Fire Brigades Union announces ballot result, which shows majority in favour of first strike in 20 years
Firefighters across the UK have voted for a national strike over pay for the first time in 20 years after an “overwhelming” ballot result.
The result of the ballot comes as Rishi Sunak faces pressure to end a wave of public sector strikes, with a fresh round of industrial action due to take place on Wednesday. “The responsibility for any disruption to services lies squarely with fire service employers and government ministers. Rishi Sunak’s government has refused to make funding available for a decent pay offer to firefighters and control staff.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said the government’s “reckless behaviour” was the cause of the strike, after they “crashed the economy”, and failed to control inflation.
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