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19 December 2011
Public 'disgust and shock' at fire service cuts
It is no secret that Britain's Fire and Rescue Services are today fighting a war of survival, writes Sean Fleming, assistant secretary of Notts Fire Brigades Union
23 November 2011
South Yorkshire Fire Authority is planning to close four fire stations, take three engines out of service and cut 140 firefighters' jobs (20% of the workforce) by introducing four consecutive 24 hour shifts...
27 October 2011
The 30th November strike and the Fire Brigades Union
On 18 October, the Fire Brigades Union issued a statement explaining why it is not balloting for strike action on 30 November. Socialist Party statement and a reply from Ian Leahair, FBU Executive Council Member for London.
17 August 2011
Extracts from a statement from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU):
The Fire Brigades Union says fire crews are 'sickened' by the silence of politicians over fire service cuts...
Firefighters rally and lobby MPs against cuts, photo Suzanne Beishon
18 November 2010
Firefighters rally and lobby MPs against cuts
Over 2,000 firefighters packed into Westminster Central Hall on 17 November in a show of strength against the most brutal attacks on the fire service seen in decades...
2,500 uniformed firefighters marched with Fire Brigades Union (FBU) flags and placards to protest outside the London Fire Authority (LFA), , photo Suzanne Beishon
22 September 2010
Why London firefighters oppose 'reforms'
On Thursday 16 September, 2,500 firefighters marched through central London to a rally outside the London fire authority headquarters in Southwark. Sarah Sachs-Eldridge spoke to the Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack.
7 September 2010
Fire service managers are at risk of tripping over themselves in their haste to cut jobs and services in South Wales, writes Ross Saunders.
20 August 2010
Chief Fire Officer plans to sack every London Firefighter!
Support London Firefighters: Despite the government's supposed commitment to 'protect frontline services', all London firefighters have been threatened with dismissal...
4 August 2010
Thirty local residents and trade unionists attended the Socialist Party's public meeting in Penarth, south Wales which was called about 15 jobs threatened from three fire stations as part of the misnamed 'risk reduction plan'.
South Yorkshire firefighters demonstrate against cuts, photo A. Tice
26 July 2010
Protest against Warwickshire fire service cuts
Over 200 firefighters and people from towns in Warwickshire gathered outside Warwickshire county council's meeting on 22 July to protest at their plans to close three local fire stations...
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