Firefighters vote for UK-wide strike over pay for first time in 20 years
FBU says it will not call action if a ‘significantly improved offer’ is made before 9 February
Firefighters in the UK have voted for the first nationwide strike on pay since 2003, amid an intensifying wave of industrial action.
The Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) said it would not start any potential walk-outs until 9 February at the earliest, to allow employers further time to make any new offer.
General secretary Matt Wrack said that 88 per cent of balloted firefighters in England, Scotland and Wales voted for strike action, while the figure was 94 per cent in Northern Ireland and 80 per cent in a separate vote held by the North-West Fire Control.
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