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Firefighters reiterate opposition to pension age rise
FIREFIGHTERS told ministers again yesterday to drop their plan to raise the retirement age in England and Wales after the Northern Ireland Assembly backed union concerns.
The devolved government agreed that firefighters cannot safely work until 60 and proposed to let workers retire at 55 without any penalty.
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Matt Wrack said it was “sensible and affordable.
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