No progress without movement on pay 01 Jun, 2017 Blog Delegates from all parts of the union met in Blackpool in May to debate the issues facing us in the coming period. The two...
Austerity: 1920s style 24 May, 2017 Blog Attacks on workers’ pay after the First World War saw the Firemen’s Trade Union (FTU) going to court to stop a 20% cut, says...
Austerity: 1920s style 24 May, 2017 Blog Attacks on workers’ pay after the First World War saw the Firemen’s Trade Union (FTU) going to court to stop a 20% cut, says...
First man to row the black sea - on borrowed time 17 May, 2017 Blog For a man who can’t remember his watch, Berkshire firefighter Scott Butler recalls a lot of special ‘moments’ – he spoke to...
Time to end the pay freeze 26 Apr, 2017 Blog Firefighters face many more years of real-terms pay cuts if the Westminster government gets its way, says Paul Hampton...
WANTED: Agreement on our pay, safety and health 20 Apr, 2017 Blog Firefighters are ‘best in class’ when it comes to EMR – and their rewards, conditions and training must be too, reports Lynne...
Pay, safety and standards 10 Apr, 2017 Blog The union’s conference was recalled in Blackpool on 21 March to discuss the state of discussions with our employers at the...
Albert Embankment, London 30 Mar, 2017 Blog Seven firefighters lost their lives following this historic fire at Albert Embankment. To this day the tragedy remains the...
Firefighters under occupation 16 Mar, 2017 Blog Lack of even the most basic firefighting equipment prompted the FBU to contact Palestinian firefighters several years ago...
And so it began... 06 Mar, 2017 Blog The FBU was born at a time of social upheaval, when London police officers were on strike during a world war, writes Helen...
