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FIREFIGHTERS have said “enough is enough,” as they threaten to withdraw from all non-contractual work and prepare for strikes.
Delegates at the FBU’s annual Blackpool conference have voted to re-enter negotiations with fire authorities over pay and conditions and to prepare for industrial action.
Last month workers rejected an offer that would see them enter into open-ended contracts in return for the possibility of a pay rise.
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered
When it comes to extreme weather events, from wildfires to flash floods, it’s firefighters who are on the front line of defence, but services have been cut to the bone, and government is not taking seriously its responsibility for the environment, says STEVE WRIGHT