A 2 pc pay offer was rejected, but negotiations are ongoing
Frontline firefighters could go on strike at the same time as support staff later this year, local fire chiefs have warned as talks over pay continue this summer. The Fire Brigades Union has rejected a 2 pc pay offer, describing it as 'utterly inadequate' and 'unacceptable' in the face of the cost of living crisis.
But he said he is 'hugely concerned' about the impact strikes would have. He said: "Clearly, we very much hope that negotiations around pay can play through in a way that would avert industrial action."But at this stage, we do fear that we will see industrial action at some point this year.
It comes after 400 apprentices were taken on by the service in recent years. But GMFRS is still struggling to find staff to fill more 'professional roles' available in the service, as are other parts of the public sector, he said.
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