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You may not have noticed with the focus on Syria, but this week it was announced that the Fire Brigades’ Union members voted by a massive margin (78%) in favour of strike action over the government’s changes to their pensions. Nobody really…
Amid all the fanfare surrounding Ed Miliband being the first Labour leader to attend the Durham Miners Gala for 23 years, it is easy to overlook the content of what was said at the ‘Big Meeting’. Perhaps the most noteworthy contribution…
By Colin Challen The National Audit Office has published a report which exposes the £500 million of public funds wasted on the 'FiReControl' system - a plan launched under Labour to regionalise the fire brigades control system. The NAO said…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk All of London's firefighters are facing being sacked by Boris Johnson's fire chief, despite abandoning industrial action. The Evening Standard reports that all firefighters will have their contracts…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In a newspaper interview, London Fire Authority Chair Brian Coleman described fire union members as "thugs and bullies", as well as saying: "Most of the union officials, if they had half a brain cell…
