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Minister denies ‘aversion’ to more fire regulation in years before Grenfell

Former fire minister Brandon Lewis has denied at the Grenfell Tower inquiry that the Government had an “aversion” to increasing fire safety regulation in the years leading up to the fatal blaze. The Northern Ireland Secretary was the minister for ...

30 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Plaque unveiled in memory of firefighter who died in line of duty in 1978

A plaque has been unveiled in memory of a firefighter who died in the line of duty tackling a blaze at a hotel 44 years ago. Alexander (Sandy) Drummond, a firefighter at Inveraray Fire Station, lost his life fighting the fire which badly damaged ...

30 Oct 2022 at 17:01

Firefighters struggle with rising costs as union urges members to reject 5% deal

Fire Brigades Union (FBU) chiefs have warned firefighters are being “forced” to go to food banks and are struggling to pay their energy bills as they recommend members reject the latest 5% pay offer. The FBU consultative ballot will open on ...

19 Oct 2022 at 10:50

Firefighters to vote on strikes after rejecting pay offer

Firefighters are to vote on strikes after rejecting a 5% pay offer. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be balloted in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action. If they vote in favour, it threatens ...

16 Nov 2022 at 12:53

Increasing number of workers taking strike action over pay

The number of workers on strike or voting to take industrial action is increasing, threatening a winter of disruption to services ranging from the NHS and transport to postal deliveries and universities. Here are some of the disputes ...

10 Nov 2022 at 18:15

Scotland

Son ‘overwhelmed’ as plaque honours firefighter father who died in line of duty

The son of a firefighter who died trying to rescue a woman trapped in a blaze 50 years ago has said he is “proud and overwhelmed” to see his memory honoured with a special plaque. Adrian McGill, who was 34 and a father-of-three, is ...

18 Nov 2022 at 17:33

Wave of strikes set to be held across the country

Strike action by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions is set to escalate in the weeks before Christmas, with the likelihood of industrial action continuing into 2023. Here are some of the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:57

Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay

Tens of thousands of firefighters and control room staff are to be balloted for strikes over pay in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest sweeping the country, it was announced on Tuesday. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said ...

06 Sept 2022 at 09:13

Scotland

Firefighters could become latest to walk out over pay complaints

Firefighters across Scotland are being urged to back the first strike over pay in two decades after a union blasted a below-inflation deal as “insulting”. Ballots asking if the Fire Brigades Union should strike will begin ...

05 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Union warns firefighters may ‘feel forced’ to take strike action

Firefighters may “feel forced” to take strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay, union leaders have warned. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) are currently being balloted on strike action after recently ...

29 Dec 2022 at 20:31

New anti-strikes law will ‘poison’ industrial relations, ministers warned

New laws requiring minimum levels of service from ambulance staff, firefighters and railway workers during industrial action risk triggering a fresh clash with the unions, ministers have been warned. Business ...

10 Jan 2023 at 11:56

Shapps on collision course with unions over minimum service levels laws

Trade unions and ministers are on course for a fresh clash after Grant Shapps set out new laws requiring minimum levels of service from ambulance staff, firefighters and railway workers during industrial ...

10 Jan 2023 at 16:47

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