Matt Wrack writes that serious times for our essential public services calls for serious and experienced leadership with a track record of delivery.
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Dagenham high-rise fire exposes “national scandal” of flammable cladding – FBU
The high-rise fire in Dagenham exposes the “national scandal” of flammable cladding and deregulation in the building industry.
Two risks facing the labour movement – Matt Wrack, FBU
Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack sets out his perspective on the key tasks for the labour movement after the general election.
Starmer faces “emergency” of underfunded fire service
The FBU calls on Keir Starmer to invest rapidly in the fire and rescue service when he enters Number 10, or face "emergency" of underfunded service.
Let Diane stand & reinstate barred candidates – Matt Wrack, FBU
"There are clearly double standards in how they have been treated as left wingers and as women of colour when compared to more centrist MPs" - Matt Wrack, FBU.
End Thatcherite experiment that wrecked Britain – Matt Wrack, FBU
"Decades of deregulation, privatisation and attacks on workers have delivered nothing but misery for communities up and down the country."
FBU challenges “chaotic, callous and negligent” pandemic response as Sunak takes the stand
"Government chaos fuelled Britain’s appallingly high death rate. The fire service – like the NHS – was hampered by the decade of brutal cuts imposed on our service by Boris Johnson and his allies."
Tory Anti-Union laws could spark industrial confrontation “unseen since the 1970s”- Fire Brigades Union
Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack has issued a stark warning to the Tories as they push ahead with the most restrictive trade union legislation in generations.
FBU condemns Labour’s exclusion of Jamie Driscoll from North East Mayoral Selection Process
"The FBU calls for this decision to be reversed and at a minimum for Jamie Driscoll to be allowed to appeal to a panel of the NEC to hear his case."
FBU responds to government anti-strike laws announcement
"The government wants to continue to drive down wages and now wants to attack the rights of workers who stand up for themselves" - the FBU responds to the Tory attack on the Right to Strike.