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Matt Wrack loses general secretary re-election bid after 20 years at top of FBU

Chris Jarvis 16 January 2025 Matt Wrack loses general secretary re-election bid after 20 years at top of FBU2025-01-18T23:49:23+00:00 Labour Movement No Comment
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…
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Fire Brigades Union reveals new data which shows scale of job cuts in fire services

Chris Jarvis 27 August 2024 Fire Brigades Union reveals new data which shows scale of job cuts in fire services2024-08-27T15:51:37+01:00 Labour Movement No Comment
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…
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‘Dangerously overstretched’ fire service unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet

Chris Jarvis 30 October 2023 ‘Dangerously overstretched’ fire service unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet2023-10-30T11:14:42+00:00 Labour Movement No Comment
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…
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Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds

Chris Jarvis 16 September 2023 Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds2023-09-16T12:06:43+01:00 Labour Movement No Comment
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…
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