Elections

Reacting to plans by Conservative ministers to restrict trade union rights by limiting industrial action if they win the 2015 general election, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “Trade union laws in the UK are already some of the most repressive in the world. “The introduction of an...

Firefighters have re-elected Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary, to serve a further five years defending the UK fire and rescue service. Matt Wrack said: “I would like to thank FBU members who have again put their trust in me as general secretary. It is a great privilege to...

Scottish members of the Fire Brigades Union have today elected Stephen Thomson as their new regional secretary. Thompson, who won 80% of the vote, is a firefighter from Larbert and has worked for the fire service in Scotland for 20 years. Stephen Thompson, regional secretary of the FBU in Scotland...

Barry Downey, FBU brigade secretary for Staffordshire, has been elected to represent West Midlands region firefighters on the union’s executive council. The executive council supervises the management of the FBU, and is made up of an elected official from each region. Barry will be taking over from...

Ian Murray, who represents Yorkshire and Humberside on the FBU’s executive council, has been elected unopposed to be the FBU’s next vice-president. The position, which is elected every four years, is responsible for presiding over union meetings whEen the president is absent, and may also take on...

The Fire Brigades Union’s campaign work has been given a massive mandate after over eight of ten firefighters backed the union’s political fund in a ballot. 84% of those who voted in the poll supported the fund’s continued existence. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “The vote shows that our...

This week is the last chance for FBU members to have their say in the political fund ballot, which closes on Friday. In this video, FBU officials explain why the political fund is so important to the union’s work locally and nationally. If you’re an FBU member and haven’t returned your ‘yes ‘ vote...