Election of black and ethnic minority members national secretary
An atmosphere of hope and optimism for our future
Fresh from a weekend supporting Jeremy Corbyn, Cambridgeshire brigade secretary Cameron Matthews reports from the campaign trail. Last Friday, I was lucky enough to join two other FBU officials from the East Anglia region as we travelled across the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour...
FBU endorse Tony Lloyd for Manchester mayoral job
The Fire Brigades Union have endorsed Tony Lloyd to be the next Mayor of Greater Manchester citing his firm commitment to trade union values. Lloyd, who currently serves as the region's Police and Crime Commissioner, is in a tightly run race with former government ministers Andy Burnham and Ivan...
Owen Smith as a champion of workers rights a 'welcome conversion'
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has hit back at Labour leader contender Owen Smith’s latest attack on Jeremy Corbyn, deeming his attempt to win the title champion of workers’ rights as ‘a welcome conversion’. At his first rally as hopeful Labour Party leader, Smith declared Corbyn not ‘bold enough’ to...
#BackCorbyn in the Labour leadership contest
Firefighters are being urged to vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming leadership election of the Labour party as the Fire Brigades Union believe he is by far the best candidate for firefighters, for the fire and rescue service and for working people in general. FBU members who pay into both the...
Firefighters back Steve Howley for North Yorks PCC
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has urged voters in North Yorkshire to support local firefighter Steve Howley in his bid to become police and crime commissioner (PCC) for the area. Ian Murray, the FBU executive council member for Yorkshire and Humberside and the union’s vice president, said: “It is...
Video | Firefighters’ union welcomes Corbyn election
Commenting on the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour party , Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said: “Jeremy Corbyn has been a long standing friend and ally of firefighters and we were proud to support his campaign from the start and without hesitation....
