Organising during the COVID-19 crisis 31 Mar, 2020 Blog With firefighters on the frontline continuing to keep the public safe during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s vital that FBU members...
The tragedy of the hidden homeless – living in death-trap hostels in Thatcher’s Britain 18 Mar, 2020 Blog In 1980, a fire at a London hostel laid bare the brutality of Margaret Thatcher's Britain and the government's failed housing...
Climate change in action 29 Feb, 2020 Blog Raymond Markey of Macquarie University, on the bushfires devastating large parts of Australia - their impact on firefighters...
Sexual orientation discrimination: your legal protections 13 Feb, 2020 Blog Despite the great strides that have been taken over several decades, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
The union's LGBT+ school 04 Feb, 2020 Blog For me, the highlight of the FBU LGBT+ school is always the guest speakers that attend. Relevant, informative and often...
Ready for the fight ahead 23 Jan, 2020 Blog Firstly, I want to thank members for trusting me to continue as general secretary of our great union. It is a huge privilege...
Saving firefighters' lives 13 Jan, 2020 Blog We can make firefighting safer with our ground-breaking contaminants research, but we need all firefighters to take part...
New Year message from FBU general secretary 01 Jan, 2020 Blog Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, sends the following message to all members: "2019 has been a challenging year, but the FBU...
The Firefighters’ Story: now on YouTube 11 Dec, 2019 Blog The Fire Brigades Union has, for the first time, made the acclaimed documentary film, ‘The Firefighters’ Story: 100 years of...
Calais solidarity: a community full of pride 04 Dec, 2019 Blog FBU East Midlands regional secretary Adam Taylor on a solidarity visit to refugees in northern France When we arrived in...
