Industrial action

Firefighters have today issued a further eight day period of strike action as the Westminster government have not improved their pension proposals. The current proposals in England and Wales are still unworkable and mean that firefighters will still face dismissal simply because they cannot maintain...

In a circular to members Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has paid tribute to all members who took part in the recent action over eight consecutive days, as well as updating members on discussions with the new Westminster fire minister Penny Mordaunt. In a letter to the union the fire minister has...

Firefighters in England and Wales will today come to the end of eight consecutive days of strike action over pensions, however other forms of industrial action will continue from this evening with no planned end date. From 7pm tonight until further notice firefighters will not work voluntary...

Firefighters in England and Wales are over half way through an eight day strike, as part of the continuing pensions dispute. Friday evening will see firefighters walkout from 11pm to 1am on Saturday totalling 25 periods of strike action since the campaign began. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary...

The FBU has received several messages of support from other trade unions and organisations as well as members of the public. Peter Hammarin, head of department at Kommunal, the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union, said that his organisation thought that the government’s proposals were “unreasonable”...

Firefighters in Buckinghamshire will no longer be ‘locked out’ for the duration of shifts this week after the Fire Brigades Union negotiated an end to the local fire service’s policy. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service had announced that firefighters taking part in this week’s industrial action...

Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service is ‘locking out’ firefighters for entire shifts during this week’s industrial action, posing serious questions about public safety, the Fire Brigades Union has said. Buckinghamshire is the only fire service in the entire country to make the...

The Fire Brigades Union has asked to meet the fire minister in Westminster this weekend over proposed changes to firefighter pensions. Firefighters across England and Wales are due to start eight consecutive days of strike action on Monday. Brandon Lewis wrote to the union on 9 and 10 July to make...

Firefighters in England and Wales will strike on eight consecutive days this month, saying that the current proposals by government are unacceptable, unworkable, unrealistic and nothing short of a “vicious“ attack on firefighters’ pensions. Strikes will take place: Monday 14 July: 6am–8am and 5pm...

Firefighters in England and Wales will join hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers taking strike action on Thursday 10 July, the Fire Brigades Union has announced. The long-running dispute over firefighters’ pensions will see a further day of strikes at the same time as a walk out by...