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Don't be fooled – Tory anti-strike laws have nothing to do with safety
On Workers’ Memorial Day, COLIN BROWN of FBU Scotland says Tory cuts have put workers’ lives at risk year after year

THE Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has seen the attacks on workers’ rights contained in the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill coming for some time.

For years, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and the National Fire Chiefs Council have sought to attack firefighters’ ability to collectively bargain.

They have argued for chief fire officers to have full operational independence, effectively allowing chief fire officers to force through changes to firefighters’ contracts and the work they do, without negotiation or any meaningful collective bargaining.

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