Direct Entry is a Direct Insult to our members

It threatens the safety of Firefighters
It poses a threat to effectiveness of response
Cuts opportunities for career progression

An irresponsible waste of public money
(approx £175k before being competent for role)

Fire Brigades Union

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🗓️ 11/07/23

🪧 Lobby of Ox County Council

📣 Join us at the Direct Entry Lobby of Oxfordshire County Council against the inexcusably irresponsible spending of the public purse

Read the thread to find out why Firefighters oppose

See you there✊

drive.google.com/file/d/1OrUPuX…

Our FBU Brigade and Regional Control Members Rep, John Rickard, is making the most of the fantastic FBU education programme this week. He's attending the 'Representing Memebers' course. These courses are great and are there to help us as reps be the best we can for our members ✊🏻

Been busy travelling around our beautiful county presenting 25 year pin badges and certificates this month. Thank you Gareth Davey, Steve Stroud, Chris Lammy and Colin Payne for you continued support brothers #fbu #25years

72 lives needlessly lost. 72 months ago 
Still waiting for justice. Forever in our hearts. 
REMEMBER THEM. 💚

Very sobering being here 72 months on from the 72 deaths at Grenfell Tower. #justice

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Busy week at conference representing our members from Cornwall ✊🏻

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'Labour will ask Parliament to repeal these vindictive [anti-union] laws within 100 days of entering office!

'No ifs, not buts, we will see Minimum Service Levels out as one of our first acts in Government'

Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner 🌹 at FBU Conference today.

'Our jobs are killing us'
🔴Prevention
🔴Health Monitoring
🔴Legislation
- are needed now to protect our #Firefighters . The UK is shamefully behind other parts of the world on this

Fire Brigades Union Tribune
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/03/our-jo…

Members of McDonald Rd Blue Watch organising a collection @ Scotland rugby match on Saturday with support of the SRU in memory of their friend & colleague FF Barry Martin who tragically lost his life @ Jenners fire earlier this year support can also be given via text 🚒👇

Firefighters know an emergency when they see one. As the IPCC delivers a 'final warning', our members are on the front line of the climate crisis.

The government must listen to our demands for funding for the service to prepare for the future.

More here: fbu.org.uk/campaigns/clim…

After amazing campaign by Cornwall FBU members, today they were totally successful when Cornwall Council Cabinet voted to keep Critical Fire Control Centre open, increase crewing & funding for IT. The right result for members & public in Cornwall #UnityisStrength Fire Brigades Union

The real price of cutting fire control centres is that our fire services are less prepared, less resilient, and our communities are less safe.

If enough people in Cornwall take action, the Council Cabinet will have to listen✍️

Send your email here: lght.ly/kb4heef

On Wednesday Cornwall Council vote on whether to accept the cross party, unanimously voted for recommendation to keep Cornwall Control open. Contact you local councillor and encourage them to vote for the recommendation to #SaveCornwallControl

12 years of attacks on our pay; falling real wages.
Silence from NFCC.

#WhatYouPermitYouPromote

Today we have shown the government the real strength of our movement.

The energy has been immense - on the streets, at packed out rallies and picket lines.

We stand with the 500,000 workers striking on this day. Together we will defend the #RightToStrike

💥 This is huge 💥

The numbers speak for themselves.

🗳️ After more than a decade of falling pay, firefighters have voted by an overwhelming margin for strike action. 🗳️

We stand firm. ✊

Great show of solidarity amongst the UK's firefighters. 73% turnout with 88% of those voting for strike action✊🏻 #FairPayOrFireStrike

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