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Suffolk fire authority has conceded talks with the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) after a further round of solid strike action against cuts last week.

Firefighters and control staff in Suffolk were due to take three rounds of strike action this weekend and into next Monday in what is an important dispute for the FBU union.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is questioning Suffolk County Council’s claims that it is focusing more attention on fire prevention work. The union says Suffolk’s spending on community fire service has gone into reverse since 2002.

Firefighters in the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Somerset are to ballot for industrial action over a cruel decision by the fire authority to limit insurance payouts to firefighters’ families.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) conference took place in Southport this week following the election of left wing candidate Matt Wrack as general secretary.

FBU leadership is on the Wrack Ballot papers began going out on Wednesday of this week for the election of the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

THE ELECTION of Matt Wrack as assistant general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a stunning victory for the left in the union. He got 6,260 votes to 5,527 for John McGhee — who was supported by the union’s leadership — and 1,981 for a third candidate, Dean Mills.

LEFT ACTIVISTS in the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) were hoping that Matt Wrack would be the latest candidate to win a major union election against the current leadership this week. The result of the election for assistant general secretary was due this Friday.

THE EASTERN region of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has voted to donate £1,000 to Respect’s general election campaign. FBU regional official Adrian Clarke told Socialist Worker, "We invited Respect to our meeting before Christmas and following that we had a request for a donation. That has now been voted through.

THE EXECUTIVE of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has had to reinstate national officer Paul Woolstenholmes, who was elected on a wave of criticism of the way the union handled the long-running pay dispute.

STEVE GREGG has been a firefighter for 26 years. He is north east regional secretary for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and a Labour Party member.

SOME 150 social workers in the Unison union are continuing their indefinite strike action in Liverpool. We have been getting good support from Unison, branches and other unions such as the PCS and FBU.