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MPs had a late one in the Commons last night debating the government's minimum service levels bill. Despite considerable efforts from opposition parties – who submitted more than 100 amendments – the legislation passed unamended by 315…
The Fire Brigades Union has announced that firefighters will take strike action following a ballot that saw 88% vote yes on a 73% turnout, a result that the union described as a "decisive mandate". Announcing the result of the ballot this…
Angela Rayner has denounced government anti-strike proposals as “unworkable and unserious” after the government confirmed plans to enforce minimum service levels in the public sector during industrial action. The government announced this…
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has said government plans to further curb workers' right to strike would be an "outrage in a so-called democracy" and "in keeping with the actions of a dictatorial regime". Ministers are…
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced that nearly 33,500 members will be balloted on industrial action after the union's demands for an increased pay offer were rejected by employers. The FBU revealed today that notice of a ballot has…
Matt Wrack has warned that workers are facing a "scale of hardship I have never seen" as wages fail to keep pace with rapidly rising inflation, describing how he has seen the firefighters he represents using food banks. Speaking at a…
Join us at 11am today for our Labour Party conference fringe event, sponsored by the Fire Brigades Union. Where does Labour stand on public ownership and picket lines? How does the party best show solidarity with striking workers? Our chair…
Andy Burnham has declared that his party needs to "step up a bit" and get behind public sector workers "properly" and promised to "take that message" to the annual Labour Party conference due to start in Liverpool this weekend. Speaking at…
As the most significant upsurge in workers’ action for a generation continues, senior Tories are planning harsh new restrictions on our rights to organise and strike. Prospective Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a series of proposals…
Labour's Fleur Anderson has accused the government of putting the "smoke alarm on snooze" over the threat of wildfires, declaring that the Tories' failure to prepare for such incidents is a "dereliction of duty that is putting lives at…
Labour's Anneliese Dodds has declared that the fires that have been seen breaking out across the country must be a “wake-up call” for the UK and argued that the government has been “too far behind” its own climate action targets. A total of…
Delegates at the FBU conference have voted to remain affiliated to the Labour Party, but a source told LabourList that there remains "real discontent" within the union. The firefighters’ union voted this morning on a motion that said Labour…
