Firefighters Vote To Strike ‘As Last Resort’
Written by HFM News on 31st January 2023
The union representing firefighters and control room staff across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire says they have voted to strike ‘as a last resort’.
The government and employers have ten days to improve their 5-percent pay offer, before the the Fire Brigades Union is expected to announce strike dates.
It would be the first walk-out by fire service staff in 20 years.
Market Harborough Fire Station
The FBU says the vote on industrial action follows more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts.
Adam Taylor, the union’s regional secretary for the East Midlands, spoke to HFM:
Both Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue services say they are drawing up ‘contingency plans’ for if strike action takes place.
