The Fire Brigades Union said it is holding the ballot for a strike after demands for a pay increase that reflects the soaring rate of inflation was rejected.
Firefighters will start voting on strike in the latest industrial dispute over below-inflation pay offers.
The Fire Brigades Union said the"historic ballot" comes after its members rejected a 5% increase to their wages. Last week, the FBU warned it would formally issue notice of ballot if"a substantial pay increase that takes into account the current level of inflation and the cost of living crisis" was not received by Monday.The result of the ballot is expected at the end of January.
It comes as the UK faces a wave of strikes this winter as workers from different industries are set to walk out over pay and conditions. Matt Wrack, the Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said:"After years of derisory pay increases and a pay offer that is well below inflation firefighters' and control staff's living standards are in peril."
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