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FIREFIGHTERS in Scotland have demanded bosses come up with a better pay offer after raising concerns about the expansion of job responsibilities.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) had offered a 16 per cent pay rise to staff, phased over four years.
But in return it says firefighters would face cuts to payments for additional duties and for training courses.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
