Middle managers under attack
Defend our fire service & lobby of Parliament 21.10.09
Brothers & Sisters Please support our control members and joins us in Westminster to lobby your MP on Wednesday 21st October 2009. Contact your Brigade officials to find out times & travel arrangements.
How To Lobby Your MP
Brothers/Sisters, Many of you will be travelling to Westminster on the 21st October for the ‘Part of the Team’ campaign and will be planning to lobby your MP. Please read on for a practical how-to guide. HOW TO LOBBY YOUR MP ‘Lobbying’ means contacting your MP as a constituent, informing the MP of your concerns on an issue and asking the MP to do something. While you can meet the MP in the constituency, in this case the intention is to visit Parliament as part of a lobby organised by the FBU. Given the present standing of MPs following the expenses scandal, and an impending General Election, MPs are likely to be keener to meet constituents. You…
RCC Consultation Documents 22.09.09
Sisters/Brothers Please see the links below to download all consutation documents received from the LACC. Brigade & Regional FBU officials from the Southern & South East regions will be working together to respond on your behalf with the support of the CSNC. Please complete the form below to pass on your specific concerns to your FBU officials Agenda 21 & 22 September Fora Item 3 Consultation Feedback for July 2009 Forum Meetings Item 4a Removal and Resettlement Consultation Cover Note SE removal and resettlement policy Version 2 SEFRCC REMO 1 FORM for ConsultationControl Room Operator V3 1 Item 4b Control Room Roles Consultation Cover Note Control Room Operator V3 1 Operations Manager v3 1 Resource…
FIREFIGHTERS PENSION SCHEME 1992 – COMMUTATION FACTORS
Dear Brother/Sister, FIREFIGHTERS PENSION SCHEME 1992 – COMMUTATION FACTORS For your information, Communities and Local Government have issued the attached circular regarding commutation. This informs Fire & Rescue Authorities that the 1992 Firefighters Pension Scheme will have the commutation factors applied retrospectively from 22nd August 2006. A Head Office circular explaining this further will be distributed very shortly. Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Circular Circular Number: FPSC 7/2009 Date Issued: 7/9/2009 Action: For Information and Action Title: FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION SCHEME 1992 – COMMUTATION FACTORS Issued by: Martin Hill Local Government and Firefighters’ Pensions Division Summary: This circular provides guidance on the backdating to 22 August 2006 of the actuarial factors for the commutation of pension into a…
All members circular: Paul Fletcher
TO: ALL MEMBERS (REGION 12) cc: Brigade Secretaries Dear Brother/Sister PAUL FLETCHER It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that in the early hours of Monday morning Brother Paul Fletcher, of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, collapsed and died whilst attending an incident. Paul was recently elected as Chair of the Southern Region of the Fire Brigades Union, following on from the role of Region 12 ULR coordinator. He had started this position two years into the project, but he quickly progressed the Southern Region to the fore. He was instrumental in assisting the Isle of Wight to become the first F&RS in the UK to achieve the…
South Yorkshire Dispute
SouthYorkshire fire authority says it will sack 744 of its firefighters if they will not accept changes to their contracts of employment. It is the first time mass sackings have been attempted in the fire service. A National Rally has been organised against this disgraceful attack on our members conditions of service which will take place in Barnsley on the 28th September. If you are able to attend the rally please contact your Branch official asap to find out where your nearest coach will be leaving from. Further details will be posted here as soon as they are announced. IF THIS IS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN IN SOUTH YORKS IT WILL BE COMING TO A BRIGADE…
Deputation to HFRA
Deputation to HFRS This is the Deputation The FBU gave to the fire authority on the 24th June 2009. Hello, for those who do not know me my name is Eddie Burrows, I am a crew manager at Basingstoke fire station with 15 years of operational experience. I am also currently the chair of Hampshire Fire Brigades Union. I represent wholetime and retained firefighters and control operators with members up to the rank of area manager. The FBU represents the majority of grey book staff in the service. Whatever your thoughts are on unions, I wish to emphasize that the FBU in Hampshire are a proactive group working with management to find solutions and common…
July 09 – FBU United We Stand
Please click on the link below for the latest United we stand newsletter United we stand July 2009
Hants FBU say ‘No To Four Riders’
No To Four Riders HFRS are preparing to slash the front line service we provide to the public under the guise of ‘Efficient and Flexible Crewing (EFC). The Senior Management Team are not only trying to deliberately deceive its own staff, but they have also ignored those who will be affected the most by these cuts – the public. Consultation HFRS are currently engaged in a six week consultative period with its staff and rep bodies discussing the proposed decision to crew fire appliances with a minimum of four riders. This is where the deceit starts… During these discussions it was stated by senior management that the minimum crew for Hampshire retained pumps will be…
