Firefighters in England and Wales will walk out on strike between 7pm and midnight tonight (Christmas Eve) in their long running dispute with the government over pensions.
The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service (DSFRS) have said that they have “substantial contingency plans in place to ensure that we will continue to respond to emergency incidents.”
Firefighters will strike again on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in an ongoing pension dispute between the Government and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
Three more strikes have been announced by the FBU following strikes last Friday and Saturday.
Devon and Somerset fire and rescue authority have said that seven incidents requiring firefighters took place during last...
Firefighters in Plymouth have walked out for a fourth time today (Wednesday 13 November) over pensions and the age of retirement. The four-hour strike action took place between 10am and 2pm.
The action by firefighters in England and Wales follows a deadlock in talks between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and government over pensions and retirement age.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced further strike action in England and Wales between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday 13 November.
The plans for the latest in a series of walkouts comes after what the union has described as "unnecessary and inflammatory" action by the government's Fire Minister Brandon Lewis MP.
The FBU claims that three hours before firefighters were due to...
First Great Western (FGW) train cleaners have walked out for a third time in a dispute over pay and zero-hours contracts.
South West members of the RMT union working for cleaning contractors Mitie went on strike at 6am on Thursday 7 November and are not due to return to work until 5.59am on Saturday (9 November).
London-based workers will not work thier shifts between 6am on...
Firefighters have announced that a fourth strike on pensions will take place between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday 13 November in England and Wales.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said that the action follows the decision of the government in Westminster to "worsen proposals on firefighter pensions" has prompted the latest walkout.
In addition the Fire Brigades Union announced the...
Fire chiefs have urged the public to postpone any plans for domestic firework displays or bonfires as firefighters prepare to walk out this evening in a strike over pension and retirement ages.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) are staging a four and a half hour strike on Friday 1 November between the hours of 6.30 and 11pm, and further two hour action on Monday (4 November)...
The Fire Brigades Union has announced another strike date on Friday 1 November from 6.30pm to 11.00pm. The strike is due to a dispute with the Government over pension reforms.
In a statement, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Whilst the issue is a matter between the Fire Brigades Union and Government, every Fire and Rescue Service has a legal duty to maintain a level of...
