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14 October 2020
Hannah Sell's article ' Worldwide Capitalist Crisis Deepens' (socialistparty.org.uk) exemplified the Tories' 'magic money tree', "EasyJet was given access to more than $750 million in government money in April"
31 March 2020
New tests have found that 'high-pressure laminate' (HPL) cladding is almost as deadly as Grenfell's 'aluminium composite material' (ACM) cladding in a fire
5 February 2020
Grenfell watch: Unions challenge 'mockery of justice'
General union Unite and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have challenged Grenfell suppliers' scandalous request for immunity from prosecution in exchange for cooperating with the public inquiry
6 November 2019
Grenfell fire inquiry spin deflects blame from establishment
Press coverage of the Grenfell Tower inquiry's first report emphasised criticisms of the fire brigade rather than the important fact that it found that the cladding on the tower breached building regulations.
18 September 2019
March planned to save Bewdley Fire Station
The campaign to save Bewdley Fire Station continues to build, with a march and rally planned for Saturday 28 September, starting at 10.30am
18 September 2019
South Yorkshire defeats fire cuts
After months of campaigning, lobbying and petitioning by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), Socialist Party and others, on 16 September the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority voted not to proceed with the chief fire officer's proposal to reduce crewing levels from five to four
17 July 2019
Proposals by our fire authority to cut eight fully staffed fire stations and axe 30 fire engines were described by one councillor as "turbo-charging austerity", putting lives at risk.
26 June 2019
Stop the Devon and Somerset fire service cuts
Firefighters in Devon and Somerset have reacted with fury to swingeing cuts in which will cut the fire service 'to the bone'
5 June 2019
South Yorkshire: No to fire service cuts!
South Yorkshire Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members will be lobbying Sheffield City Council meeting outside the Town Hall at 12.30pm on Wednesday 12 June.
6 March 2019
Letters to the Socialist's editors including Grenfell and firefighters, Blairite traitors and hostile Tories.
6 February 2019
Victory! Campaign reverses fire cuts
After sustained pressure the fire authority axed its plans to reduce fire cover
6 June 2018
West Midlands firefighters vote to strike in massive numbers
West Midlands firefighters have voted by 90% to take strike action against exploitative conditions for new fire service workers. They are being introduced by the Labour-led West Midlands Fire Authority (WMFA).
2 May 2018
Firefighters ballot for action
Planned contracts would mean new firefighters having to do non-fire service duties
3 January 2018
At the North Yorkshire Fire Authority meeting on 13 December, the decision was taken unanimously to reverse the decision made three years ago to reduce crewing of 'tactical response vehicles' (TRVs) to just three firefighters.
25 October 2017
Trade unionists march to defend 650 local jobs
The government's proposes to strip 650 civil service jobs out of the heart of Teesside
27 September 2017
Escalate summer strike wave into coordinated action to defeat the pay cap
The demonstration outside Tory party conference in Manchester on 1 October is the first main mobilisation since the TUC congress
6 September 2017
Tories weak: time for the TUC to act
Trade unions will converge on Brighton this week for this year's annual TUC Congress at the end of a summer which has seen a wave of strikes
5 July 2017
Surrey FBU pass no confidence motion
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Surrey has passed a motion of no confidence in the local fire authority, saying planned budget cuts will see firefighter numbers plummet.
21 June 2017
Unions call for action after Grenfell
Trade unions representing housing workers, firefighters and teachers draw on their expertise to demand immediate action after Grenfell
7 December 2016
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including Paul Reilly elected to the RMT EC and the introduction of the Trade Union Act.
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