Fire Brigades Union members vote to accept backdated 7% pay rise, with a further 5% increase in July.
Firefighters have accepted a new pay offer, meaning strike action which was put on hold during negotiations last month will not go ahead.Some 96% of Fire Brigades Union members voted to take the offer, with an 84% turnout.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said an "overwhelming" majority of members had backed the settlement, which he described as "favourable to firefighters". The union's executive had recommended that members voted to accept the new offer during the ballot, which closed on Monday. "We moved our employers from 2% in June last year, to 5% in November, and now to 7% plus 5% with an agreement to immediate talks on other areas where have concerns over pay," he said.
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