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Union demands meeting with Home Secretary over Bibby barge fire safety fears

The Fire Brigades Union said it has written to Suella Braverman over fears about overcrowding and access to fire exits.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak blames striking workers as he signals he could fail in two key pledges – as it happened

Prime minister criticised by NHS worker after blaming staff for long waiting lists

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

The Guardian - UK

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Female firefighters in Kent made to strip to underwear in front of male colleagues, union says

FBU says ‘unnecessary, degrading practice’ at Kent fire and rescue service must end

The Guardian - UK

Safety fears as Edinburgh station set to lose ten firefighters in budget cuts

Crewe Toll Fire Station in the north of the capital is set to lose ten firefighters by the end of September. Scottish Fire and Rescue have said that they are facing a challenging economic period.

Edinburgh Live

Firefighters step up campaign against 'dangerous' cuts to Scottish stations

A UNION is stepping up its campaign against multi-million pound cuts to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).

The National (Scotland)

'Firefighters are dying far too often and far too early': Life-saving programme launched in Greater Manchester after worrying data unveiled

'We won't stop until every firefighter in the UK has access to regular health monitoring'

Manchester Evening News

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Hero firefighters diagnosed with cancer at rate 1.6 times higher than UK population

There are calls for firefighters to receive health screenings after it was revealed those who served at the Grenfell Tower disaster had been diagnosed with terminal cancer

Daily Mirror

Sunak’s anti-union laws would make UK ‘international outlier’, lawyers say

Employment experts say proposals are ‘departure from established norms and treaty obligations’

The Guardian - UK

Unions should not comply with new minimum service laws, says FBU chief

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has called for ‘mass non-compliance’ with the proposed laws.

The Independent UK

Colleagues of fallen firefighter to raise funds for his family at Six Nations game

Colleagues of a firefighter who died after tackling a blaze at a department store will raise money for a memorial fund set up in his honour at the…

The National (Scotland)

Dumfries and Galloway firefighters call off strike action after accepting new pay deal

Members of the Fire Brigades Union have voted to accept the new offer after rejecting the previous five per cent increase

Daily Record

Nottinghamshire fire service 'delighted' as firefighter strikes called off after pay rise agreed

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service had previously warned communities that firefighters across the county were likely to take part in industrial action

Nottingham Post

Firefighters call off strike action as union accepts new backdated pay offer

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said members voted "overwhelmingly" to accept a pay settlement is for 7% backdated to July 2022, plus an additional 5% from July 2023

Daily Mirror

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Nottingham Post

£2m of frontline cuts for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service 'reversed'

The Fire Brigades Union have stated that the £2m cuts, which would have seen firefighters and appliances lost at London Road and Stockhill stations, have been stopped.

Chronicle Live

North East firefighters first in UK tested for cancer in new life-changing research

The research looks at the need for thorough decontamination and the links to cancer in firefighters.

Dynamite News

MHA sanctions Manish Sisodia's prosecution under Prevention of Corruption Act in 'Feedback Unit' snooping case

Ministry of Home Affairs has given sanction to prosecute Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the 'alleged Feedback Unit' snooping case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Fallen firefighter giving ‘maximum service’, says strikes law opponent

The tragic price paid by FBU member Barry Martin for doing his job was highlighted by a Labour peer at Westminster.

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The Guardian - UK

London fire brigade reviews Freemason ties after union criticism

FBU raised concerns at meeting discussing review that found service to be institutionally misogynist

Manchester Evening News

Firefighters call off strike action but Greater Manchester crews question if new pay offer is enough

."Frontline firefighters and control room staff will make the decision on whether this pay offer is considered a real improvement."

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters' strike postponed as union prepares to vote on new pay offer

STRIKE action by firefighters has been postponed following an increased pay offer from Fire and Rescue Service employers.

Chronicle Live

Firefighters' strikes called off as union to vote on new pay deal offered

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) had warned of strikes if a previous 5% pay offer was not increased

Manchester Evening News

Firefighters’ strikes postponed after talks lead to increased pay offer

The new offer will now go to a ballot

Evening Standard

Firefighter strikes postponed after increased pay offer, says Fire Brigades Union

Strikes by firefighters have been postponed after an increased pay offer from employers, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) announced.

Wales Online

Firefighters’ strikes postponed after increased pay offer

Plans to announce a series of strike dates and industrial action will be postponed

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