Regional

NJC pay rates and CPD rates effective from 1st July 2017njc-14-17-pay - final.pdf njc-15-17-cpd-payments- final.pdf

New bulletin from South West FBU!

Fighting Cuts - Demanding Fair Pay - Training Reps - Supporting 999 Fire Control - Winning Campaigns - Slamming 'Unprofessional' Bosses

Read the new bulletin highlighting some of the key work we have been doing for Firefighters and 999 Fire Control Staff in the South West. 

Statement from the Fire Brigades Union regarding the death of Chief Fire Officer Kevin Pearson

We are all very sorry to hear of the death of Kevin Pearson, Chief Fire Officer of Avon Fire and Rescue service.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has written to the political leader of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service demanding a local payment to firefighters be increased to what the Union calls 'the recommended level'. The FBU says that the payment, called 'Continual Professional Development (CPD)' should be set at a minimum level of £500 but Gloucestershire has only been paying £366, leaving local firefighters substantially our of pocket compared to collegues elsewhere.

'999 Control Staff have suffered enough'

Circular from FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack to all FBU members - 25 July 2017

Dear Brother/Sister

Pay and conditions – proposals inadequate

The Executive Council met yesterday (24 July) following consultation with members on the employers' proposals on pay and conditions.

19 June 2017

TO:  All FBU Members from General Secretary Matt Wrack

Dear Brother/Sister

Grenfell Tower disaster: a momentous challenge to our service

2 June 2017

CIRCULAR TO ALL FBU MEMBERS FROM GENERAL SECRETARY MATT WRACK

Dear Brother/Sister

Report of National Joint Council meeting – 1 June 2017

On 1 June we met with the fire service employers in York for a scheduled meeting of the National Joint Council (NJC). In recent years this has been the meeting at which the employers have made their proposal on pay, which has complied with government policy since 2010.

CIRCULAR TO ALL FBU MEMBERS FROM GENERAL SECRETARY MATT WRACK

Dear Brother/Sister  

PENSIONS:  DISCRIMINATION CASE APPEAL PASSES SIFTING PROCESS

Circular to All FBU Members from Assistant General Secretary Andy Dark

Date:     4 April 2017

Dear Brother/Sister

Deaths of firefighters, new research and the need to address an existing problem

New research funded by the British Heart Foundation