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…
‘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…