REPORTS HAVE REACHED this blog that, at the annual conference of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) last week, general secretary Matt Wrack attempted to distance himself from the ongoing ’hush money’ scandal, which centres on the payment of large sums of members’ money, alongside the issuing of gagging orders, to union employees – including elected… Continue reading Why Matt Wrack’s ‘It wasn’t me, guv’ plea over hush money deals just won’t wash
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Victory for rank-and-file democracy, as attempt to ban Campaign For a Democratic FBU falls flat
A BID TO persuade the annual conference of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) to proscribe Campaign For a Democratic FBU has failed. Yesterday (23 May), this blog reported that an emergency resolution had been submitted to the conference – which is taking place in Blackpool this week – calling for our group to be outlawed… Continue reading Victory for rank-and-file democracy, as attempt to ban Campaign For a Democratic FBU falls flat
FBU annual conference to vote on emergency resolution calling for witch-hunt against Campaign For a Democratic FBU
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION attacking Campaign For a Democratic FBU and calling for us to be effectively banned has been submitted to the FBU’s annual conference, which is taking place in Blackpool this week. The resolution, which will be moved by the Scottish delegation, accuses our group of attempting to ‘sow division and disunity within the… Continue reading FBU annual conference to vote on emergency resolution calling for witch-hunt against Campaign For a Democratic FBU
FBU leadership sells head office – nice of them to tell us!
NEWS REACHES THIS blog that the leadership of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has decided to sell the union’s head office in Kingston-Upon-Thames – where it has been located for almost 40 years – and to purchase a new property in central London. The decision, which is likely to carry significant financial and operational implications… Continue reading FBU leadership sells head office – nice of them to tell us!
Pay offer: debate stymied and annual conference sidelined (again)
FIRE BRIGADES UNION (FBU) members are currently being balloted on a pay offer tabled by the national fire service employers. The offer – which can be read in full here – includes: The union’s executive council is recommending a ‘yes’ vote in the ballot. The offer, if accepted, will take effect from the annual pay… Continue reading Pay offer: debate stymied and annual conference sidelined (again)
Astonishing new twist in FBU ‘hush money’ scandal as general secretary refuses to answer MPs’ questions
IN AN EXTRAORDINARY move, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), Matt Wrack, has refused to provide information to a key committee of MPs who were seeking clarification over his claim, made to them in an oral evidence session, that he was not aware of any cases where the union had reached non-disclosure… Continue reading Astonishing new twist in FBU ‘hush money’ scandal as general secretary refuses to answer MPs’ questions
Trade union watchdog finds that FBU leadership breached union rules when blocking application for membership from firefighter who had made accusations against officials
THE FIRE BRIGADES UNION (FBU) leadership is facing fresh embarrassment after the official trade union regulator – known as the ‘certification officer’ – found that the union’s executive council breached internal rules when it blocked an application for membership from a firefighter who had made accusations against officials. The ruling – which levelled personal criticism… Continue reading Trade union watchdog finds that FBU leadership breached union rules when blocking application for membership from firefighter who had made accusations against officials
Pay: the silence is deafening
THE USUAL ANNUAL pay settlement date for the fire and rescue service – 1 July – is a little over three months away. That is the date on which firefighters and Control staff are entitled to receive any salary increase agreed between employers and the Fire Brigades Union through the National Joint Council (NJC). Yet,… Continue reading Pay: the silence is deafening
‘Setting the record straight’ – with a litany of half-truths and distortions! Our response to the FBU leadership’s scurrilous attack on us
FOR FOUR YEARS, this blog has been scrutinising the actions and decisions of senior officials of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in a way that those officials have rarely been used to. In that time, we have shed light on a wide range of issues – some of them highly controversial – which the leadership… Continue reading ‘Setting the record straight’ – with a litany of half-truths and distortions! Our response to the FBU leadership’s scurrilous attack on us
VIDEO: General secretary Matt Wrack in bad-tempered clash with MPs after being quizzed in parliament over use of non-disclosure agreements inside FBU
THE GENERAL SECRETARY of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), Matt Wrack, has been challenged in parliament over the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the union – a scandal that was first exposed by this blog and has since been covered in the pages of Private Eye magazine. This blog revealed how, in recent years,… Continue reading VIDEO: General secretary Matt Wrack in bad-tempered clash with MPs after being quizzed in parliament over use of non-disclosure agreements inside FBU