Humberside firefighters to take action at Westminster over pay
Members of the FBU are voting to take industrial action over a 5-percent pay rise
Last updated 6th Dec 2022
Around 15 firefighters from Humberside Fire and Rescue are demonstrating at Westminster this morning.
They will stage a huge rally to mark the start of a ballot for strikes in a dispute over pay.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will travel to Westminster on December 6 for a demonstration and lobby of MPs.
Firefighters and control staff have rejected a 5% pay offer and will start voting on industrial action on December 5, with the result due in the new year.
The FBU said next week's rally is aimed at persuading MPs to fund the fire and rescue service to support fair pay for firefighters and control staff and to end cuts to the service.
Hundreds of firefighters and control staff will gather outside Parliament before lobbying their MPs.
Gavin Marshall, Brigade Secretary for Yorkshire and the Humber, said
“We have firefighters choosing between eating and putting their heating on and in this current climate – we cant continue like that, the government determine what our funding is.
“We’ve got a whole load of firefighters coming from all over to hopefully speak to out MP’s. The FBU want to do everything possible to make sure we don’t go to industrial action.”