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NATIONAL strikes by underpaid firefighters were postponed today following an improved wage offer from fire service bosses.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the proposal – 7 per cent backdated to July 2022 and another 5 per cent from this summer – is “testament to the power of collective action.”
The offer came during crisis talks on Wednesday, prompted by a massive 88 per cent of the union’s firefighter and control room staff across Britain backing walkouts on a 73 per cent turnout in last month’s ballot.
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
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down