London fire brigade sackings

Firefighters back strike action. Fire crews industrial action vote. Firefighters warned over shifts. Fire Brigades' Union London. London Fire Brigade. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Published 25 October Cambridgeshire and Peterborough authorities are said to be well advanced in their plans to bring in private strike-breakers.

The vote by London firefighters shows that there is a strong support for a campaign against the new contract and any downgrading of the fire service. Public support for the firefighters is high. A YouGov poll recently reported that 90 percent of the public oppose cuts to the fire service. He is regarded as one of the most militant trade union leaders and widely praised by middle class political groups such as the Socialist Workers Party and Socialist Party. But the FBU under his leadership does not oppose the cuts in principle.

It has participated in talks to introduce the new shifts. Talks have been going on in London for the last five years. The FBU only opposes cuts it does not regard as cost-effective. It shares the same outlook as the local authorities and management and believes that compromise is possible.

Wrack has written in the Guardian about a nationwide offensive against the firefighters. But the union he heads still claims that each dispute is local and has refused to mount a national campaign. The union claims that the threat to sack the London firefighters en masse is the result of the desire of Conservative councillor Brian Coleman to pick a fight. The FBU claims that Coleman is merely using the threat of government spending cuts as a pretext for the sackings.

This effectively isolates the attempts of the firefighters to save their jobs and the fire service from the struggles of other sections of the working class against the spending cuts. Greenwich: Flat fire - Greenwich. Your safety is our priority Have you checked your home? Have your say and help us shape our services Fill in our survey and have your say on how we serve London. Advice for landlords and tenants Do you rent or let out a business or residential property?

Flooding advice Flooding and floods can be a stressful and dangerous situation to be in. It said firefighters from stations across central London were called to deal with a large amount of smoke coming from the electrical room at a. Initially, the brigade said there was a fire, but in a subsequent statement it only referred to smoke.

Firefighters are investigating the cause.