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UKISAR Turkey and Syria earthquake rescue

Alive from the rubble

In the early hours of 6 February, massive 7.8 magnitude earthquakes hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border, bringing devastation to both countries. Buildings and huge swathes of cities were turned to rubble. Thousands of people were crushed to death, trapped in collapsed buildings, or instantly...

The FBU Firefighter 100 Lottery has made a £10,000 donation to the DEC's Turkey/Syria Earthquake appeal

FBU makes £10,000 donation to Syria and Turkey earthquake appeal

23 Mar, 2023 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Firefighters100 fund, set up and run by the Fire Brigades Union, has made a £10,000 donation to the Syria and Turkey earthquake fund to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the disaster. Dozens of UK firefighters – many of them FBU members – have travelled to the affected area in...

UK firefighters help earthquake rescue ops in Turkey and Syria

Firefighters from across the UK, many of them FBU members, were deployed to assist rescue operations as part of UK International Search and Rescue (UKISAR) after a devastating earthquake struck southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria on 6 February. Tracy Doyle, FBU LGBT+...

Guard of honour for Barry Martins funeral cortege credit Craig Maclean

Advances we have made on pay are a victory for unity and democracy

The period since the publication of the last Firefighter has been eventful. BARRY MARTIN The most sobering development is the death of Bro. Barry Martin who died on Friday 27 January following injuries he sustained on 23 January while attending a large fire in the Jenners building in Edinburgh...

European Public Service Union challenges UK government's anti strike law

30 Jan, 2023 By Alice Dann

General Secretary of the European Public Service Union, Jan Willem Goudriaan, has sent Rishi Sunak a letter disputing the government's claims that imposing minimum service is 'in line with European countries'. The letter makes it clear these claims are false:

Workers’ rights under attack: an answer to the Prime Minister from European trade unions

27 Jan, 2023

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Dear Brother/Sister Workers’ rights under attack: an answer to the Prime Minister from European trade unions As we have previously informed you, the Conservative government is embarking on further...

Rwanda policy

Hannah Marwood, legal access manager for the Care4Calais refugee crisis charity, urges support for the campaign against government plans to offload refugees to Rwanda At Care4Calais, we know from the refugees who we have worked with over the last seven years that people arriving in the UK have...

Firefighters network meeting Brussels EPSU June

Firefighters from across Europe discuss DECON

FBU work on cancer in firefighters was the focus of a Europe-wide meeting of firefighters and their representatives. Riccardo la Torre, FBU national officer, attended the meeting. He said: “DECON is here to stay in the UK fire and rescue service, and now firefighters from across Europe are keen to...

European firefighters meet to discuss firefighter cancer and UK union’s work on this topic

16 Jun, 2022 By Gabriella Matkin

The UK Fire Brigades Union’s work on cancer in firefighters has been the focus of a Europe-wide meeting of firefighters and their representatives. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has led the way in the UK when it comes to tackling cancer in firefighters with its pioneering DECON project , which...

FBU pushes forward on vital issues at annual Scottish TUC congress

06 May, 2022 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union in Scotland played an active part in the annual Scottish Trade Union Congress, which took place last week, pushing forward work on vital fire and rescue issues. The FBU delegation moved two motions, one on firefighters and public safety and another on firefighter pension...

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