International

FBU members and officials organised monthly humanitarian trips this winter from the North West of England to the refugee camp at Calais in France. Firefighters from across Cumbria, Lancashire and Manchester got organised into delegations; putting a resolution to support Care4Calais, passed at FBU...

Two firefighters from Wales, Rebecca Openshaw‑Rowe and Georgina Gilbert, pulled well over their own body weight on an untried 750-mile plus route to the South Pole. They spoke to Steve Morgan “52 days, 10 hours and 30 minutes – in the freezer”. It doesn’t get any further removed from the...

The law dictates that trade unions cannot spend money on political objectives unless this has been approved by a ballot of members The FBU’s political fund is used for political campaigning and to lobby politicians on behalf of our members at Westminster and in the devolved governments, no matter...

Government plans to house asylum seekers on board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge have come under fire from multiple sources, including the FBU. Serious concerns have been raised about conditions aboard the vessel, which was initially designed to house 222 people but is now expected to take...

Labour peer Alf Dubs says the government’s policies on immigration are fuelling human trafficking The government’s “Illegal Migration” Bill Parliament, contravenes the UK’s international obligations, is unworkable and expensive, and will fuel the trade in human trafficking. The United Nations High...

Paul O’Connor of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) explains why it is fighting the government in court Since 2021 PCS has been engaged in litigation against the Home Office on behalf of our members who deliver the UK’s asylum and immigration system and of vulnerable refugees whom the...