Employers’ pay offer 2025: ballot information
FBU recommends pay deal to members as union leader warns Labour it must reverse austerity
The executive council of the Fire Brigades Union is recommending that members accept a pay offer of 3.2%, with additional commitments to discuss pay progression and other additional payments. However, Steve Wright, the union’s general secretary, has warned that “inflation-level pay rises will not be...
Spring Statement must not repeat Osborne’s attacks on pay, says union leader
The general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Steve Wright, has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to repeat the mistakes of George Osborne and other Tory chancellors. As the Chancellor prepares to deliver her spring statement, Wright called on the government to introduce a wealth tax to fund...
Meet the general secretary
Steve Wright, the union’s newly elected general secretary, sat down with Francis Beckett to discuss his fire service background, politics, and what’s next Last year Steve Wright’s son became a third generation operational firefighter. “For all my early life we lived in the shadow of a fire station...
FBU demands ‘significant’ above-inflation pay rise
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack wrote to fire service employers on 6 December to ask for immediate talks on pay for firefighters and fire control staff. The next pay round is due to take effect on 1 July 2025, and the union is keen that a deal is reached in time for any increase to be paid...
Making history
A few days before Firefighter went to print, I attended a historic meeting. For the first time in more than 20 years, the FBU has been invited to advise ministers directly on fire service policy. For years, we have warned of a postcode lottery on fire cover, caused by fragmentation and underfunding...
FBU demands “significant above-inflation” pay rise ahead of talks
The Fire Brigades Union has written to fire service employers to start the process of negotiating a pay rise for the UK’s firefighters and fire control staff. After more than a decade of real terms pay cuts under the Tories, the union is looking to the Labour government to make funding available for...
