LONDON: British firefighters have voted to accept an improved pay offer from fire service employers, their trade union said on Monday (Mar 6), averting the possibility of more disruptive strike action in a critical public service. Unions representing workers across a range of sectors have been pushing for
LONDON: British firefighters have voted to accept an improved pay offer from fire service employers, their trade union said on Monday , averting the possibility of more disruptive strike action in a critical public service.
Around 96 per cent of Fire Brigades Union members who took part in a ballot voted in favour of the new pay offer, the union said. The turnout for the ballot was 84 per cent. "The FBU leadership has been determined not to sugar-coat the offer," FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack said in a statement. The firefighters had voted in January for a nationwide strike, which would have been their first national walkout on pay since 2003.
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