‘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…
Firefighters to be balloted for strike action after rejecting 5% pay offer
Firefighters and control staff are set to be balloted for strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay. The move towards balloting for a strike comes after a consultative ballot…
Fire Brigades Union funds Green Party MSP’s campaign
The following press release has just come from the Scottish Green Party election campaign: The FBU today confirmed a donation of £500 to Patrick Harvie's campaign for re-election as Glasgow's…