Fitness

Joe Williams speaks to FBU national officer Sean Starbuck about the implications of a new academic report which shows government plans to lower the fitness standard of firefighters will put lives at risk. You can watch other FBU videos on the dedicated Youtube page here.

The Fire Brigades Union has this week welcomed an offer from the government in N Ireland that would allow firefighters to retire at 55 without financial penalty. Firefighters in England and Wales will take part in their 14th strike between 10am and 5pm tomorrow (Saturday 21 June) over attempts from...

The Fire Brigades Union has called on the government to immediately drop proposed unworkable changes to firefighters’ pension schemes after an academic report on firefighter fitness backed up the concerns firefighters have been raising for three years. The majority of brigades measure firefighter...

Firefighters will vote during the summer on strike action over an ‘unworkable’ pension scheme proposal that they say could lead to thousands facing the sack as they get older. The Fire Brigades Union decision to hold a strike vote after almost two years of negotiations was prompted when Westminster...

The FBU’s pension campaign is reaching a critical stage. The union is asking members to: Speak to brigade officials and branch reps about the latest position Watch the hands off our pensions DVD – discuss it with workmates Read the latest pension circulars Attend any FBU meetings called Read the new...

The FBU is asking members to write their MP about the Westminster government’s plans for firefighters’ pensions. The government is pressing on with its Public Sector Pensions Bill, which imposes a normal pension age (NPA) of 60 on firefighters. Yet its own report published earlier this year shows...

The FBU's pensions campaign has included the operational requirements of firefighting. A large number of fire authorities currently utilise aerobic capacity as one measure of firefighter fitness. Dr Richard Graveling from the Institute of Occupational Medicine produced this report, Fitness for work...