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Labour 'government in waiting' must reverse 13 years of austerity to flood defences, says union

28 Oct, 2023 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union has said that Keir Starmer must restore fire and rescue service funding to 2010 levels, as floods strike across the UK. In a challenge to Starmer, the Labour-affiliated union is demanding the reversal of all austerity imposed during the last 13 years of Tory rule “in the...

Inverclyde ffs rally over cuts July 2023

Time to unite and end the constant cuts

FBU members in Scotland are organising to save their service from some of the worst cuts seen in modern times and are calling for UK-wide support for their campaign, says Colin Brown, EC member for Scotland Following the announcement of a five-year “flat cash” budget last year, the Scottish Fire and...

Devolved administrations could lead campaign to block anti-strike laws, says FBU

28 Apr, 2023 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union has today set out how devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales could play a crucial role in blocking the implementation of the government’s Minimum Service Levels Bill. Writing to the Humza Yousaf and Mark Drakeford today, Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt...

Firefighters lobby Cornwall Council Cabinet

Fire Brigades Union wins campaign to save Cornwall Fire Control centre

22 Mar, 2023 By Alice Dann

Today, March 22nd, Cornwall Council Cabinet has voted to U-turn on plans to close Cornwall FRS’ Critical Fire Control Centre following a sustained campaign led by firefighters. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service had announced plans to scrap its entire control operation on money-saving grounds last...

Five workers, including a firefighter, stand in front of a mobile billboard. The mobile billboard reads: protect the right to strike. The image is from the TUC day of action on February 1st 2023

Firefighters call on House of Lords to oppose ‘authoritarian’ anti strike legislation

21 Feb, 2023 By Alice Dann

The House of Lords is scheduled to debate the Minimum Service Levels Bill at its second reading this afternoon. Trade unions from across the UK and Europe have condemned the bill as an attack on workers’ right to strike. Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack said: When firefighters and...

Pay rally and lobby of Parliament

16 Nov, 2022

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Dear Brother/Sister Pay Rally and Lobby of Parliament As you will now be aware, the consultative ballot of FBU members returned a decisive rejection of the employers’ 5% pay proposal. A timetable for...

Building Safety Bill update

22 Sep, 2021

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Dear Brother / Sister Building Safety Bill update On 14 September, the general secretary was called on behalf of the FBU to give evidence to parliament regarding the Building Safety Bill. The Bill...

UK not ready for two national emergencies at once, firefighters warn

02 Nov, 2020 By infobo

Fire and rescue services won’t be ready for major threats to the UK without more firefighters, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned, as new figures show brigades have faced the Covid-19 pandemic with 11,237 fewer firefighters than in 2010. We can’t fight incidents like mass-flooding and Covid-19...

Fire and Rescue Service Matters - Invest in our essential fire and rescue service

17 Oct, 2020

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...

Fire and Rescue Service Matters

Make building safety top priority in new schools programme, FBU warns prime minister

30 Jun, 2020 By infobo

FBU demands fitting of fire sprinkler systems in new and existing schools; Hundreds of fires still occurring each year in schools in England; Firefighters have called on Boris Johnson to tackle the ‘very real’ fire risk in schools and ensure that both new and existing schools in England are fitted...

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