THE Fire Brigades Union has announced a series of 15 strikes to take place over eight consecutive days as its bitter feud with the Government over pensions and retirement age reforms continues.
Essex Fire Brigades Union members, along with other firefighters across the country, will be taking the industrial action as part of a national dispute that has raged since September last year.
This recent spate of strike action comes less than a month after the last 24-hour strike was held on June 21 and another before that on June 12.
The FBU members strike on July 14 will be the 15th action taken since September 2013 and there will be further strike periods on the following dates:
- Monday July 14: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm
- Tuesday July 15: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm
- Wednesday July 16: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm
- Thursday July 17: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm
- Friday July 18: 6am–8am and 11pm–1am on Saturday 19 July
- Saturday July 19: 11am–1pm and 11pm–1am on Sunday 20 July
- Sunday July 20: 5pm–7pm
- Monday July 21: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm
These strikes are in addition to the already announced walk-out taking place between 10am and 7pm on Thursday July 10.
Essex Fire Service says it has resilient arrangements in place to ensure cover is maintained across the county throughout the strikes, but it also wants the public to "keep risk to a minimum", by remembering their "Be Safer….Be Slower….Be Vigilant" slogan.
