Publications

Issue 2 of the FBU education newsletter ‘The Learning Ladder’.

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The FBU believes it is a huge mistake to allow Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to take over the management of fire and rescue services. The union believes such a step would ruin the service firefighters provide to the public, damage the functioning and reputation of the fire and rescue service...

On this page you can download an FBU briefing on government plans that could see Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) take over the running of fire and rescue services.

Firefighters provide an all hazard emergency response. They joined the job to defend our communities and save lives. Firefighters want to engage in new processes that support these values. You can download, via this page, a briefing the FBU have published about the future of the fire and rescue...

Since 2010 the Westminster government has cut its funding to the fire and rescue service, its main source of income, by nearly 30%. The other source of funding, local council tax, has mostly been frozen. You can download, via this page, a briefing the FBU have produced on the financial challenges...

You can download via this page a pro forma letter to lobby MPs to sign Early Day Motion (EDM) 513 – Fire Service Reductions in Services. Alternatively the text can be copied from below. Dear MP’s name, I am writing to express my grave concerns, ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, about...

You can download the pro forma letter lobbying MPs ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review via this page. Alternatively the text is pasted below. Dear MP’s name, I am writing to express my grave concerns, ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, about further cuts to the fire and rescue...

The FBU has produced a submission to the government’s consultation on the Trade Union Bill that you can download via this page.

The real reasons behind government plans to put police commissioners in charge of fire services, FBU wants answers over overtime for chiefs for working during strike, FBU launches discrimination cases against government over pensions and Trade Union Bill proposals is intended to scrap basic rights...