Blair Peach - 40 years on 23 Apr, 2019 Blog On the 23 rd April 1979, Blair Peach - a teacher, a trade unionist, a socialist and a father – was killed. Cameron Matthews...
Grenfell silent walk 31 Mar, 2019 Blog Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) join the Grenfell silent walk on the 14 th of every month to pay their respects to...
A YES/YES vote is crucial to bring back national standards 25 Mar, 2019 Blog Pay across the public sector has been capped by the Westminster government for a decade. Cuts to the fire service and jobs...
Fighting for menstrual health awareness in the fire service 05 Mar, 2019 Blog Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the...
Protesting against the politics of hate 01 Mar, 2019 Blog On 16 March thousands of trade unionists and anti-racists will take to the streets of London, Cardiff and Glasgow to protest...
Fighting heat-related illness 26 Feb, 2019 Blog Today the FBU and Union Learn are launching a vital health and safety initiative – our Heat Illness Preparation and Awareness...
Proud to be LGBT+, proud to be a Firefighter 21 Feb, 2019 Blog For LGBT+ History Month, Fire Brigades Union LGBT Secretary Pat Carberry looks back on the fight for acceptance in the fire...
The strength of FBU membership 15 Feb, 2019 Blog Unity is strength, and this key trade union principle was clearly recognised by the 11 new members from Portland fire station...
“But no tragedy is wasted – we always learn and take something away as we will with this.” 11 Feb, 2019 Blog Last November, the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record hit California. Feature writer, Amy Rowland, speaks to...
Firefighters unite against the far-right 14 Dec, 2018 Blog Firefighters are proud to stand with anti-racist organisations and oppose the toxic rhetoric of far-right leaders, writes Ben...
