News Report exposes 'culture of fear' and sexism in two Welsh services Independent reports into North Wales and Mid and West Wales fire and rescue services have revealed the extent of...
News Reports find racism and misogyny in fire services Gloucestershire fire and rescue service has published findings of an independent review into allegations of racism and...
Sounding off Right to food campaign Ian Byrne, Labour MP for Liverpool, West Derby, says the right to food must be made real and enforceable It was...
Meet the rep Rob Martin - Southern region’s acting fairness at work rep 1. What made you want to become a rep? Becoming a Dad changed a lot for me. Amongst the obvious joys and challenges...
Features Rogue's gallery Your cut-out-and-keep guide to Tory fire ministers Throughout the 14 years that the Conservative Party occupied 10...
Sounding off Rwanda policy Hannah Marwood, legal access manager for the Care4Calais refugee crisis charity, urges support for the campaign against...
Sounding off Safe passage for refugees Paul O’Connor of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) explains why it is fighting the government in court...
Features Saving today's lives. Honouring yesterday's dead The Firefighters 100 Lottery makes possible the FBU’s red plaques commemorating firefighters who have died in the line...
Features Scorched This summer saw more climate records broken. Riccardo la Torre says heatwaves, wildfires and other extreme weather have...
Gen Sec comment Service needs serious investment While some parts of the UK experienced the wettest July on record, much of continental Europe experienced weeks of...
News Services in turmoil as culture reviews ordered All fire services in Wales are under review following reports of widespread discrimination and harassment, and serious...
News Severe flooding puts service under pressure Storm Claudia resulted in severe flooding in parts of Wales and England on November 14, placing immense pressure on the...
News Shift changes: ‘Council must start listening' Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is forging ahead with changing wholetime firefighters shifts from 8am to 7pm...
What’s new Shift Patterns There is no UK-wide standard when it comes to firefighters’ working hours, meaning that each fire and rescue service...
Features Shut it down! Birmingham bin workers’ fight against pay cuts has seen them take on the city council – and the government – in one of...
News Sir Ken Knight's evidence to the Grenfell inquiry Sir Ken Knight was commissioner of London Fire Brigade from 2001 to 2007. He then became Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser...
News Slow pension claims processing leaves firefighters out of pocket The Fire Brigades Union has called on the government to intervene after it emerged that slow processing of pensions...
Sounding off Solidarity with nurses Pat Cullen, general secretary and chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing, urges solidarity and support between...
News Staffordshire firefighters challenge 'crews of three' Firefighters in Staffordshire have launched a public petition in the fight back against a dangerous policy allowing...
Equalities Standing in solidarity with the hurricane hit Caribbean After Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean in October, the FBU Black and Ethnic Minority Members (B&EMM) Committee...
News Static response times highlight need for national standards Fire and rescue response times in England for the year ending March 2024 reinforce the need for national standards, the...
Equalities Still much to be done Retired firefighter Lud Ramsey championed equality and called out racist abuse throughout his career. Now as a Labour...
News Street protest backs FBU’s clear alternative to dangerous cuts Firefighters and supporters from across North Wales took to the streets of Wrexham to defend the region’s fire service...
Gen Sec comment Strike action is always a last resort, but we are left with no other option Strike action is always a last resort, but we are left with no other option. STRIKE BALLOT By the time you are reading...
