Features Driven by poverty pay With only the third ever national fire service strike in prospect, Will Stone talks to FBU members involved in previous...
Meet the rep Dwight Williams, Eastern region B&EMM rep What made you want to become a rep? I’ve always believed in fairness, and becoming a rep has given me tools to...
Legal Beagle Employers’ duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace The Worker Protection Act came into force in October 2024. Jo Seery of Thompsons Solicitors outlines what this means...
News Environmental groups back firefighters Environmental and tax justice groups have joined the Fire Brigades Union in calling for major investment in the fire...
Equalities Equality Matters campaign rolls on The next phase of the Equality Matters campaign was launched in February, with new materials and resources to equip...
Features Exposed On 3 January, a team of world leading fire scientists published research on firefighter health that made headline news...
Features Failed Riccardo la Torre outlines the latest with breathing apparatus policy, and how the Health and Safety Executive is...
News FBU advice on police protest aid requests The Fire Brigades Union has advised members not to be involved in law enforcement activities, following protests at a...
Features FBU Annual Conference 2024 The announcement of a general election while this year’s FBU annual conference was in session emphasised its crucial...
Equalities FBU at TUC LGBT+ conference The FBU sent a delegation of four to this year’s TUC LGBT+ conference in London in June. A motion from the FBU LGBT+...
Equalities FBU at TUC women’s conference International Women’s Day saw the opening of this year’s women’s TUC conference. Kerry McCrone, women’s rep for West...
News FBU calls for unity as the far right riots Firefighters have joined thousands of anti-racist protesters in taking to the streets in opposition to far-right...
News FBU calls for movement of non-compliance with anti union laws As Firefighter went to press, the Minimum Service Levels Bill was on its way to becoming law Under it, “minimum service...
News FBU calls on employers not to implement anti-strike laws Fire employers are being urged by the FBU to guarantee that they will not implement the Westminster government’s latest...
News FBU calls on HSE to ban ‘unlawful’ changes The Fire Brigades Union has formally reported two fire and rescue services to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for...
News FBU campaign defeats night closures plan A campaign to save North Wales Fire and Rescue Service from cuts resulted in a victory for firefighters and public...
News FBU consults Scottish firefighters on strike action over ‘threat to lives and homes of everybody’ FBU Scotland has taken the first step towards strike action in opposition to a devastating package of cuts imposed by...
News FBU deal 'big step forward' The FBU has taken a big step forward in winning pension justice for retained firefighters, by reaching a formal...
Equalities FBU delegates at TUC black workers conference FBU black and ethnic minority members (BEMM) section delegates to the TUC black workers conference this year were BEMM...
News FBU demands ‘significant’ above-inflation pay rise FBU general secretary Matt Wrack wrote to fire service employers on 6 December to ask for immediate talks on pay for...
News FBU hosts European firefighters’ network Firefighters from across Europe met in London for the annual European Federation of Public Services Union (EPSU)...
What’s new FBU in fresh calls for statutory England flood response duty Firefighters responded to widespread flooding across the UK caused by Storm Bert this November, performing rescues and...
News FBU keeps up fight for pensions compensation to be paid quickly The FBU has had multiple wins on pensions in the courts. This will mean substantial compensation for thousands of...
News FBU launches breathing apparatus policy awareness campaign The FBU has reported two fire and rescue services to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and identified several...
