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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for wholetime firefighters (including officers up to chief fire officer / firemaster), ...
Steve Wright (born 1982 or 1983) is a British trade union leader. In 2001, Wright followed his father in becoming a firefighter, initially with the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service . He joined the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), and became a branch representative in 2002, during a union campaign on pay.
The union is drawing up its own set of standards for the fire and rescue sector.
The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage to around £30,000 (equivalent to £61,642 in 2023).
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has acknowledged ‘extremely alarming’ reported incidents of racism and misogyny. Fire union set up sections due to ‘discrimination, harassment and inequality ...
The fire brigade will be expected to attend all emergencies as usual, even during a strike period. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting UK labour law designed to force trade union workers in England, Scotland and Wales to provide a minimum service during a strike in health, education services, fire and rescue, border security, transport and nuclear decommissioning. [1]
He joined the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), becoming a full-time official and then, in 1980, its general secretary. [2] His appointment was supported by his predecessor, Terry Parry, and also by Mick McGahey of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). [1]