Firefighters To Vote On Strike Action In Row Over Pay
Written by HFM News on 6th September 2022
Firefighters and control room staff in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire are going to vote on whether to strike, in a row over pay.
The Fire Brigades Union has called a 2% offer made in June a ‘significant real-terms wage cut’ and is to ballot tens of thousands of its members across the UK.
Market Harborough Fire Station
Matt Wrack, general secretary of the FBU, said: “Taking strike action is always a last resort. But our employers are increasingly leaving us with no choice. And there is huge anger among firefighters at falling pay.
“Firefighters must be paid fairly: there is absolutely no question when it comes to this. It is the responsibility of fire service employers to provide decent pay offers and that has not happened.
“The ball is now in the fire service employers’ court. It is not too late for them to make a much better pay offer for consideration by our members.”
The ballot is expected to be held in five weeks’ time.
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