Firefighters vote for UK-wide strike over pay for first time in 20 years
The IndependentFirefighters in the UK have voted for the first nationwide strike on pay since 2003, amid an intensifying wave of industrial action. “We have agreed to delay the calling of strike action for 10 days, in order to allow the employers to consider the outcome of today’s votes and to meet us and revise their offer.” A meeting is to take place on 8 February, and Mr Wrack urged authorities “not to waste that opportunity” by failing to make a “significantly improved pay offer”. The FBU said the result of its ballot amounted to “an overwhelming vote for strike action”, and that firefighters’ pay had fallen by 12 per cent in real terms since 2010. “Rishi Sunak’s government has refused to make funding available for a decent pay offer to firefighters and control staff.” If a national fire strike is held, it would be the first of its kind since pension action between 2013 and 2015, and the first on pay since 2003. “We are working closely with the National Fire Chiefs’ Council and partners to manage the impact of strike action, whilst ensuring we can continue to deliver vital services to the public.”
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