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Unions to campaign for legally enforceable maximum workplace temperatures
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.
TUC passes motion urging ‘all public-sector unions to join a united campaign’ and ‘to plan for co-ordinated industrial action’ if needed
This summer’s fire outbreaks highlighted once again the deadly cost of job, equipment and funding cuts to the fire service. Ten years after the Grenfell tragedy, serious lessons still need to be learned, says STEVE WRIGHT
