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At this years annual Labour party conference Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, spoke at the Sussex branch of the Labour Representation Committee's (LRC) fringe event Standing Together Against Austerity. In his speech Matt Wrack welcomes the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader but points out...

Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today told a fringe meeting of the Trades Union Congress that he believed the government has launched a ‘class war’ against ordinary working people – the phrase is usually used by establishment figures to undermine the actions of left...

What: Protest of the Trade Union Bill Where: Parliament Square, Westminster When: 6pm, Monday 14 September 2015 The Tories’ Trade Union Bill has its second reading in Parliament this coming Monday and the labour movement will be out in force to demonstrate against the draconian anti-union...

Government plans announced today to run public services like businesses, with Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in charge of fire and rescue services, are being heavily criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The union fears the undemocratic move will result in chaos for emergency services...

Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has called the Trade Union Bill an attack on ordinary working people in a new video released by the union. The bill, due its second reading in parliament on Monday 14 September, will severely restrict the ability of trade unions to represent and campaign for their...