Matt Wrack loses general secretary re-election bid after 20 years at top of FBU
Matt Wrack has failed in his bid for re-election as general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). His defeat brings an end to his 20 year stint at the…
Fire Brigades Union reveals new data which shows scale of job cuts in fire services
New figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have revealed that 12,000 firefighter posts have been lost to cuts since 2010. According to the data FBU has obtained, a…
Anti strike laws: FBU slams decision to introduce minimum service levels for fire and rescue services
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has slammed government plans to introduce minimum service levels for the fire and rescue service. The FBU's general secretary Matt Wrack said: “The Conservative government…
Strike dates: Fire Brigades Union calls eight days of strike in Merseyside control room
Fire control staff in Merseyside are to take eight consecutive days of strike action from 27 December in a dispute over shifts and conditions. Control staff delivered an overwhelming mandate…
‘Dangerously overstretched’ fire service unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that the fire service is so overstretched it was unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet. The trade union has now…
Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has published a new report into maternity pay and provisions in the fire service which has found that there is a staggering £15,000 difference in…
Matt Wrack elected TUC president and pledges ‘determined, mobilised trade union movement’
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack was elected as president of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) this week. Wrack will serve in the role for a year and will…
TUC backs campaign of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has agreed to adopt an approach of non-compliance with new anti-strike laws. This will see the trade union movement go head to head with the…
Trade unions accuse government of complicity in attacks on refugee hotels
A group of trade union leaders have today accused the government of complicity in attacks on hotels housing refugees. In recent moths, far right activists have been mobilising at hotels…
Matt Wrack: A ‘mass movement’ is needed to defeat ‘authoritarian’ anti-strike laws
Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for 18 years, has a reputation in the trade union movement as a powerful orator and a fierce advocate…