Industrial action

Firefighters campaigning against government attacks on their pensions will strike in England and Wales on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, the Fire Brigades Union has announced. Strikes will take place between: – 7pm and midnight on Tuesday 24 December – 6.30pm on Tuesday 31 December and 12...

A new video update on firefighters’ campaign to protect their pensions and public safety is now available. In the clip, general secretary Matt Wrack talks through the recent roundtable discussion on fitness and capability held by government, the government’s proposals for contribution increases and...

Firefighters in England and Wales will strike for the fifth and sixth times this weekend, between 6pm and 10pm on both Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, said: “It’s now been almost two months since the government has been willing to meet for...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced that its members in England and Wales will take strike action again next weekend, Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December, both from 18:00 to 22:00. These will be the fifth and sixth strikes since the end of September. “This further action is entirely the...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today announced the result of a further industrial action ballot in its dispute over governments’ pension proposals. This latest ballot gives the union authority to take other industrial action in addition to strikes and will mean that firefighters will now consider the...