This joint union bulletin outlines the Heads of Agreement for the LGPS for England and Wales. Although the majority of other unions were supportive of the Heads of Agreement, the FBU took a different view for the following reasons. The FBU believe that:
- Any proposal to introduce an increased normal pension age in 2014 does not take account of the operational elements of the role of a fire control operator;
- Entering further negotiations on the basis of the Heads of Agreement clearly means accepting an increased normal pension age;
- The protection for low paid workers proposed in the ‘Heads of Agreement’ does not apply to any fire control member.
In essence the union felt that supporting this Heads of Agreement was:
- Not in the best interests of fire control operators;
- Did not take account of the specific nature of their role.
