Essex Strike Action: Solidarity and Determination
Essex fire crews - strike solid, retained crews set up picket lines, public support tremendous, ACAS confirms chief's block on talks is lifted
Essex fire crews have solidly supported an 8-hour strike today in opposition to frontline cuts and other changes forced through by service managers. Public support at pickets and other protests has been tremendous, with many donating money to the hardship fund. Retained crews were at their stations...
Essex crews to commence strike, union accepts fresh offer from ACAS of further exploratory talks
Essex fire crews starting an 8-hour strike in protest at cuts and imposed changes have accused their managers of being unwilling and unable to broker a deal. The union has accepted a fresh invitation from ACAS, made this afternoon, to start exploratory talks. No further details of that meeting are...
Essex fire crews set to commence strike accuse managers of being hell-bent on confrontation by forcing through dangerous cuts
Essex fire crews are set to start an 8-hour strike have accused their managers of being hellbent on confrontation and forcing through dangerous cuts in the frontline 999 service.. A short 8-hour strike starts tomorrow at 10.00 and ends at 18.00 to limit the impact on the public. Essex fire crews are...
Essex fire strike - operational note for 28 June
The Fire Brigades Union national and local officials will be in attendance near Brentwood fire station from 09.30 until 11.00. (Brentwood fire station, North Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4UZ). They are available for interview, including the union’s General Secretary Matt Wrack. They will be returning...
Essex fire talks - ACAS maintains open dialogue
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) met with Essex fire service managers this morning and then separately with the Fire Brigades Union in the afternoon. No agreed way forward has been identified and both sides are reflecting on the content of the meetings ACAS is maintaining an...
Essex fire crews dispute - meetings with ACAS
A team from the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) is in Essex on Monday 25 June. The team will first meet with senior fire service managers. This team will then move on to a separate location to meet with representatives of the Fire Brigades Union and any developments will be...
Essex fire crews set five strikes in dispute over frontline cuts
Essex fire crews have set five periods of strike action in a dispute over frontline cuts and changes imposed without agreement. The fire authority has refused joint talks proposed by the FBU while the chief officer says he can’t reach a deal in key areas without fire authority approval. The Fire...
Essex fire crews hold off setting strike dates and offer ‘Martini' talks to councillors to break deadlock in dispute – any time, any place, anywhere
Essex fire crews have held off from immediately setting strike dates and asked senior councillors to attend ‘talks about talks’ in a bid to break the deadlock in their dispute. The chair and vice-chair of the fire authority have been given an open invitation to meet with union representatives and...
