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FIREFIGHTERS are being urged by their union to reject a contract that they claim will massively expand their role on the ground.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is urging its members to reject the new contract, compiled by fire bosses, which includes no restrictions on firefighters’ work.
A new “non-exhaustive” list of duties was also proposed, which the union claims will amount to giving firefighters an open-ended contract.
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
