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Firefighters urged to back strike action following 'insulting' pay offer

FIREFIGHTERS across Scotland are being urged to back the first strike over pay in two decades after a union blasted a below-inflation deal as…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022

Firefighters could become latest to walk out over pay complaints

Firefighters in Scotland have been urged to back strike action after an ‘insulting’ pay rise offer.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Military on stand-by to drive ambulances and fight fires over strike fears

Hundreds of troops are being trained, the Cabinet Office said

Manchester Evening News · Dec 4, 2022

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Merseyside firefighters to take industrial action for up to 6 months

The union says its members are facing a reduction in staffing numbers and new shift systems

Liverpool Echo · Dec 1, 2022

Firefighters to ballot for strike action after rejecting five percent pay offer

It would be the first strike for pay in 20 years

Manchester Evening News · Nov 29, 2022

Union is ‘sceptical’ senior leaders can change culture in London fire brigade

After a damning report exposes misogyny, racism and bullying in the organisation, union says it raised concerns ‘over many years’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

Skint fire chiefs told to pay £4,000 for EACH soldier to cover striking firefighters

Skint fire service chiefs face having to pay £4,000 per week per soldier if they are drafted in to cover pay strikes from February - but they won't be allowed into burning buildings or to rescue people. One authority chairman blasted: 'It's crazy'

Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022

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Son ‘overwhelmed’ as plaque honours firefighter father who died in line of duty

The plaque to Adrian McGill who died in 1972 has been unveiled at Maryhill Fire Station.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Glasgow firefighter who lost his life in Maryhill blaze commemorated with plaque on 50th anniversary

Adrian McGill lost his life in a devastating blaze 50 years ago today, and now he's been commemorated with a plaque mounted on the wall of Maryhill Fire Station.

Glasgow Live · Nov 18, 2022

Firefighters take a step closer to industrial action by rejecting 5 per cent pay increase

A ballot for strike action may follow

Manchester Evening News · Nov 14, 2022

Warning that Bonfire Night may leave firefighters 'too stretched to cope'

“Communities should know that their fire and rescue service is far weaker than it should be"

Manchester Evening News · Nov 5, 2022

Firefighters and control staff balloted on 5% pay offer

The Fire Brigades Union is recommending that its members reject the offer

Wales Online · Oct 31, 2022

Merseyside fire unions ballot over industrial action short of a full strike

Members began placing ballots on Tuesday and can do so until next month

Liverpool Echo · Oct 20, 2022

A firefighter strike could be on the horizon - and our fire authority blames the government

The Fire Brigades Union is currently in dispute with the government over staff pay

Chronicle Live · Oct 17, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Climate complacency has left firefighters ill-prepared, says union chief

Matt Wrack of Fire Brigades Union says ‘historic cuts’ have angered and demoralised his members

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022

Scottish fire service left 'hollowed out' as staff numbers drop to record low

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has lost almost 15 per cent of its staff over the last decade.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2022

Firefighters prepare for ballot on strike action over 'insulting' pay offer

FIREFIGHTERS are preparing to ballot for strike action after negotiations failed to increase an “insulting” 2 per cent annual pay offer made on…

Manchester Evening News · Sep 3, 2022

Region's fire service is now better prepared for terrorist attack, government inspectors say after criticism last year

'By April 2023 we will equip every fire appliance in Greater Manchester with specialist equipment to support a timely response to a Marauding Terrorist Attack or a Mass Casualty Rescue incident'

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

UK weather: drought expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday

Drought group preparing to meet as Met Office issues highest fire risk warning for much of England

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

Firefighters 'at breaking point' because of slashed jobs, pay cuts and heatwave chaos

The London Fire Brigade had its busiest day since World War Two on Tuesday, dealing with more than 1,146 incidents and taking 2,670 calls and campaigners warn more could follow

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

I’ve fought wildfires for decades. None of it prepared me for the UK infernos this week

The fire service is at the frontline of the climate crisis – yet with 11,500 frontline staff cut we are simply not equipped for it, says the Fire Brigades Union’s Tim Green

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

London fire engines out of action due to staff shortages, says union

Londoners are “at greater risk of death or serious injury” as staff shortages continue to plague the London Fire Brigade, the Fire Brigades Union has warned.

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2022

Firefighters could strike over ‘insulting’ 2% pay rise offer

The executive of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is recommending rejection of the offer, which it said is well below the soaring rate of inflation.

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2022

Merseyside firefighter numbers fall according to Home Office figures

Fire and Rescue Service says it is one of the highest-performing in the country

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