This issue delves into the HMICFRS report and the reasons behind its political attack on firefighters and the FBU. The features detail the planning and people behind the attack and explains why firefighters must stand together to protect their terms and conditions through collective bargaining...
Fire and rescue services face another year of cuts, despite the incredible work done by firefighters throughout the pandemic. On 4 February the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed its final local government finance settlement for 2021-22. Central funding was increased by...
On 22 January the fire inspectorate in England launched an unwarranted attack on firefighters, criticising our efforts to support communities and the NHS through the pandemic, as well as carry out regular duties, while following safety advice. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and...
This issue features the union’s #FundTheFrontline campaign which launched on 4 November, asking the government to invest urgently in our fire and rescue service and the independent research into how firefighters are affected by contaminants, a ground-breaking project, jointly funded by UCLan and the...
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is exposing a disturbing disregard for fire safety in the construction industry that the Fire Brigades Union believes politicians need to act on. Phase 2 of the Inquiry began in January this year, but was mired with disruptions. Firstly, it was suspended for some weeks...
A report from the Marina Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) into a collision during a training and familiarisation exercise on the River Cleddau, near Milford Haven on 17 September 2019 with loss of 1 life, is now published.
Fairness and equality - and the right of every worker to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace - are at the very heart of what the trade union movement stands for. They are central to the work of the Fire Brigades Union. That is why our Fairness at Work policy is so important to us.
This issue’s features are on the union’s fighting for fairer funding of the fire and rescue service, and campaigns in East Sussex, Surrey and London against cuts. In news: firefighters continued covid work; and support from the union and MPs for the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign, that calls on...
The Fire Brigades Union is calling on the Chancellor to prioritise investment in the fire and rescue service in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), which will set departmental budgets for the next three years. The risks exposed by the pandemic have starkly highlighted the need for...
