A step forward: the Employment Rights Bill has passed 22 Dec, 2025 Blog FBU general secretary Steve Wright gives an update on the passing of landmark workers' rights legislation. On 16 December...
MPs and trade unionists call for Israel to release fire engine donated to Palestine 13 Mar, 2025 Blog Twenty MPs are among 450 signatories of an open letter calling for Israeli authorities to release a fire engine donated to...
FBU supports Italian GKN workers’ struggle for jobs and climate justice 01 Nov, 2024 Blog In October, members of a dozen UK trade unions, including the FBU, took part in a thirty-strong UK solidarity delegation to...
Merseyside members will not be silenced. Vote Yes. 25 Jul, 2023 Blog The ballot for industrial action for Merseyside members is now live. After six months of action short of strike in response...
Firefighters 100 Lottery Honours WW2 Fire Hero 23 Jul, 2023 Blog The grave of a World War 2 Fire hero has been transformed thanks to funds made available by the Firefighters 100 Lottery. The...
Health and Safety is won through struggle 28 Apr, 2023 Blog On International Workers' Memorial day, FBU National Officer Riccardo La Torre reflects on how health and safety has been won...
A vital part of union membership 07 Mar, 2023 Blog In WW2, firefighters were hailed as 'heroes with grimy faces' as they battled the massive fires of the Blitz. But, when they...
Schoolchildren commemorate fallen fighters on the 60th anniversary of a steelworks fire in Scotland 09 Jan, 2023 Blog How does a dramatic re-enactment of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI), making clay plaques to celebrate children’s heroes, and a...
Grenfell Inquiry: government ministers give shameful evidence 14 Apr, 2022 Blog By Mark Rowe, Fire Brigades Union national officer Over the last couple of weeks we have watched government ministers give...
From firemen to firefighters – women in our union have always challenged stereotypes 08 Mar, 2022 Blog On International Women’s Day (8th March) we sisters should take the time to celebrate and learn about our history, in our...
