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A step forward: the Employment Rights Bill has passed
FBU general secretary Steve Wright gives an update on the passing of landmark workers' rights legislation. On 16 December, the Employment Rights Bill finally passed through the Westminster parliament. The Bill is the biggest advancement in workers’ rights in decades. For months, unelected Tory peers...
Starmer must defy Lords and deliver Employment Rights Bill before Christmas, says union leader
The House of Lords once again voted to block parts of the Employment Rights Bill last night. Steve Wright, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “For 14 years, the Tories hammered the living standards of working people. They are now using the unelected Lords to continue that policy. “This is...
Firefighters urge fire authority to defer £1.6 million frontline cuts amid crisis
The Fire Brigades Union and concerned members of the public are calling on Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authority to defer £1.6 million of proposed frontline cuts to the fire service at its meeting this Friday. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has already lost one...
Fire and rescue services in England still face government funding cuts
Fire and rescue services in England face a real term cut to central government funding, with a below inflation increase of 1.4% this year. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes the amount of funding local authorities receive annually, which includes funds for fire and...
FBU welcomes transfer of fire from Home Office to MHCLG
Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, today made a written statement confirming that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It reads: “On 4 September 2024 I announced that the Government would respond in full to the Grenfell...
