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Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, calling for an end to cuts imposed on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service over the last 10 years, October 26, 2023
GOVERNMENT demands that almost three-quarters of firefighters must work during strikes sparked renewed commitments of resistance from their union and the TUC today.
Statutory scabbing levels of 73 per cent by firefighters were announced by the government’s Crime, Policing and Fire Minister Chris Philp.
Mr Philip said: “Fire and rescue services play a critical role in society and protect the public in emergencies and we must ensure this is maintained during periods of industrial action.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
It is only trade union power at work that will materially improve the lot of working people as a class but without sector-wide collective bargaining and a right to take sympathetic strike action, we are hamstrung in the fight to tilt back the balance of power, argues ADRIAN WEIR
