FBU risks general secretary election re-run over missing ballots
The Fire Brigades Union could be forced to re-run its general secretary election after more than 3,000 members did not receive ballot papers.
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The Fire Brigades Union could be forced to re-run its general secretary election after more than 3,000 members did not receive ballot papers.
New general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union Steve Wright has warned the government against “any return to any form of austerity” out of fear for the safety of firefighters and the public.
Fire Brigades general secretary Matt Wrack faced a challenge from the union’s vice president Steve Wright.
The Fire Brigades Union has warned members that the campaign for its general secretary election must be fought in a "civilised manner", amid claims of personal abuse on social media, significant tensions at the top and a government probe…
The Fire Brigades Union has called on the government to rebuild the nation’s fire service after more than a decade of austerity so fire crews can tackle future risks and build resilience.
One of Britain's leading trade unions will be hosting a mass rally in Westminster next Tuesday.
"When we have austerity, that deepens inequality," the Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana said at a Labour conference event on the rise of the far-right in Britain.
TUC President Matt Wrack has told the annual meeting of the Trades Union Congress that the new Labour government must “offer hope”, arguing that “people cannot take more of the same”.
A leading trade union has called on Keir Starmer to put forward 'oven ready' legislation on workers' rights in the upcoming King's Speech this week.
The Fire Brigades Union has called on the TUC to lead a "mass movement of non-compliance" with the government's minimum service levels bill should it be passed by parliament, arguing that such a strategy could stop the law "dead in its…
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has denounced the government's anti-strike bill as an "absolutely disgraceful attack" on union rights after the FBU announced that it is postponing calling strikes following an improved pay…
Voters head to the polls today in West Lancashire to select their next MP. This latest by-election was triggered following the resignation of Labour's Rosie Cooper, who announced in September that she was stepping down after 17 years to…