Campaign for a Democratic FBU was established in 2020 as a network of Fire Brigades Union members and activists concerned at the erosion of democracy, accountability and transparency in their union.
We believe in the FBU. The union has a proud history of defending firefighters in the workplace. But it is apparent that a serious disconnect has emerged between the union’s leaders and rank-and-file members.
- FBU facing costly bill after planned head office relocation collapses at eleventh hour
WORD HAS REACHED this blog that a planned relocation of the Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) head office has fallen through at the eleventh hour, causing the union a massive logistical headache and potentially costing it many thousands of pounds in professional fees. The union had agreed the terms of sale for its current head office… Continue reading FBU facing costly bill after planned head office relocation collapses at eleventh hour - Major development in FBU ‘hush money’ scandal, as trade union watchdog appoints official inspector to investigate secret payments
THE ‘HUSH MONEY’ SCANDAL that has plagued the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for the past three years took another significant turn earlier today after news broke that the trade union regulator had decided to take the highly unusual step of appointing an official inspector to investigate allegations that secret exit payments were made to a… Continue reading Major development in FBU ‘hush money’ scandal, as trade union watchdog appoints official inspector to investigate secret payments - FBU leadership rushed to accept employers’ first pay offer – now firefighters are set to end up with worst settlement in public sector
FIREFIGHTERS LOOK SET to end up with the lowest pay award in the public sector this year after the government confirmed yesterday (29 July) that it would accept the recommendations of pay review bodies covering teachers, NHS staff, police officers, the armed services, judges, doctors, dentists, prison officers and civil servants. The outcome is likely… Continue reading FBU leadership rushed to accept employers’ first pay offer – now firefighters are set to end up with worst settlement in public sector
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