Dear Brother/Sister, On 1 August 2013 Head Office issued a circular (HOC0424MW) which highlighted that, after a long delay and extreme pressure from the FBU, the consultation paper for the RDS...
Dear Brother/Sister, Recent FBU circulars in July 2013 (2013HOC0402SS and 2013HOC0407SS) highlighted the background and result of the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) appeal re the decision of...
Dear Brother / Sister We have been informed of a number of initiatives by Fire and Rescue Services, whereby the FRS is seeking information from members regarding their intentions in the event of...
Dear Brother/Sister You will be aware that various exchanges of correspondence have taken place since the start of our ballot for industrial action. Brandon Lewis, the CLG Fire Minister has written a...
Dear Brother/Sister In the High Court this week we saw the outcome of the long-running legal process relating to the deaths of two employees of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service at an explosion at...
Dear Brother/Sister Retained Firefighters' Pension Settlement: A victory for the Fire Brigades Union and for retained members The 'modified' scheme is another scheme we must now defend After a long...
Dear Brother/Sister Following the sad death of Bro. Stephen Hunt from Greater Manchester on 13 July, I am now able to forward details of the Memorial Fund account which has been set up for anyone who...
Dear Brother/Sister, Further to Head Office circular 2013HOC0369SS, I write to inform you that at the recent Executive Council meeting a decision was taken to cancel National School 2013 due to the...
Dear Brother/Sister, A previous FBU circular (2013HOC0402SS 22 July 2013) outlined that the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) had been given permission to appeal the decision of the High Court...
Dear Brother/Sister, Previous FBU updates on this topic have outlined that the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) had been given permission to appeal the decision of the High Court last year in...