Protect the right to strike at TUC 2023 c Mark Thomas

FBU calls on employers not to implement anti-strike laws

Fire employers are being urged by the FBU to guarantee that they will not implement the Westminster government’s latest anti-union laws. The Minimum Service Levels Act became law in July 2023. Regulations covering the fire and rescue service in England were passed by the House of Lords in March this...
Vote yes in political fund ballot

Fire Brigades Union holds political fund ballot

By Alice Dann
The Fire Brigades Union’s political fund ballot is now live. Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, trade unions cannot spend money on political objectives unless approved by a ballot every 10 years. Without a political fund, much of the FBU’s work would not be possible...
Matt Wrack speaking parliament

Firefighters' leader blasts Tory Budget as 'final insult' to workers

By Alice Dann
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has blasted Jeremy Hunt's Budget as the "final insult" to firefighters and hard-pressed workers after nearly 15 years of Tory austerity. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: There is nothing whatsoever for firefighters and other...
The Houses of Parliament

Fire union calls on Labour to back SNP motion on Gaza

By Alice Dann
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has today called on Labour to back the SNP motion in today’s House of Commons vote. The FBU is affiliated to the Labour Party. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: Israel’s actions in Gaza are an act of collective punishment and break international...
Cuts leave scars campaign Scotland Oct 2023

Pay and pensions, fighting cuts, safety and DECON – it is all political

Political decisions shape our working lives. Every day, politicians at national and local levels make decisions that affect us all – in the fire and rescue service and beyond Core workplace issues such as health and safety, fairness and equality, pensions, compensation for death or injury, and...

Firefighter magazine February March 2024

Front cover February March FF 2024
This issue focusses on the political fund and the reasons why it is so important to FBU members. Also in this issue: the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ strike, one of the most bitter political and industrial conflicts in British history. In news: the union launches its plan to tackle sexual...

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