Strike threat
(First Edition)
Leaders of the Fire Brigades' Union said they would call for a strike ballot if Kenneth Clarke, the Home Secretary, refuses on Wednesday to honour firefighters' index-linked pay deal and insists on the 1.5 per cent public-sector pay limit.
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