

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...
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Chancellor must not betray ‘covid heroes’ with austerity, says union leader

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As the Chancellor prepares to deliver her Spring Statement, a trade union leader has urged her not to betray public sector workers by inflicting cuts to pay and services. During the pandemic, firefighters delivered medicine, drove ambulances and moved the bodies of the dead. Millions of workers...
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Covid preparedness

The first report by the UK Covid-19 inquiry, published in July, confirmed the impact of austerity on pandemic preparedness. The inquiry is examining the state of the UK’s structures and procedures to plan for and respond to a pandemic. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett concluded that: “The UK entered...

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 report

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Dear Brother/Sister, UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 report On 18 July, the public inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic published its Module 1 report, confirming that the Westminster government failed to...
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Fire Brigades Union responds to Covid inquiry report with call for funding

By Alice Dann
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has published its Module 1 report, confirming the impact of austerity on pandemic preparedness. Responding to the report, Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: We must never see a repeat of the Tories’ chaotic and negligent response to the Covid-19 pandemic...

Firefighter magazine December 2023 January 2024

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The last issue of 2023 covers amongst other news, updates on regional campaigns; the Minimum Service Levels Act; the Covid Inquiry; and forever chemicals in PPE. The features include the next steps in the Firefighters’ Manifesto campaign; the latest on BA policy; the union’s pushback against plans...

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Chaotic, callous and negligent

The inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a series of failings that led to the UK being inadequately prepared to deal with the scale of the crisis While key workers including firefighters continued to keep their communities safe, the inquiry has heard that those...

Wrack refutes Covid slur

Giving evidence to the Westminster Parliament’s home affairs select committee, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack refuted claims that the union had obstructed the response to Covid. In fact, he said, FBU members had made a significant contribution to it. “The one thing that possibly brings home in the...
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