Government must u-turn on "shameful" welfare cuts, says union leader 18 Mar, 2025 News Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has called on Labour MPs to vote against the government's assault on...
Firefighters urge Gloucestershire councillors to oppose "disastrous" policy at scrutiny meeting 06 Mar, 2025 News Firefighters will address a meeting of the county council’s fire scrutiny panel this Friday 7 March, calling on...
Reeves must not become Labour’s ‘austerity Chancellor’, union leader warns 05 Mar, 2025 News Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has warned Rachel Reeves not to adopt Tory welfare benefit cuts...
FBU Scotland demands 52 weeks of maternity pay for firefighters on International Women’s Day 01 Mar, 2025 News The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has launched a campaign demanding 52 weeks of full pay for firefighters on maternity leave...
Fire Brigades Union responds to government’s Grenfell Inquiry action plan 26 Feb, 2025 News Ministers have today published the government's official response to the final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry...
Fire service funding in Scottish budget “won’t touch the sides”, says firefighters’ union 26 Feb, 2025 News The Scottish Parliament has voted to approve its 2025 budget, including allocated funding for the Scottish Fire and...
Call for firefighters to participate in ground-breaking national mental health research 20 Feb, 2025 News A ground-breaking new research project into firefighter mental health has launched today, aiming to survey firefighters...
Suffolk fire service failing to pay firefighters properly in eight-year ordeal 18 Feb, 2025 News Firefighters in Suffolk are being paid incorrectly due to errors that the fire service have failed to remedy over an...
FBU welcomes transfer of fire from Home Office to MHCLG 13 Feb, 2025 News Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, today made a written statement confirming that responsibility for fire will move from...
Certification Officer report into FBU’s finances finds no breach of rules 13 Feb, 2025 News The Certification Officer – the body responsible for ensuring trade unions comply with their statutory obligations– has...
