Pay Reform and Progression Structure – Progress Update for Members
Pay: Our Plan
FBU general secretary Steve Wright sets the union’s plan to negotiate on pay in the coming year Pay is the FBU’s number one industrial priority. For 15 years now, firefighters have watched the value of their pay fall. Almost every profession in the public sector has suffered a drop. There are a...
“Introduce a wealth tax, don’t raid firefighter pensions”: FBU hits back at Whitehall proposals
The Fire Brigades Union has slammed proposals to reduce public sector pensions in what the union has described as a “false trade off driven by austerity”. According to reports from the Telegraph, Catherine Little, permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, has been heading discussions in Whitehall...
Conference round up: 2025
Every year hundreds of delegates, elected from FBU brigades across the UK, travel to the union’s annual conference to democratically decide the union’s priorities, policies, and rules. Firefighter reports on the main decisions and debates from the conference floor in Blackpool’s Imperial hotel this...
Pay offer accepted in consultative ballot
The results of the consultative ballot on pay were announced on May 20, with 82% voting to accept the pay offer on a turnout of 59%. As a result, the employers have agreed an increase of 3.2% with effect from 1 July 2025. Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments will also increase by 3.2%...
