62. STAGE SET FOR INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE AS BRIGADE WALKS OUT OF SHIFTS TALKS

FBU condemns bosses’ “deeply irresponsible” withdrawal
THE FIRE BRIGADES Union (FBU) has condemned London Fire Brigade bosses for boycotting crucial negotiations over proposals to introduce new working patterns.
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63. IT’S TIME TO UNITE AND FIGHT AGAINST 12-HOUR SHIFTS!
Union calls on firefighters to join lobby of LFEPA meeting

THE FIRE BRIGADES UNION (FBU) is calling on its members to support a protest lobby of the next meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), at which politicians, led by controversial authority chief Brian Coleman, are expected to plan their next step in the assault on firefighters’ working patterns.
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64. Democracy under attack as MAYOR AND coleman attempt naked power grab

• LFEPA leader and mayor in “gerrymandering” scandal
• Authority politicians in line for whopping 38% allowance hike
• Coleman’s true agenda exposed: “I want to defeat the FBU once and for all”
• UNION readies members for PROTEST AT “showdown” LFEPA meeting on 24 June
  

WHAT WE ARE witnessing is a brazen and quite disgraceful attempt to subvert democracy. Brian Coleman and Boris Johnson are trying to create their own personal fiefdom on LFEPA, and they must not be allowed to get away with it.”
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61. WHY THIS BASKET CASE OF AN AUTHORITY IS NOT FIT TO RUN THE WORLD’S FINEST FIRE SERVICE

Coleman ‘sacked’ from NJC...Disgraced councillor resigns minutes after voting through budget...Bullying allegations swept under the carpet...Industrial action imminent...Suspensions, freemasonry, expenses scandals, censorship and police investigations...
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Lift Policy

As you are aware the LFB has recently changed the policy on attending shut in lifts. The Brigade now attends at road speed for non – emergencies and does not attend if an engineer has been called.
The FBU was not consulted on this change and opposes it on the grounds that it is ill thought out and dangerous.
It has also had media interest with the Chair of the Authority, Brian Coleman, appearing on local television defending the Brigades policy.
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Shifts.....

the latest shift information including the Motion for Industrial Action

Croydon Branches motion.....
Update on negotiations on proposed shift changes....
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Harold Hill

Beds and shifts issues

News report links and a gallery of the protest.

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Motion For Industrial Action

This Branch notes with anger and frustration the increasing militancy of leaders of the London Fire Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), which has been responsible for a sharp deterioration in industrial relations throughout the London Fire Brigade.

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