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Firefighters secure 'major victory' against government pension reforms
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FIREFIGHTERS secured a “major victory” today against the government’s plans to change their pensions.
The supreme court has refused permission for the government to appeal the ruling.
The court of appeal ruling upheld a claim in December by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) that thousands of firefighters’ pensions were being downgraded.
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